Archive Interns, Lesbian Herstory Archives (Brooklyn)

Lesbian Herstory Archives Internships 

The Lesbian Herstory Archives  (located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC) is looking for graduate and undergraduate students​ ​​with a demonstrated interest in Lesbian Studies,​ Women's ​History or​ ​ ​L​esbian Activism who are

​also ​

interested in library

​, information and ​

archives studies​.​

We have a number of exciting projects for the upcoming academic year​ working with​ web development, video and audio collection cataloging, digitization and preservation​, metadata management, processing special collections and cataloging books and periodicals.  There will also be the opportunity to plan exhibits or events and to attend workshops and classes.

​Interns will get to meet professionals in a wide variety of analogous fields and have many networking opportunities including site visits and guest lecturers.​

 All internships at LHA are unpaid.  Volunteers are always welcomed. Retirees are encouraged to apply.

​ What We're Offering

• ​T​
  he opportunity for practical application of archives and library skills.
• Course credit and letters of recommendation
  ​ or references​
  .
• ​The opportunity for
  ​

  ​field trip and learning ​

  experiences outside of 
  LHA
• ​Supervision by professional librarians

Requirements

• ​
  A demonstrated interest in
  ​Women's Studies, Lesbian Studies,

  ​LGBT

  History (scholarship, activism, ar

  ​t)
  
  
• ​Availability to work a minimum of​ ​

  ​16

  ​ hours per week​ (2 full week days

  ​ one of which must be Friday​

  )​
• ​E
  xperience working in a Library
  ​, 
  Archive
  ​, Museum or Historical Society environment.
• ​Customer service experience​  
• Skill​ed ​in the use of MS Office and/or Google Docs
  ​ ​

  ​ in a Windows PC environment

  ​

Preferred

• ​Completion of core library

  ​

  ​

  /archive

  ​s

  ​

  courses or at least 1 full semester of

  ​

  library school

  ​

  ​
• ​Experience working with an online content management system

  ​,

  ​

  metadata, cataloging ​

  ​

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications accepted on a rolling basis.  Please read the instructions below very carefully.

Candidates must submit

• Cover Letter (indicating
  ​ ​
  relevant interests/activities and availability) 

• Resume
  ​ (indicating relevant skills and experience including academic work

• ​

  Both documents must be converted to a PDF and submitted to ​ lha_interns@earthlink.net  ​

  ​

​I

nclude the word “Internship” and

​ the

​

​semester for which you are applying

in the subject line. ​

 

NOTE: LHA cannot provide housing for interns. LHA will provide confirmation of internship acceptance for candidates who may need this documentation to accompany a grant or fellowship application.

​​About The Lesbian Herstory Archives

 

In operation since 1974, ​​The Lesbian Herstory Archives is home to the world's oldest and largest collection of archival, bibliographic and multimedia materials by and about the diverse lesbian experience. 

LHA is, and has always been, an all-volunteer run, 501(c)3 , non-profit educational organization with no paid staff and no government support.   We rely upon individual donations and private foundation support.

We offer research assistance to academics, artists, filmmakers authors, individuals and classes. We also provide  tours, exhibits in-house events and a semester-long Lesbian Studies  course.   Our open hours are listed on our website in the "Calendar" section.  Please visit us to browse, do research or volunteer any time we are open.​