P/T - Archives Spring 2014 Internship - 92nd Street Y (Manhattan)

Description of 92nd Street Y
Founded in 1874, 92nd Street Y (92Y, www.92y.org) is a world-class nonprofit community and
cultural center that connects people at every stage of life to the worlds of education, the arts,
health and wellness, and Jewish life. Through the breadth and depth of its extraordinary
programs, 92Y enriches lives, creates community, and elevates humanity. More than 300,000
people visit 92Y’s New York City venue annually, and millions more engage with 92Y’s
programming through the Web, satellite broadcasts, and other digital media.
About the 92nd Street Y Archives
The 92Y Archives (www.92y.org/archives) comprehensively documents the history of one of
New York City’s most important cultural and Jewish community centers. The Archives contains
over 2,000 cubic feet of paper records, including complete records of 92Y’s Board of Directors
from 1874 to date; voluminous files of the executive, administrative, and program staff
beginning in 1900; and comprehensive records of community and Jewish program activities for
men, women, and children for more than a century. These records shed light not only on the
history of the institution itself, but also the encompassing historical and social trends of each era.
The history of 92Y as a vital center for the arts is also well documented in the material held
within the 92Y Archives. The Archives contains the records of the Unterberg Poetry Center (one
of the nation’s most renowned literary programming centers); the Harkness Dance Center (often credited as the birthplace of the modern dance movement in America); and the Tisch Center for the Arts (responsible for 92Y’s lauded concert series). Records of 92Y’s arts programming centers consist of over 14,000 audio and video recordings dating back to 1949, event programs, scrapbooks, correspondence files, and an extensive photograph collection.

Internship Description
The 92Y Archives is currently accepting applications for a graduate student intern for the spring
2014 semester. Under the supervision of the 92Y Archivist, the intern will undertake one or
more projects aimed at enhancing the Archives’ physical and intellectual control over its
collections, as well as improving access to these materials. Potential projects include processing
and creating finding aids for collections, researching and developing internal best practice
guidelines, analyzing and suggesting amendments to project workflows, and digitization.
Specific projects will be dependent on the student’s interests and experience, and will be tailored
to meet the student’s course requirements.

Interested candidates are encouraged to send a cover letter and resume to:
Nick Pavlik, Archivist, at npavlik@92y.org. Any questions about this internship opportunity can also be directed to Nick at the above email address or his office phone, 212-415-5544.

This is a non-paid internship opportunity; requested time commitment is 15 hours per
week.