I landed an internship!
It's been a few years since I've been able to do an archives internship, but recently I saw an internship description that sounded like a good match for me:
Archival Volunteer Opportunities
Ipswich Public Library is seeking students with archival management training
to process two manuscript collections for our archives. One collection
contains materials from the Ipswich Women's Club, and the other contains
materials from the local chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. A student may choose to undertake either one or both projects.
Each collection will take approximately 25-30 hours to complete, with steps
to include sorting the documents, arranging them into appropriate series,
disassembling some scrapbooks, preparing folders and placing the documents
into them. The student will also prepare a descriptive summary, with scope
and content notes and a container list. The projects will be carried out
according to accepted archival practice and will also follow practices
currently in place at Ipswich Public Library.
The projects will be done in the archives at Ipswich Public Library, 25
North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, on the coast about an hour north of Boston,
under the supervision of Reference Librarian Paula Grillo. Ipswich is served
by commuter rail from North Station.
So I applied last Wednesday, and heard on Friday that I got it! I start in December; I'll go to Ipswich every other Saturday to do the work necessary. I'm excited about it - the collections relate to women, which are my favorite, and I'm looking forward to having a new entry on my resume. Yay!
Archival Volunteer Opportunities
Ipswich Public Library is seeking students with archival management training
to process two manuscript collections for our archives. One collection
contains materials from the Ipswich Women's Club, and the other contains
materials from the local chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. A student may choose to undertake either one or both projects.
Each collection will take approximately 25-30 hours to complete, with steps
to include sorting the documents, arranging them into appropriate series,
disassembling some scrapbooks, preparing folders and placing the documents
into them. The student will also prepare a descriptive summary, with scope
and content notes and a container list. The projects will be carried out
according to accepted archival practice and will also follow practices
currently in place at Ipswich Public Library.
The projects will be done in the archives at Ipswich Public Library, 25
North Main Street, Ipswich, MA, on the coast about an hour north of Boston,
under the supervision of Reference Librarian Paula Grillo. Ipswich is served
by commuter rail from North Station.
So I applied last Wednesday, and heard on Friday that I got it! I start in December; I'll go to Ipswich every other Saturday to do the work necessary. I'm excited about it - the collections relate to women, which are my favorite, and I'm looking forward to having a new entry on my resume. Yay!