Job Opening Title:
Archives Intern
Name of Employer:
Mercer Museum
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Application Deadline:
Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 5pm
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Graduate studies students preferred
Years of experience required:
Salary Range:
Intern Compensation: $3,000, disbursed in three equal installments throughout the summer (June 14, July 12, and August 9, 2024), plus a housing stipend of $300 for non-local applicants payable on June 14, 2024.
Job Opening URL:
https://www.mercermuseum.org/internships/
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
Archives Intern – Collections Processing The 2024 Archives Intern will assist in processing two manuscript collections, recently acquired by the Mercer Museum Research Library.
The first collection is the Anna Paist papers. This collection contains items related to Anna Paist and her Montessori School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, est. 1914 and the Montessori Children’s Village and Camp, est. 1916 in Furlong, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Collection items include photographs, published items, personal writings, an oversized family tree, pamphlets, and financial documents.
The second collection consists of Bucks County Planning Commission records. This collection contains materials related to different County Commissioner initiatives such as agricultural preservation, the new Justice House, and the Bucks County Open Spaces program. Items include brochures, published materials, newspaper clippings, and bound items. This project will be supervised by the Bucks County Historical Society’s Director of Library & Archives. The Archives Intern will process the two collections according to a predetermined processing plan. Processing includes rehousing, inventorying, labeling, and creating a finding aid. This finding aid will then be input into the archives collection management system, ArchivEra. The project will require the intern to learn the Library’s collections database, and adhere to contemporary archival best practices.
Additionally the 2024 Archives Intern will be responsible for digitizing and item level cataloging recent acquisitions to the Bucks County Historical Society postcard collection. This project will include training on BCHS digitization standards and in-house equipment. The ideal candidate is a student pursuing an advanced degree in library and archival management, or related field. In addition to processing and re-housing, work may also involve climbing ladders, lifting 50 lb. boxes or other objects, cleaning shelves, and other physically demanding tasks
Application Requirements:
Please select your internship area(s) of interest, in order of preference, and list your preference order in your
email and cover letter. The three possible areas of interest are:
1. Education & Community Services
2. Archives
3. Exhibitions
All intern applications must be saved as a single PDF and should contain the following:
• A letter of interest / cover letter
• A résumé
• A list of 2-3 professional references
The single PDF should be sent with the email subject line “2024 Summer Internship + [Insert Your Last Name]”
to info@mercermuseum.org.
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