Archives Intern Job at Strong National Museum, Rochester, NY

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  • Strong National Museum
  • Rochester, NY

Job Description

The Strong seeks a current graduate or undergraduate student intern to process, arrange, and describe the Michelle Em papers (physical) and the Joe Grand papers (digital). The intern will gain a better understanding of professional archival work, through hands-on experience in archival processing, preservation techniques, and familiarization with archival management software. There is a paid stipend associated with this internship, made possible through a grant from the Rochester Regional Library Council. The archival processing intern will process 3.0 linear feet of physical materials that document Michelle Em's career in the video game industry and 64.5 megabytes of digital files related to a joint project by inventors, Joe Grand and Ralph Baer on the development of Logitech's "Optical Dance Pad." The intern will, complete preliminary inventories and processing plans, physically arrange and re-house materials, preform preservation tasks, and describe the collections using Archives Space. All museum staff and interns are expected to cooperate with one another in furthering the museum's general objectives and in completing museum projects. Similarly, all staff and interns consistently maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude, act with integrity and in accordance with the highest ethical standards and demonstrate loyalty to the museum in all public contacts. Guests and colleagues deserve our best efforts every day. Essential Duties: The specifications described here are representative of those that must be met by the intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Learn the procedures for the use and maintenance of the museum's collection database system. Under the guidance of the Archivist, learn and discuss key archival terminology and principles. Processes three small paper-based archival collections by checking information in Argus, performing inventory, creating a processing plan, arranging materials, writing finding aids, and entering information into archives space. Assists with inventorying the audiovisual and digital components of a larger archival collection. Other related duties, as assigned. Requirements: Candidate must be enrolled in an accredited university graduate or undergraduate program and in an associated internship/practicum. The intern must fully adhere to all requirements for credit-bearing internships, including specific procedures which may be required to attend the intern's college/university. Candidate must work well in a team setting, be reliable, flexible, organized, and self-motivated. Candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills. Recommended skills: Familiarity with basic archival theory. Demonstrated interest in archives, public history, or museum studies. Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, etc. Social media marketing Strong National Museum

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