Special Collections Archival Intern

Job description

Archival Internship at Vanderbilt University Position Title: Intern: Department: Special Collections and University Archives Location: Nashville, TN: Duration: Summer 2026: Position Overview: Vanderbilt Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) holds the complete collections of cartoonists Tom Little and Charles Bissell whose work appeared in The Tennessean from the 1930s-1970s. Their work presents a near daily glimpse into four decades of local, regional, and national politics. The collections are housed in hundreds of oversized flat boxes, roughly collated together by year. We are seeking an intern to help us process and describe these collections by examining each cartoon and entering the appropriate metadata in a spreadsheet. Some research may be required as well as some light preservation work. We are aiming to have a cartoon processed every 5 minutes, so time management is key. The goal is to make these collections accessible since they are currently under-described, which limits their educational and research value. This internship will provide hands-on archival experience in an academic library environment, and is generously funded by the TN250 program, which will...