Job Opening Title:
Congressional Papers MLIS Summer Internship
Name of Employer:
University of Vermont
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Burlington, VT
Application Deadline:
March 31, 2025
Minimum Degree Requirement:
MLIS Candidate
Years of experience required:
0
Salary Range:
$18.00-$21.84/hour
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Job Description
Congressional Papers Interns assist with the ongoing arrangement, description, and preservation of the papers of Senator Patrick J. Leahy. This large and complex collection, which documents Leahy’s 48-year senatorial career, is currently being prepared for public access with funding provided by a Preservation Partnership Grant from the United States Senate.
This paid internship is designed to provide a current MLIS student or recent MLIS graduate with hands-on experience in arrangement and description. Work will be conducted in person on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, Vermont.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
In Summer 2025, a graduate intern will arrange and describe a complex collection of ephemera collected by the Senator that will comprise a portion of the General Personal Office Files subseries. Consisting of approximately 40 linear feet, the ephemera documents a wide range of activities that the Senator was involved with over the course of his career. Tasks will include sorting the material and arranging by year, completing basic preservation tasks, reboxing and refoldering, and assisting the archivist team with populating the container list and descriptive content in ArchivesSpace. If time allows, the intern will also work on inventorying other portions of the General Personal Office Files subseries, which could include newspapers or subject files.
Minimum Qualifications
Current enrollment in, or recent completion of, a master’s in library and information science program
Familiarity with DACS
Familiarity with Excel or other spreadsheet applications
Precise attention to detail
Excellent written communication skills
Ability to follow detailed step by step workflows
Ability to treat valuable collections with care
Respect for confidential material
Ability to lift boxes up to 35 pounds from shelves at a variety of heights, including overhead, and carry them short distances
Hours and Pay Rate: 150-hour commitment for 10 weeks running from June 2-August 8, 2025. Work sessions onsite will be scheduled at mutually convenient times within a Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm framework. Pay rate is $18.00-$21.84/hour.
Please note that housing and relocation costs are not provided for this position. Interns may apply for a short-term rental on campus; for more information and costs, visit: https://www.uvm.edu/finance/eventservices/intern-housing.
How to Apply: Send a resume and cover letter to Sally Blanchard-O’Brien, Congressional Papers Archivist, at sally.blanchard@uvm.edu. For best consideration, apply by March 31, 2025; application review will begin on April 1.
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