Job Description
Seeking archives intern to assist with arranging, rehousing and describing a small collection - approximately 7 linear feet of material. Intern will also assist with cataloging in PastPerfect. Processing may require researching administrative files to determine donor and accession information.
Additional project responsibilities may include:
- Making recommendations on preservation methods
- Digitize select items from the collection
- Assist with building a Virtual Exhibit
Organization & Collection Description:
Glenwood Springs Historical Society and Frontier Museum is a historic house museum displaying the 130-year history of Glenwood Springs and Garfield County. Our research library and archives houses items from all periods of our community and includes a collection of 6,000 photos.
The South Canyon Fire (aka Storm King) blazed in July 1994; ultimately taking the lives of 14 firefighters. The City of Glenwood Springs has since made a commitment to never forget and the historical society plays a big role in that. Our collection includes photos, scrapbooks and memorial ephemera from the time of the fire and subsequent memorial services. The intern would help us achieve our goal of presenting a full collection to the community on the 25th anniversary of the fire.
Project Timeline:
70 hours to be completed January 2019 – early July 2019
Location & Compensation:
- This is a place-based internship in Glenwood Springs.
- Housing & travel is not provided.
- Please indicate your schedule availability on the application, including if you can start earlier than January.
Due to a community grant we are able to offer a stipend of up to $770 to be paid at a rate of $11/hour bi-weekly.
Requirements:
- Job experience or coursework in archives, museums or libraries
- Ideal candidate will be enrolled in or have recently completed a degree in Archives & Records Management, Library Science, Museum Studies or Public History
Please note: If you need a credited internship, include your school’s internship site requirements (hours, liability, supervisor responsibility, etc) If the historical society is able to meet your school’s requirements and you need more than 70 hours, we would have other projects available on an unpaid basis.
HR Info
To apply, email Sara Francis at archivist@rof.net.
Please also include the answers to the following questions:
1. List your student enrollment status and availabity to work at the museum in Glenwood Springs, CO
2. If you need a certain number of hours, please provide details of requirements
3. Describe your experience with collection management software.
4. What else should we know?