Please see the following announcements for two internships at the Society of the Cincinnati. Thank you!
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Internship
Fall 2012
The Society of the Cincinnati, a nonprofit institution that maintains its historic house museum and research library at Anderson House in Washington, D.C., offers the 2012 Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Internship to an individual looking to gain experience in museum exhibition and curatorial work. This fall's intern will assist the curator in conducting preliminary research on potential themes and objects for an upcoming exhibition on the War of 1812, scheduled to be installed in 2014. The intern's work will include historical and object research, recommending potential themes for the exhibition, and identifying possible objects for inclusion in the exhibition in the collections of the Society and other institutions.
Applicants should be graduate students studying history, art history, material culture studies, or related subjects who are interested in a future museum career. Strong research and writing skills and the ability to work independently are important. Students with a demonstrated interest in early American history and material culture are encouraged to apply. The Massachusetts Society Internship requires a minimum of six weeks of full-time work or ten weeks of part-time work. Start and end dates are flexible. The internship carries a $2,000 stipend through the generosity of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.
Please send a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample (3-5 pages) by August 17, 2012, to:
Emily Schulz
Deputy Director and Curator
The Society of the Cincinnati - Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
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Fax: 202.785.0729
Clement Ellis Conger Internship
Fall 2012
The Society of the Cincinnati, a nonprofit historical and educational organization that maintains its historic house museum and research library at Anderson House in Washington, DC, offers the 2012 Clement Ellis Conger Internship to an individual interested in the care and preservation of museum collections. The museum's collections comprise more than 4,000 works of art and artifacts including paintings, armaments, furniture, textiles, and other decorative arts objects.
This fall's Conger Intern will participate in a variety of collections management activities including researching and cataloging art and artifacts, resolving cataloging discrepancies, rehousing collections objects, and assisting staff in collecting and analyzing environmental data in museum spaces. The intern will also work with the Society's PastPerfect collections database, revising and adding information to object records.
Applicants should be graduate students studying history, art history, material culture studies, museum studies, or related subjects who are interested in pursuing a museum career. Students with a dedicated interest in the history and material culture of early America, the American Revolution, and/or the Gilded Age are strongly encouraged to apply. The Conger Internship requires a minimum of six weeks of full-time work or ten weeks of part-time work. Start and end dates are flexible. The internship carries a $1,500 stipend through the generosity of the John Jay Hopkins Foundation.
To apply, please send a letter of interest and resume by August 17, 2012 to:
Whitney Robertson
Museum Collections Manager
The Society of the Cincinnati - Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
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Fax (202) 785-0729
Founded in 1783, the Society of the Cincinnati is the nation's oldest patriotic organization, established by American officers of the Continental army and navy and their French counterparts to preserve the ideals of the American Revolution. The Society of the Cincinnati continues to promote public interest and scholarship in the American Revolution, the Society, and Anderson House, a National Historic Landmark. Since 1938, the Society has maintained its headquarters at Anderson House, a Beaux Arts mansion designed by Little & Browne of Boston as the winter residence of Larz Anderson, an American diplomat, and his wife, Isabel, an author and Red Cross volunteer. Anderson House is located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.societyofthecincinnati.org.
Whitney A. J. Robertson
Museum Collections Manager
The Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
T 202.785.2040 x429
F 202.785.0729
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www.societyofthecincinnati.org
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