Collection Intern
The Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American History is a New York-based national nonprofit devoted to
the teaching and learning of American history. Gilder Lehrman draws on top
scholars, an unparalleled collection of original, historical documents, and a
national network of schools including the finest K-12 history educators, to
create and provide a broad range of innovative resources that help new
generations of students learn about American history in a way that is engaging,
memorable, and promotes lifelong critical thinking skills.
About the Gilder Lehrman
Collection:
The Gilder Lehrman
Collection is a unique archive of primary sources in American history. Owned by
the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and located at the New-York
Historical Society, the Collection includes more than 60,000 letters, diaries,
maps, pamphlets, printed books, newspapers, photographs, and ephemera that
document the political, social, and economic history of the United States. An
extensive resource for educators, students, and scholars, the Collection ranges
from 1493 through the twentieth century and is widely considered one of the
nation’s great archives in the Revolutionary, early national, antebellum, and
Civil War periods.
Summary of Position:
Gilder Lehrman seeks a
highly organized, motivated Collection Intern to support the assist in
preparing archival materials for use by patrons and digitization.
· organizing
archival collections
· creating
database records for individual documents using the PastPerfect database system
· making
condition assessments
· metadata
tagging
· recommending
items for photography and transcription
· other
duties as assigned
Qualifications
· Applicants
must be enrolled in an Archives, Library, or Museum Studies program
· Availability
to work at least 12 hours per week
Essential Skills &
Abilities:
· Highly
organized with strong attention to detail
· Excellent
written and oral communication skills
· Quick
thinker with demonstrated problem-solving skills
Please submit a resume, cover letter, a reference letter from at least one instructor, and a list of relevant library, archival or museum classes already taken to borell@gilderlehrman.org
