The American Folk Art
Museum (AFAM) is currently accepting applications for an archival intern for
the Spring 2015 semester. The AFAM archives is currently undergoing a major
processing and cataloging project as we prepare for the opening of our new Folk
Art Annex and Study Center in 2015. Internships are unpaid, but we will happily
work with graduate programs to arrange for academic credit. The intern should
be able to commit to at least one full day a week, from approximately January
through May 2015.
Projects will be varied,
and may include, but are not limited to:
- Helping to prepare
archival material to move to our new location
- Surveying collections
(including creating preliminary inventories and processing plans)
- Processing and
rehousing paper and photograph collections
- Creating accession and
resource records in ArchivesSpace
- Writing finding aids
The archival internship
is open to students currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited Master of Library
Science program, preferably with a concentration in archival studies, and who
have completed all introductory courses. Successful candidates will be knowledgeable
of basic archival principles, are motivated and detail-oriented, are able to
work both independently and in a team, and have basic research skills.
Please send resume, statement of purpose and contact information for one reference to Mimi Lester, mlester@folkartmuseum.org
