Posted April 7, 2025
Description The intern will work under the supervision of Saco Museum staff to process new and backlogged archival collections. The intern will learn how to survey a collection, create a processing plan, arrange, rehouse, and label materials, and create descriptive metadata for the collection in a finding aid that will be published in the online…
Posted April 4, 2025
Job Description The Rosenberg Library’s Galveston & Texas History Center in Galveston, Texas, seeks a processing intern to assist with the Moody Family Papers and Business Records. Under the supervision of the Manager of Special Collections, the intern will gain hands-on and on-site experience in the archival profession. Position Duties Qualifications Hours & Compensation How to…
Posted April 3, 2025
Job Descriptions: Archives The Archives graduate student intern (average of 10 hours/week for both semesters September-December and February-May) will perform primary source research in the museum’s archival collections to develop a timeline for the museum’s exhibitions from 1895 to 1950, compiling accurate dates, alternate titles, contributors, and related material. Additional key activities will include archival…
Posted April 2, 2025
Job Summary: American Ancestors seeks a detail-oriented and self-motivated individual to join R. Stanton Avery Special Collections in the position of Digital Archives Intern. Reporting to the Digital Archivist, the Digital Archives Intern will support the ongoing Bible Records project to digitize, describe, and provide access to unique family registers and Bible record collections. These…
Posted March 31, 2025
Description Flux Research, Monitoring and Evaluation (Flux R.M.E.) is a values-driven social consultancy focused on social impact assessment. Our mission is to make data meaningful. This summer, we will be working with the Environmental Science and Public Policy Archives (ESPPA) at Harvard’s Lamont Library to support a significant archival digitization effort related to the science…
Posted March 31, 2025
Description The Boston Athenaeum seeks a reliable intern, who will play an important role insupporting a variety of Technical Services functions. Primary responsibilities include copy cataloging, end processing, shelving and shifting books, serials check-in, and digital imaging. The ideal candidate will be motivated, detail oriented, able to follow complex instructions, and possess strong organizational skills….
Posted March 28, 2025
Job Description The Ashby Free Public Library is seeking a Summer Intern to assist with the Smithsonian Voices and Votes Exhibit, a prestigious traveling exhibit exploring American democracy. This is a hands-on opportunity for students interested in history, museum studies, archives, marketing, and public engagement. Position Duties The intern will have the chance to: Qualifications…
Posted March 25, 2025
Description The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) in Boston, Mass. is now accepting applications forthe Caroline Dwight Bain Archival Fellowship. The Bain fellowship provides a stipend of $4000for 210 hours of work during the summer of 2025. The MHS is an independent, scholarly research library founded in 1791 for the threefold purposeof collecting, preserving, and disseminating…
Posted March 24, 2025
Description The DCR Plans Library collects and preserves architectural, engineering, landscape, and land survey plans that were produced or acquired by DCR and its predecessor agencies. This collection includes more than 100,000 plans, from the 1890s to the present, documenting planning initiatives, construction projects and land ownership in the state park system. Responsibilities Create item-level…
Posted March 19, 2025
Description The AVAD (Audiovisual Arrangement and Description) project aims to enhance the organization, description and accessibility of the audiovisual materials located within the State Archives of North Carolina’s Special Collections Audiovisual Unit. This project will focus on enhancements by utilizing a systematic arrangement, with accurate descriptions for a diverse range of audiovisual materials including negatives,…
