Archival Intern (Fleming)

Job description

Position Overview Vanderbilt Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) specialize in preserving and providing access to collections on the political, social, cultural and economic history of the American South. The archives of the university document the history of Vanderbilt and its impact on the region throughout the past 150 years. The people who administered, taught and attended the school are vital to this history and these stories enrich scholarly research, class instruction, and community connection. We are seeking an intern to process and describe one or more of our university archival collections in compliance with Describing Archives: A Content Standard and guidelines provided by SCUA. The successful candidate will have some knowledge of archival theory and best practices, be detail-oriented, and comfortable working with spreadsheets. This internship will provide hands-on archival processing experience in an academic library environment under the supervision of a full-time archivist. The Vanderbilt University archival collections we are currently prioritizing for this internship include: · Vanderbilt University publications: Journals and magazines published by st...