Exciting Opportunity for Spring 2013 at Naper Settlement

Blacksmith Shop at Naper Settlement Museum

The John K. and Judith H. Powell Museum Studies Internship is a competitive internship offering practical museum training experience to individuals interested in pursuing a career in the museum field. This internship position offers the opportunity to gain general knowledge and a broad understanding of how the curatorial and education departments function within the context of a major museum.

To be overseen by the Chief Curator, the intern will be provided with a cursory overview of curatorial practices in the museum setting. Included in the overview will be an introduction to techniques such as artifact evaluation and handling, cataloging and processing, archives digitization, introduction to Nomenclature classification systems, collection inventory, assistance with collections reorganization and re-housing, and review and management of environmental conditions in collection areas. General assistance with other curatorial operations will be incorporated into job duties as necessary for a well-rounded curatorial experience.

The intern will also assist education staff with program and educational material development in delivery to the museum’s K-12 school audiences. This may include facilitating and evaluating programs/activities and developing online resources.

In conjunction with exposure to curatorial and education department operations, the intern will conduct research on assigned topics to further program or interpretation development, as well as collection documentation.

Approximate allocation of time will be spent as follows:
• 60% - documentation, cataloging, re-housing of collections
• 25% - program development, evaluation practices, possible online resource development
• 15% - research to support collections documentation and interpretation needs

Junior and senior-year undergraduate students in good standing at an accredited four-year college or university, a recent graduate within the past 24 months, or a master’s candidate are eligible to apply. Application deadline is November 5, 2012. Selection will be based on academic background, professional skills, interest, career goals, and ability to meet the museum’s needs. An interview is required for final candidates. The internship period will run January through April 2013. A weekly commitment of 10-15 hours per week is required. A stipend of $500.00 is offered for this internship through the generosity of John K. and Judith H. Powell Endowment. For more information, email nsinternship@naperville.il.us or visit www.napersettlement.museum.

Two More Fall Internships

The Illinois Labor History Society is looking for an undergraduate intern. This internship is particularly good for a student who is interested in labor history and also keen on the skills needed for public events. In the 75 hours with the ILHS, the intern will:

• Catalog the inventory of monographs written by young scholars (many went on to write important books on the same subjects);
• Catalog and organize labor and political pamphlets;
• Work with then Administrative Manager on activities related to the major annual event, the Union Hall of Honor: phone calls, writing publicity, conducting research, developing program;
• Other writing, research, cataloging, and clerical work for ILHS as needed.

The ILHS office is located downtown, near the Red Line, at 123 W. Madison. The student would need to figure her/his hours between 10am-3pm when the manager is present.  Interested students should contact Joanna Misnick at 312-663-4107 or ilhs@prodigy.net.

WTTW has 2 internships that we are very interested in filling for the Fall 2012 Semester. We have a “Chicago-area History & Architecture Research Internship” and a “10 Buildings Architecture & History Internship.” Interns should have excellent research, writing, communication, and computer skills, be resourceful, mature and professional. An interest and/or education in Chicago history are important. Familiarity with Chicago is very helpful. Knowledge of TV production is useful, but not required. We prefer interns to be available at least 16 hours per week during the fall, winter and spring terms; additional hours available during the summer and for recent graduates. It is also helpful if the intern has a car or driver's license, but not required.

Learning opportunities include:

• Assist in the research of content for writing of scripts for the “Ask Geoffrey” segment.
• Assist in gathering and organizing of archival images, film, or video to support research for the “Ask Geoffrey” segment.
• Help research and gather archival materials for periodic Chicago Tonight stories as needed.
• May participate in field production shoots as needed.
• Provide general office assistance as needed.

Most work will take place at WTTW studios on the northwest side of Chicago. Interns may need
to travel to libraries, museums, and other institutions to complete their research assignments.
Interns may also accompany and assist on field production shoots.

Interested students or recent graduates should email their resume and cover letter expressing their qualifications and interest in the internship to: jobs@wttw.com . Please have them reference which internship they are applying for in the subject line of all correspondence to ensure proper routing.

Fall 2012 Internship Opportunities

Some great internship opportunities for undergraduates looking to earn HIST 398 credit this fall:

The National Public Housing Museum seeks interns who are looking for hands-on historical research experience. Our interns are never stuck cataloging or filing, instead they work directly with our research team to provide historical context to the stories of public housing across America. Interns will be expected to complete accurate first and second hand research on a variety of topics, from Chicago neighborhoods to musicians who were raised in public housing (our current exhibit in the works). Interns may have opportunities to meet former and current residents for first hand interviews, although most work will be completed via databases and library research. Interns may also be expected to attend museum events and lectures, if it works with their school schedules. Interested candidates can send a resume to Jordan Glover at jglover@nphm.org or call 312.996.0834

The Pritzker Military Library has two internship opportunities available. The first is for a student who will create bibliographies and pathfinders as well as learn how to conduct reference interviews, work in our catalogue, and maintain the circulation desk. The second is for an oral history intern who will help with recording oral histories of local veterans, from assisting with advertising and development to possibly taking the lead role in veteran interviews. The student intern will also be responsible for working on transcriptions and library tours. Interested candidates should contact Christy Stanford at cstanford@pritzkermilitarylibrary.org.

Loyola’s Medieval Garden and Labyrinth is looking for interns who want to either:

(1) Research and write educational material about various aspects of the Medieval Garden and Labyrinth.  Design and prepare educational and informative materials such as web pages, posters, brochures, and signage.  Create 'user guides' to the gardens and labyrinth for the university community and other potential users, such as preschool and grade school groups.  Become (or train someone to become) a docent for the garden and labyrinth. Or,

(2) Help plan and implement the expansion of the Medieval Gardens.  Possibilities include: in cooperation with other groups on (and off) campus, create a compost pile for the garden; research and plan the vegetable and herb sections of the garden; working with Midwest Fruit Growers club or the Botanic Gardens, learn how to espalier and graft fruit trees; design and implement trellises and arbors for the garden; come up with ways to use the fruits of the garden once it becomes productive.

For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. T. Gross-Diaz (tgross@luc.edu).

"Documenting Women's Activism and Leadership in the Chicago Area, 1945-2000"

The Chicago Area Women’s History Council (CAWHC)’s new project builds on our previous work with a focus on women’s participation in the second-wave movements of the 1960s - 80s. The goals of this project are to identify, preserve and share the basic archival resources necessary for a full understanding of Chicago women’s activism and leadership during this period. Chicago women were local and national leaders in many areas, but their contributions are overlooked and/or ignored in most historical accounts. It is critical that this project is undertaken now while precious historical materials and memories are still available.

Major components of the project include an online database, accessible to all; a survey of relevant resources currently available in archival repositories; outreach to activists and organizations, encouraging and facilitating deposit of their archives into permanent repositories; and an oral history component wherein activists and leaders, and those influenced by the movement, will be interviewed and their memories preserved and shared.

If you would like to participate in this project, or you know of resources that we should consider, please get in touch with us through our website www.cawhc.org or contact Mary Ann Johnson at majohn4@prodigy.net

Jesuit Libraries Project: Reconstructing Loyola’s First Library

Students interested in the history of the book and libraries, Catholic intellectual history, the history of education, and the history of Loyola are encouraged to apply for an internship to work with faculty in the History Department and the University Archives on a project digitally reconstructing Loyola’s first library catalogue.  Over the course of the semester, interns will learn how to scan this important manuscript using the University Archive’s state-of-the-art scanner, will correct the transcription of the manuscript catalogue, will analyze the contents of the catalogue, will research surviving books in the collections of Rare Books and Cudahy, and finally will help prepare the scanned manuscript for digital publication.  For more information or to apply, please contact Dr Kyle Roberts (kroberts2@luc.edu).

The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago has internships available in the following areas:

Collections Management. Collections interns will have the opportunity to assist in all aspects of Collections Management and Registration including processing, cataloguing, provenance research and proper artifact handling and storage. Interns will gain direct experience with and knowledge of the Museum’s Collection. For Collections internships please send a cover letter and resume to chelms@hellenicmuseum.org  

Library and Archives, Oral History. Library and Archives interns will work in the daily management of the Gus & Mary Stathis Library and Resource Center. Tasks will include any aspect of storage, cataloging, documentation, and everyday care of material in the library and archives, as well as answering reference inquiries, assisting researchers in the archives reading room, and participating in the day-to-day management of the library and resource center. Students interested specifically in Oral History are also encouraged to apply. For Library & Archives and Oral History internships please send a cover letter and resume to janagnostopoulos@hellenicmuseum.org

Exhibitions. Exhibitions interns will assist with both exhibition-specific tasks and general curatorial activities. An effort will be made to include interns in various aspects and phases of a project or exhibition and to enable interns to gain an understanding of the exhibition process. Tasks may include but are not limited to general historical and/or art research, image research, writing, and data organization and entry. For Exhibitions internships please send a cover letter and resume to chelms@hellenicmuseum.org  

Education. Education interns will assist in the development and research of school, family, and adult programs, the development of gallery guides and other printed materials, planning, managing and directing public programs and events, and scheduling and training volunteers. For Education internships please send a cover letter and resume

to efreedbrown@hellenicmuseum.org

For more information about the internship program and application/contract forms, click here.

Introducing the Summer Session Interns, Part II

As Summer Session B and hot weather settles on Chicago, undergraduate History majors have taken up internships across the country.  In library stacks, on archaeological sites, and in collections storerooms, students are working with history-trained professionals putting the critical thinking, writing, and speaking skills that they learned in Loyola classrooms to work.  I invite you to read about their experiences on their blogs.

Archaeological digs have drawn Emily Bolte to a Native American site in Newton, Ohio as an intern for the Cincinnati Museum Center and Francesco Mancini to Hualcayán, Peru.  Emilie Stallman has been busy sorting artifacts discovered at an earlier dig and cataloguing textiles at the Ramsey County Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota.  At the Pritzker Military Library, AdamStirling has been developing a tour script for an exhibition that coincided with the NATO Summit.  He has also been alternating between hot and cold climes, in his mind at least, while constructing bibliographies on World War II arctic warfare and North African campaigns.  Navigating the vicissitudes of Facebook and other social media while also researching grants is offering ChrisKaraskiewicz a taste of the reality of running a twenty-first century non-profit institution at the National Veteran’s Art Museum.

You can also continue to follow the experiences of students who began their internships back during Summer Session A.  Brooke Frazier at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts in Santa Ana, Elizabeth Hanson at Historic Milwaukee, Inc., Cady Holmes in Loyola’s Women and Leadership Archives, Joe Karamanski at the First Division Museum at Cantigny, and Joe Ridenour at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum have blogged about solving challenging problems and learning new skills while contributing valuable work to their host institutions.

Finally, as much as I hate to admit it, the fall semester will be upon us before we know it.  Now is the time to start thinking about fall internships. Visit the undergraduate internship page for more information about the internship program and where students have interned in the past.  The registration process is simple: download and fill out an application, approach an institution of interest about internship possibilities, and when you agree on a project, download and submit a signed contract by the end of the day on Thursday of the first week of class. Need more information?  Email me (kroberts2@luc.edu).

Introducing the Summer 2012 Interns, Part I

As we settle in Summer Session A on campus, undergraduate History majors have spread out across the city and the country to take up summer internships for HIST 398 course credit. Working directly with history-trained professionals in a broad range of institutions, interns are spending a minimum of seventy-five hours this summer putting the critical thinking, writing and speaking skills that they have learned in the Loyola classroom to work in the real world. Interns are blogging weekly posts about their experiences.

Out at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Arts in Santa Ana, California, Brooke Frazier is bringing history to the airwaves as an intern in the museum’s Public Relations department.  Not too far away, Joseph Ridenour is developing scripts based on the experience of sailors on historic different ships at the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum.  In Milwaukee, Elizabeth Hanson is working with Historic Milwaukee, Inc to develop tours of historic Brady Street.  Joe Karamanski is gaining first hand experience by working with the exhibition department of the First Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton, IL, helping them install new temporary exhibitions and making suggestions on how improve permanent exhibitions.  Cady Holmes is working with collections of a different sort at Loyola’s own Women and Leadership Archives this summer.

There is still plenty of time to join your classmates who have arranged internships for Summer Session B as varied as an archaeological dig in Peru, the Pritzker Military Library, and the Cincinnati Museum. Visit the undergraduate internship page on the departmental website for more information about the internship program and where students have interned in the past. The registration process is simple: download and fill out an application, approach an institution of interest about internship possibilities, and if you agree on a project, download and submit a signed contract by the end of the week before (by June 29th) Summer Session B begins. It is also never too early to be thinking about fall internships! Need more information? Email me (kroberts2@luc.edu). Have a great summer!

Summer and Fall 2012 Internship Opportunities

A few of the summer and fall internships that have passed my desk over the past few weeks.  If you are interested in undertaking an internship during one of the summer sessions, we need the contract in hand the week before the session starts.  Remember, you can undertake a summer internship anywhere in the world – you do not have to be in Chicago.  For those of you looking ahead to the fall, now is a good time to set up an internship so that you do not have to scramble at the beginning of the semester.

·      National Veteran Arts Museum

·      National Hellenic Museum

·      Pritzker Military Library

·      Historic Wagner Farm

·      The Josephine Baskin Minow Fellowship for Achievement in American History

·      Chicago Maritime Museum

National Veteran Arts Museum – Summer/Fall

We have some very specific needs coming up.  We need at least one person (maybe two) who can assist in social media.  We have two promotions going where the intern would get to interact on a regular basis with people from CBS network and CBS local radio.  Additional duties would include helping with press/media activities. 

We also have a need for a person with computer/multi-media skills.  We are gearing up to launch our virtual museum on either Memorial Day (or July 4th).  Preparing for it will require someone adept at computers, website content writing and editing, and possibly photography. 

If interested, please contact:

Levi B Moore, Jr

levimoore@aol.com

312-972-0900

National Hellenic Museum – Fall

The National Hellenic Museum has several available internships for the fall semester.  You can find them listed here: http://www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/about-us/join-our-team/internships/

Pritzker Military Library – Summer/Fall

The Pritzker Military Library is now taking applications for Student Interns.  These Student Internships are ideal for History and English majors as well as GLIS students.  Student interns will create bibliographies and pathfinders as well as learn how to conduct reference interviews, work in our catalogue, and maintain the circulation desk.

Student Internships require six hours each week to be complete on one pre-scheduled day for a minimum of eight weeks.

Essential Position Qualifications:

·      Excellent communication skills

·      Advanced computer orientation skills

·      Attention to detail

·      Ability to work in teams and independently

·      Research skills

·      Upper level classwork

·      Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

·      Excellent written and oral communication skills

Assigned Responsibilities and Duties

·      Work with catalogue

·      Create bibliographies, pathfinders, and a list of primary sources for the provided topic

·      Work with the library staff members to determine items to possibly add to collection

·      Manage the circulation desk (this includes answering phones as well as patron questions)

·      Work a minimum of six hours during one shift (including breaks)

Please send resumes and cover letters to Christy Stanford at cstanford@pritzkermilitarylibrary.org

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Paid Internship in Northern Chicagoland Area - Summer
Historic Wagner Farm
Glenview, Illinois

Site Description: Wagner Farm is operated by the Glenview Park District. The farm was founded in 1855 and functioned as a dairy and truck farm, supplying vegetables and cream to the surrounding areas. Throughout its history the farm witnessed urban development until the year 2000 when it became one of the last working farms in Cook County.  Wagner Farm offers educational opportunities to school, scout, and adult groups focusing on early 20th century agriculture and lifestyles. 

Internship Duties: Wagner farm is offering a paid internship opportunity starting in the spring of 2012.  Assignments cover all areas of museum work including:
program developmentday to day public interpretationcollections-based projectsassisting and leading special eventsvarious administrative dutiesfarm chores and livestock care

The duration of the internship is six months from the start date.
Deadline to apply is April 6, 2012.

If interested please send a resume, cover letter, and references to:

Sarah Hagye
Program Manager
Wagner Farm
1510 Wagner Road
Glenview, IL 60025
847-657-1506
sarah.hagye@glenviewparks.org

Chicago History Museum – Summer and Fall

The Josephine Baskin Minow Fellowship for Achievement in American History at the Chicago History Museum (CHM) is a competitive award that recognizes superior academic achievement by college students. The Fellowship is aimed to introduce minority college students to a career in history museums through a ten-week fellowship. Fellows work alongside CHM staff to contribute to institutional advancement in research and interpretation of the collections for diverse public audiences.

Minow Fellows will assist in projects that offer diverse audiences access to the museum and to history. Projects may include:

·      Assist in visitor research and data analysis

·      Participate in prototype of exhibit interactive activities to determine effectiveness in engaging the visitor and delivering key messages.

·      Contribute to the research and development of interpretive resources to assist targeted audiences in making meaningful and personal connections with history.

·      Participate in the coordination and delivery of public programs.

Eligibility: Minority college students who have excelled in the study of history (preferably American, Public, Urban) and have completed Junior year in college.

Application: Interested candidates must submit the following material by April 16, 2012:

·      Letter of nomination from a professor

·      Transcript of academic achievement

·      CHM internship application, http://www.chicagohs.org/aboutus/jobsvolunteering/internships/internships

·      A short essay (1000 words maximum) on the topic: Can museums play a role in helping people make meaningful, personal connections to history? If so, how do they do that? Why should museums make such connections?

The fellowship will occur during the summer or fall 2012. The Fellowship will last ten weeks and fellows are required to work a minimum of 15 hours a week. Fellows who successfully complete their work will receive a $1000 stipend. Please be advised that you must successfully pass a background check to participate in this program.

Send application packet to:

D. Lynn McRainey

Elizabeth F. Cheney Director of Education

Chicago History Museum

1601 N. Clark Street

Chicago, IL 60614

mcrainey@chicagohistory.org

312-799-2150

Chicago Maritime Museum – Summer and Fall

310 South Racine Avenue w Chicago, Illinois 60607 w 312 421 9096

Exploring our Waterways its History and People

Museum Cataloging Internship

The Chicago Maritime Society has several unpaid internship opportunities for students interested in assisting in the cataloging of the organization's collection of maritime artifacts. Currently, only a small portion of the society's collection is properly cataloged. The goal of this internship is to help the Chicago Maritime Society organize, clean, preserve, and catalog its collection using the MimsyXG software used by most museums. Scheduling is flexible, but interns need to work at least one or more days Monday-Friday for at least 4-6 hours.

The Chicago Maritime Society researches, educates, and celebrates Chicago's maritime heritage. The society holds a collection of approximately 10,000 objects, documents and images related to Chicago's maritime heritage and maintains historical files and records utilized by scholars, authors, and researchers. The organization is located on the 6th floor of the Helix Building, just one block from the Racine Blue Line station.

Responsibilities and Duties:

·      Ability to work at least one or more days Monday-Friday for at least 4-6 hours

·      Learn and use the MimsyXG system of museum software

·      Organize, identify and describe the museum's current collection of materials

·      Properly store and clean museum-quality artifacts

·      Prepare & scan photographic & document images in to the cataloging database

·      Prepare documents and objects ready for cataloging

Qualifications:

·      Previous experience or knowledge in the handling and preserving of museum artifacts

·      Interest in/or knowledge of maritime, Chicago, or Great Lakes history

·      Good computer knowledge and experience

Interested students should contact:

Don Glasell

Office Manager

312-421-9096

dongla1520@sbcglobal.net