[SOA] Paid Student Internship Positions at National Museum of the US Air Force

[Angela O'Neal]

The Research Division Archives of the National Museum of the US Air
Force invites applications for paid student Internship positions.

Full time Paid Summer Positions 

Internships with possibility of continuing year round for history, or
related field, students interested in learning about archives in a
museum setting and working with and digitizing archival materials.
Applicants must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program; those
applicants who are graduating this spring must be accepted into a
graduate level program in order to be eligible.  

The Intern will work directly with the Museum Manuscript Curator or the
Reference Manuscript Curator.  Projects will be selected by one of the
Curators and may include the following activities:

Digitize photograph collection 
Prepare items for exhibition 
Produce finding aids for special collections 
Perform preservation techniques on collections 
Catalog research materials 
Answer research inquiries 

The projects selected will depend upon the needs of the Archives and the
requirements of the internship.  The Museum Manuscript Curator or the
Reference Manuscript Curator and the Intern will develop an overview of
the projects that will be worked on during the internship.  

Division Information 
The mission of the Research Division is to support the mission of the
National Museum of the United States Air Force by acquiring, organizing,
preserving, and making available documentary materials that chronicle
the development of Air Force aviation and space flight.  The Division
performs curatorial work and historical research for the Museum.  It
provides limited support for government agencies, organizations, and
individuals who use its resources for their own historical research, and
answers written requests for historical information from these groups.
In addition, the Division acts as the Museum's corporate memory by
maintaining historical files pertaining to the Museum itself and writing
the Museum's annual history.

Application Procedure 
Send a letter of application and current resume to: 

Lonna McKinley, Museum Manuscript Curator 
National Museum of the USAF 
2601 E Street 
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7609 
(937) 255-8830 
E mail:  lonna.mckinley at WPAFB.AF.MIL 

 

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