Position(s) available: 1 unpaid internship (possibility of 2)

Term: 10-12 weeks, 40 hours/week, May-August 2008

Selection Criteria: archives student(s) with practical experience processing archival collections in a professional setting is preferred.

Housing: furnished quarters will be provided for one or two interns in a single one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in an historic building roughly 1 mile from the work site (interns willing to share quarters should indicate so on their application; specific roommate requests should also be noted on the application). Off street parking is available at no charge, coin-operated laundry facilities are available in the building.

Meals: intern(s) will receive reimbursement for meals during their internship, not to exceed $50/week per person.

Mileage: intern(s) may receive reimbursement for use of their personal vehicle for travel to and from Calumet, Michigan, at the current government rate ($0.505/mile).

Description: Archives students interested in a summer internship at Keweenaw National Historical Park would primarily be asked to help process and catalog archival collections under the supervision of the park archivist, but may also have the opportunity to undertake, collaborate on, discuss, or otherwise participate in a wide variety of tasks, and work with professionals of other disciplines, depending on their interests and opportunities available. These other tasks may include salvage efforts or other acquisition field work, appraisal, accessioning, mold and pest mitigation, cleaning, digitization, collections management, policy development, facility planning, environmental monitoring, integrated pest management, museum housekeeping, or reference work. NPS museum and archival collections are cataloged using the ReDiscovery product, the Automated National Cataloging System (ANCS+), which produces finding aids in print and online without requiring any EAD or other coding. Students might also have the opportunity to work with museum (object) collections, or with the park's small library collection, if they are interested in doing so. An internship at Keweenaw National Historical Park would provide valuable experience for anyone interested in pursuing a career with the National Park Service, other cultural resource institutions, or archival repositories.

Calumet is located in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula, which is roughly fifteen miles wide, and extends nearly one hundred miles into Lake Superior. The area is noted for its rugged natural beauty, temperate four-season climate, abundant historic and cultural attractions, friendly locals, and off-the-beaten-track character. Drive time to Calumet from Chicago is roughly 8 hours (6 hours from Madison, WI, 7 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, and 10 hours from Detroit, MI). Calumet is a five-minute drive from the Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX, the Canada Michigan Exchange), which is served by three flights daily to and from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP).