Education Internship at the National Hellenic Museum

The National Hellenic Museum invites interested candidates to apply for the Education Department’s Spring Internship. The Museum is looking for individuals with a background in History, Public History, Museum Studies, Education or other related fields.  This internship also qualifies for the Loyola History at Work Fellowship stipend.

The Richard Hunt Legacy Project Internship

Loyola is in the process of working with Richard Hunt, one of the few well-recognized African American contemporary sculptors, and is looking for an intern to work on the project.  Hunt came of age as an artist at a time when few black artists in the U.S. were making careers for themselves, let alone becoming household names.  He persevered through some very tough times as the art world continuously changed from abstraction to pop to minimalism to conceptual art and back again to figuration and representation.  He and a few colleagues -- Benny Andrews, Robert Cole Scott, Mel Edwards, Betty Saar -- created a career for themselves over five decades but their stories have never been told.

Smithsonian Internships this Summer

All Smithsonian internships are real-world learning opportunities guided by a mentor. In the past, this has meant that would-be interns needed to physically travel to the Smithsonian in order to do an internship…but no longer.

Digital technology permits the Smithsonian to offer a growing number of internships that can be conducted, still with guidance from a Smithsonian mentor, online. You can be a Smithsonian Virtual Intern wherever you are.

Fischer Farm Internship

Learn firsthand the techniques and practices of the public historian.  Fischer Farm provides the environment of both an historic site and a museum with a small archival collection.  Here, an intern will be able to experience all aspects of working in a museum while being able to make a lasting contribution to the ongoing work at Fischer Farm. 

Medieval Garden and Labyrinth Internship

There is still time to sign up for the Medieval Garden and Labyrinth Internship (HIST 398)!

Working with a faculty director and Loyola’s Facilities (Division of Facilities Management), help to design and implement improvements and expansions of Loyola’s Medieval Garden and Labyrinth.  

Ask Geoffrey - WTTW Internship

WTTW Channel 11 (PBS/Chicago) is seeking winter/spring interns for “Ask Geoffrey” a weekly feature on our flagship nightly news program “Chicago Tonight” in which, host Geoffrey Baer answers viewer questions about Chicago history and architecture. Interns will conduct weekly research to answer viewer question and assist producer in gathering, evaluating and recording archival film and photos and newly shot video to accompany each “Ask Geoffrey” segment. Interns should have excellent research and writing skills. Familiarity with Chicago is very helpful.   Interested students please send resume and cover letter to Carmen Schmidt:cschmidt@wttw.com.

CMHEC Archives Internship

This intern will work with staff at the Chicago Metro History Education Center (CMHEC) to organize its archival records from the 35-year history of the Chicago Metro History Fair, an annual competition in which local students (grades 6-12) present research projects on topics related to Chicago history. The primary tasks of the internship are to a) identify interesting images and documents for use to promote History Fair, and b) prepare CMHEC’s files and records for deposit in the collections of the Newberry Library. The intern may also work with CMHEC staff on the annual Chicago Metro History Fair competitions. Contact Frank Valadez (fvaladez@chicagohistoryfair.org).

Helen Shiller Papers Project

Helen Shiller is the former alderman for Chicago’s 46th ward. She served in the City Council from 1987 to 2011. She is known for her advocacy for diverse, inclusive, affordable housing, helping to craft Chicago’s response to the HIV/AIDS crisis, and her work on the city budgets. Shiller worked with Walter “Slim” Coleman, one of Chicago’s controversial political organizers, and helped organize the Intercommunal Survival Committee, which worked with the Black Panther Party. She has also been president and CEO of Justice Graphics, which published the All-Chicago City News bi-weekly newspaper.

Spend the Summer on an Archaeological Dig in Ireland and Get Internship Credit

The Blackfriary Community Archaeology Project, based at the site of a 13th century Dominican friary (the Black Friary), attracts students and scholars from all over the world (including USA, Canada, Australia, Europe and Ireland) to the medieval town of Trim each year. The school is also engaged in research at a number of other significant sites such as the Hill of Tara (Rath Maeve) and the Hill of Slane.

Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Internship

The Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston would like to find one or more students, at the undergraduate or graduate level, who might like to work on a history project that should prove interesting. In preparation for the congregation’s 50th anniversary celebration in the spring of 2014, JRC has “repatriated” most of its archives (15 bankers boxes of materials) from the Spertus Institute downtown.

Chicago Council on Global Affairs Winter and Spring 2014 Internships

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs offers undergraduate juniors and seniors as well as graduate students the chance to learn about our organization and participate in a variety of duties associated with ongoing projects through internships.  Deadline for applying for Winter and Spring 2014 internships is November 15th.

Meet the Fall 2013 Interns!

What do Pell Grants, International Houses, Sister Carrie, and an oral history of a WWII Army Air Corps veteran have in common? All are subjects of internships undertaken by this fall semester’s ten undergraduate interns.  HIST 398, the History Undergraduate Internship, allows undergraduates to earn 3 credit hours and to satisfy Loyola’s Engaged Learning requirement in return for interning at a local institution or with a faculty member.

CMHEC Archives Internship

The Archives Intern will work with staff at the Chicago Metro History Education Center (CMHEC) to review and organize approximately 60 feet of archival records from the 35 year history of the Chicago Metro History Fair.

Paid Marketing and Events Internship at the Pritzker Military Library

The Pritzker Military Library is looking to fill a paid part time Marketing and Events internship position. Under the guidance of a staff member, the intern will assist the Library’s events and marketing team in the planning, organizing, and execution of internal and external events such as facility rental, meetings, author and scholar programs, and holiday gatherings. The intern will work at our main library at 104 S. Michigan Ave. A resume, cover letter, and writing sample will be required.

Meet the Summer 2013 Interns

This past summer, four undergraduate History majors walked the streets of Camden looking for traces of a devastating riot forty years before, tracked lost and forgotten sites of Swedish American heritage in Andersonville, dug into the rich holdings in culinary history at the Newberry Library, and sought meaning in the historic patterns of enrollment in Chicago’s Catholic schools.

National Girls Baseball League Documentary Film Research Internship

Adam Chu, an independent filmmaker living in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, is seeking a research assistant for his National Girls Baseball League Documentary Film Project. The National Girls Softball/Baseball League was a women's professional softball league that existed in the city of Chicago from 1944-1954. The league featured many well known ballplayers from the 1930's, 40's, and 50's, including Freda Savona, Audrey Wagner, and Sophie Kurys.

Internships at the Newberry Library

Ever wonder what it's like to work in a leading research library? The Newberry Library has internships available in Communications and Marketing, Digital Imaging, Events, Genealogy and Local History, Maps, and Public Programs for the fall semester. Not only can you receive HIST 398 credit, but you can also earn $250 towards your tuition through our History At Work Fellowship program.

Fall Internships at the Hinsdale Historical Society

The Hinsdale Historical Society in Hinsdale, Ill. is looking to regularly recruit history students in the Chicagoland area to enhance our 19th century historic house museum and become an important institution in our community. With that, we are now seeking qualified and enthusiastic interns for a variety of projects at the Hinsdale History Museum.

Western Springs Historical Society Oral History Internship

The Western Springs Historical Society seeks a qualified historian to assist with their oral history initiative. This initiative seeks to capture the history of Western Springs and its people through the voices of those who currently reside here or have resided here in the past.

Chicago Metro History Education Center Summer Internship

The Archives Intern will work with staff at the Chicago Metro History Education Center (CMHEC) to review and organize approximately 60 feet of archival records from the 35 year history of the Chicago Metro History Fair.

Go on Archaeological Dig this Summer and Get HIST 398 Credit

Looking for an unusual HIST 398 internship this summer? Go on an archaeological dig in Portugal!  Students can earn HIST 398 credit by participating in one of the following two digs and blogging about their experience.

Paid Internship with the Black Metropolis Research Consortium

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium (BMRC) is an unincorporated Chicago-based association of libraries, universities, and other archival institutions with major holdings of materials that document African American and African Diaspora culture, history, and politics, with a specific focus on materials relating to Chicago. The University of Chicago serves as Host Institution to the BMRC.

Internships Working with Faculty

Internship opportunity to research the 50^th anniversary of the Feminine Mystique - Fall 2013.  The Feminine Mystique intern will work with Professor Michelle Nickerson (mnickerson@luc.edu) to develop a blog for the November 2013 Symposium at the Newberry Library commemorating the 50th Anniversary of this path-breaking book by feminist Betty Friedan.  Work will include acquisition of visual (historical and contemporary), printed (historical), audio, and possibly video materials to post on this blog about symposium presenters and their research that relates to the Feminine Mystique.

Exciting New Internship Program for 2013-14

Through the generosity of the CAS Dean’s Office, the History Department is able to offer seven fellowships a semester (fourteen for the year total) to History undergraduates to undertake HIST 398 internships at selected local cultural institutions in the 2013-14 academic year. The History at Work Fellowship Intern Program recognizes the importance of non-profit cultural organizations to the lifeblood of a great city and encourages students to think about careers in public history. As History at Work Fellows, undergraduates will be enrolled in HIST 398, the History Undergraduate Internship Program and fulfill all the requirements for the course; will be profiled on the History Department website; will give a short talk at their institution about their internship; and will receive a $250 stipend applied towards their tuition.

Chicago Time Machine Documentary/History Internship

WTTW is currently producing an 80-minute local historical documentary and website called “Chicago Time Machine.” Host Geoffrey Baer will travel to places around the Chicago region and step into a virtual time machine to show viewers what stood at that place or happened there in years past. This production will be complete and broadcast by November 2013.

Summer Digital Archives Internship at the Button Museum

The Button Museum is looking for students to work with us this summer to develop and expand our Digital Archive. Students will gain unique and specialized experience researching, describing, digitizing and cataloging our growing collection of historic buttons.

Pathways Internship Program, United States Department of State

The Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Shared Services at the United States Department of State is pleased to announce additional Pathways Internship Program vacancies have been posted on USAJOBS.

The Department’s Pathways Internship Program has two components to allow for flexible recruitment: the Internship Experience Program (IEP) and the Internship Temporary Experience Program (ITEP). These two programs replace all former paid internships (e.g. Student Temporary Employment Program, Student Career Experience Program, Cooperative Education Program, Stay-in-School Program, and the Summer Clerical Program).

Paid Summer Internship with McDonald's Golden Arches Foundation

The McDonald's Golden Archives serve as the centralized information and research center for the historical assets of McDonald's Corporation. The Archives acquire, preserve, and provide information to maintain the integrity of brand McDonald's and support current and future business activities.  We currently have a need for an undergraduate Archives Intern for a six week assignment beginning June 3, 2013.

Introducing the Spring 2013 Undergraduate Interns

Fourteen Loyola undergraduates are putting the skills they learned in the classroom to work in archives, museums, gardens, and even on the streets of Rogers Park this semester as part of HIST 398: the History Undergraduate Internship. They are learning first-hand from professionals about the many ways in which History can be put to work. In return for interning for a minimum of five hours a week, they earn three course credit hours and satisfy the college’s Engaged Learning Credit. Live vicariously through their experiences by following their weekly blog posts. Who knows? You might find a new place to visit, a new subject to study, or an internship to undertake yourself!

Internship Opportunity at Hinsdale Historical Society

The Hinsdale Historical Society in Hinsdale, Ill. is looking to regularly recruit history students in the Chicagoland area to enhance our 19th century historic house museum and become an important institution in our community. With that, we are now seeking qualified and enthusiastic interns for a variety of projects at the Hinsdale History Museum.

Mystic Seaport Summer Internship Program

Spend your summer (mid-June to August) on the banks of the beautiful Mystic River as you learn about museums and maritime history.

Mystic Seaport is seeking a select group of upper-level undergraduates and graduate students who are passionate about history and curious about museum work. See how the academic history you've studied in school is translated into public history at the nation's fourth largest history museum. One to two days each week will be spent working closely with museum staff on a specific project or research topic. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at a variety of museums through weekly off-site field trips. A weekly discussion seminar, assigned readings, and presentations by Mystic Seaport leaders will introduce you to museum theory and current best practices. Two days each week (including one weekend day) will be spent as an exhibit interpreter, bringing what you've learned to a broad public audience. For 2013, research projects will contribute to the planning of exhibits, programs, activities, and events surrounding the upcoming 38th Voyage of the whaleship, Charles W. Morgan.

Summer 2013 Internship at Smithsonian

This one just came in and the deadline is soon:

Smithsonian Gardens internships are open to all current and undergraduate and graduate students who study horticulture, landscape architecture, museum studies, education, or other related fields. Selection is based on both an evaluation of the applicant's application and available positions.