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.