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Internship, Fellowship, and Seminar Opportunities for R-MC History Majors
Below are some of the internships and other scholarly activities that are available to undergraduate students. Please peruse the following sites, but be certain to contact your advisor and the Chair of the History Department (Prof. Thomas W. Porter) before applying for any of the programs.
R-MC Sources:
Bassett Internship Program
R-MC Career Services
Local Internships:
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Internship |
Websites |
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Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, VA |
Berkeley Plantation is the oldest of the James River plantations, and was home to Benjamin Harrison V (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) and William Henry Harrison (9th U.S. president). Located about 25 miles east of Richmond. Internships are available in the fall and spring semesters and during the summer--duties consist primarily of guiding tours.
Website :http://www.berkeleyplantation.com/index.html |
| Colonial Williamsburg: Williamsburg, VA |
Website:http://www.history.org/foundation/human_resources/ OtherOps.cfm |
| Hanover Arts and Activity Center: Ashland, VA |
Website:http://www.hanoverarts.com/ |
| Hanover Tavern: Hanover, VA |
"Hanover Tavern is listed on the National Register as a contributing property in the Hanover Courthouse Historic District. Located 15 miles north of Richmond, VA on US 301, the complex is a rare surviving example of the county government building sets once common in Virginia. "
Website:http://www.hanovertavern.org/pages/history.htm |
| Library of Virginia: Richmond, VA |
Website: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/support/volunteer.htm |
| Pamplin Park (Civil War history): Petersburg, VA |
Website: http://www.pamplinpark.org/internships.html |
| Richmond Archdiocese |
Website: http://www.richmonddiocese.org/ris/volops.htm |
| Roanoke Island Festival Park: Manteo, NC |
Website: http://www.roanokeisland.com/index.php?name=volOpp |
| Valentine Richmond History Center: Richmond, VA |
Website: http://www.richmondhistorycenter.com/interns.asp |
| Virginia Holocaust Musuem: Richmond, VA |
Website: http://www.va-holocaust.com/about_the_museum/default.asp?id=43 |
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Richmond, VA |
Website: http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/Internships.html |
Internship Opportunities Beyond Richmond and Central VA:
Below are some internship opportunities offered outside our area and their respective deadlines for applications.
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Frontier Cultural Museum
Staunton, VA |
Has internships that meet our requirements, ranging from costumed tour guides to research and exhibits.
Website: http://www.frontiermuseum.org/ |
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The Walters Art Museum: Baltimore, MD
Deadlines: Fall Semester: July 15
January Term: October 15 Spring Semester: November 1
Summer Semester: April 15 |
"Based on a system of supervised learning, the internships enable students to understand how a museum operates and how to relate this experience to academic and professional goals.Each intern serves for a period that corresponds to his or her institution’s semester system . . . No stipend is offered for Walters Art Museum internships. The museum accepts interns in the Curatorial, Development and Education and Public Programs Divisions, Information Technology, Library and Public Relations Division."
Website:http://www.thewalters.org/html/career_detail.asp?ID=78 |
Maryland State Archives Summer Internship Programs
Must be MD residents
Deadline: March 31, 2008 |
For application information and a
basic description of the programs please see the following program
announcements:
Archival Management, Electronic Archives, & Historical Research Internships
Conservation & Preservation Department Internships
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Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C.
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The Judicial Internship Program: "The Judicial Internship Program at the Supreme Court offers advanced undergraduates and graduating seniors who have interests in law, management, and social sciences a unique opportunity to gain exposure to the field of judicial administration through work in the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice." Website:http://www.supremecourtus.gov/jobs/jip/jiprogram.pdf
History and Art History Internships: Paid and unpaid internships in various curatorial projects: e.g., Graphic Arts Collection Assistant; Collections Cataloging Assistant; and Photography Assistant. See Professor Porter for flyer. |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York, NY |
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_internship.asp |
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The Corwin House: Salem, MA
Summer, Fall, Winter, & Spring internships available
Deadlines: revolving
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"The Corwin House, popularly known as the Witch House, is the home of Witchcraft Trials judge Jonathan Corwin. It is the only remaining structure in Salem with direct ties to the events of 1692. . . .Interns work on a number of projects in various aspects of running a small historic house museum. Areas of focus include education, collections management, facilities management, publicity and marketing, gift shop management, etc." Internships are open to qualified B.A. seeking students, and college graduates.
Website:http://www.salemweb.com/witchhouse/ |
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The Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
Deadlines:Revolving |
"The Smithsonian Insitution offers a wide range of internships and fellowships to interested college and graduate students. You may find more information about numerous possibilities by visiting http://intern.si.edu"
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| The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars |
"Now in its 30th year, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) is an educational nonprofit organization serving hundreds of colleges and universities in the U.S. and other countries by providing selected students challenging opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C. for academic credit. The largest such program, TWC has over 33,000 alumni, many of whom are leaders in numerous professions and nations around the world.
The Washington Center provides diverse, highly motivated interns to thousands of organizations in government, business and the non-profit sector. They contribute significantly to their placements and often prove to be of longer-term interest as prospective employees."
Website:http://www.twc.edu/students/default.shtml |
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Fellowships, Workshops, and Seminars:
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Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest Archaeology Field School
June 1-July 4, 2008
Deadline: April 8, 2008 |
"Help discover 18th and early 19th-century historic sites at Jefferson's year-round retreat home. The field school provides participants with a hands-on opportunity to learn practical skills of excavation, recording and lab procedures. Led by the professional archaeology staff, fieldwork will focus on Jefferson's ornamental landscape. Academic credit available through the University of Virginia" (from website).
Website: http://www.poplarforest.org/ARCH/archfieldschool.html |
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Field School in Historical Archaeology, Historic Jamestowne
June 2-July 11, 2008
Deadline: April 16, 2008 |
"The six-week archaeological field school at Historic Jamestowne provides a unique opportunity for students to make a contribution to the research and interpretation of early 17th-century English-America during the 400th anniversary of its founding.
The field school offers both the untrained and experienced student the opportunity to learn and practice the skills of excavation and recording. Focus of the excavations will be on uncovering the recently discovered remains of the 1607 James Fort and the adjoining 1608 James Town.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive six graduate credits (Anthropology 589) from the University of Virginia. The field school program consists primarily of archaeological excavations and laboratory work. Regular workdays, Monday through Friday, begin at 8:00AM and end at 4:30PM. Students are required to keep a daily journal. Grading is based on field and laboratory performance, participation in reading and lecture discussions, and the daily journal. Housing is available at the College of William and Mary" (from flyer).
Website: http://www.apva.org/fldschl.html
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute's Summer Fellowships in NYC for History Majors
June-July Programs
Deadline: March 3, 2008 |
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History invites college sophomores and juniors with a serious interest in American history and academic excellence in the field to apply for: 15 History Scholarships that include a six-week, all-expense paid scholarly research program in New York City . . . [and] Up to 50 awards for runners-up, who will be named Finalists and invited to an all-expense-paid, one-week program in New York City" (from website).
Website: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/student2.html |
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Historic Deerfield Summer Fellowship Program (Massachusetts)
June 11-August 12, 2007
Deadline: March 7, 2008 |
"Historic Deerfield invites applications from undergraduates in their Junior and Senior years for the Summer Fellowship Program.
Based in Historic Deerfield's thirteen museum buildings, state-of-the-art exhibition and storage facility and library, all within the village of Old Deerfield, New England's best documented town, this all expenses-paid, intensive nine-week living-learning program offers a rare behind the scenes view of the workings of a museum, and a thorough investigation of early New England history and material life" (from website).
Websites: http://www.historic-deerfield.org/sfp.shtml
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