Maryland State Archives Internships

The Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Maryland holds government documents dating back to the state government's creation in 1634, including paper documents, photographs, and maps. They also have an extensive digitized collection accessible online and are continuing the digitization process. The archives offers year-round volunteer internships for high school, undergraduate, and grad students. They also occasionally offer paid internships, which are listed on their website when available.

Information on Opportunity:

• Available to students attending school in Maryland or Maryland residents attending school out-of-state, including:
• High school students
• Undergraduates
• Graduate students
• Internship departments:
• Archival Management
• Historical Research
• Electronic Archives
• Possible tasks:
• Research
• Writing
• Web design
• Electronic imaging
• Computer programming
• Record stripping
• Accessioning
• Emphasis on computer technology in historical research and archiving
• May require off-site work
• Available throughout school year and summer
• More information here

Application Information:

• Mail application
• Required materials (as of 5/5/17)
• Cover Letter
• Maryland State Employment Form (available on website)
• Letter of recommendation from faculty member
• Writing sample
• Unofficial academic transcripts
• More information here

Check the Maryland State Archives website for information on other jobs and volunteer work.

This information was all taken from the MSA website and can only be guaranteed as up-to-date as of 5/5/2017. Always check the organization's website for the most current information.

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Architecture Fellowship at Old Salem Museum (North Carolina)

Old Salem Museums and Gardens is a restored eighteenth century town in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where Moravians, a Protestant group who immigrated from the Czech Republic to America, had an early settlement which grew into a thriving town. The town features craftsmen, a tavern restaurant, shops, one of the oldest women's boarding schools in the country, an African American church museum, and more. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts was also built next to the historic district to interpret colonial material culture. Old Salem offers a variety of opportunities, including an architecture fellowship for post-graduate "young or new scholars."

Opportunity Information:

• Post-graduates
• Architectural history fellowship with the following constraints on subject matter:
• Pre-1860
• Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana
• Final product created:
• Report of findings (to be placed in the museum's research library)
• Can discuss publishing other articles on research
• Must acknowledge fellowship in any additional publications or presentations
• Money will be provided as determined by the fellow and museum (see below)
• Money earned is taxable by IRS standards
• More information here: http://www.oldsalem.org/learn/research/architecture/architectural-fellowships/

Application Information:

• Applications accepted at any time
• Must submit:
• Project summary and timeline
• Budget outline and fellowship request
• Final product summary
• Evidence of qualification to complete project (resume, letters of recommendation, etc.)
• Online or mail application
• More information here

Last updated on Historically Accurate: January 8, 2017. Always be sure to check the organization's website for the most up-to-date information. All information in this listing is taken from Old Salem's website.

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