State Historical Society of North Dakota
2007 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The State Historical Society of North Dakota is offering eight summer
internships providing intensive work experience in a specialty area. The
State Historical Society of North Dakota operates the North Dakota
Heritage Center, the state's largest museum, as well as 55 historic
sites and two regional museums. It maintains a collection of over one
million two- and three-dimensional objects and annually serves more than
250,000 people from around the world.
Available Internships: Dakota Datebook Research
Historic Interpretation
Curatorial Technician
Historic Sites
Marketing and Communications
Graphic Design
Photo Archives Historic
Preservation
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Prerequisites: In addition to specific internship requirements, all
applicants must demonstrate a general knowledge of the humanities and/or
history, organizational skills, strong communication skills, the ability
to manage multiple tasks, and the ability to work independently as well
as with a variety of people.
Application Contents: Resume
Cover letter
Official transcript(s)
One letter of recommendation from an
instructor in the subject area
Application Deadline: Applications must be postmarked no later than
February 28, 2007.
Notification: Interviews and selection process will be completed by
March 28, 2007.
Contact: State Historical Society of North Dakota
Attn: Beth Campbell, Visitor Services Coordinator
612 E. Boulevard
Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0830
Phone: 701/328-2666 E-mail [log in to unmask]
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Successful applicants will undergo a criminal background check. The
Society may decline to offer an applicant an internship based on the
results of that check.
Interns wishing to receive course credit are responsible for
coordinating credit requirements with their faculty advisor and with the
State Historical Society of North Dakota internship supervisor.
Housing may be available through Bismarck State College.
DAKOTA DATEBOOK RESEARCH INTERN
Scope of Work: This is a shared internship of the State Historical
Society of North Dakota and Prairie Public Broadcasting. The internship
is designed to assist the writer of Dakota Datebook, a North Dakota
Public Radio daily historical broadcast, and the State Historical
Society, a partner in the project, with historical research related to
identified stories. This internship will utilize the resources of the
State Historical Society, especially those in the State Archives and
Historical Research Library. These resources include microfilmed
newspapers, manuscripts and documents, books and periodicals, and
research files. Many stories have been identified for development; the
intern will be responsible for locating additional information and
verifying facts. Since Dakota Datebook stories are typically date
specific, research is also needed to identify dates with interesting and
relevant stories. Meeting assigned deadlines is critical.
Products: Proposed scripts that are interesting, timely, and accurate
for use in Dakota Datebook productions
Schedule: The internship is an eight-hour workday, Monday through
Friday.The length of the internship is negotiable, but eight to ten
weeks is preferred. The internship will begin with discussions between
the Dakota Datebook staff, State Historical Society of North Dakota
staff, and the intern. These discussions will establish schedules,
priorities, and processes for research projects.
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck
Supervisor: Jim Davis, head of reference services
Prerequisites: Experience in historical research, writing, and a general
knowledge of North Dakota history
Stipend: Dependent upon experience.
HISTORIC INTERPRETATION INTERN
Scope of Work: The historic interpretation intern will work with the
award-winning program, Footsteps into Medora's Past, as an interpreter.
Work will include interpretation planning sessions, Chateau de Mores
site meetings, research to become familiar with Medora's history,
participation in an interpretive walking tour of Medora four to five
days a week, and promotion of the program through brochure and poster
distribution.
Footsteps into Medora's Past is a collaborative project between the
State Historical Society of North Dakota, the Theodore Roosevelt Medora
Foundation, Dickinson State University, and Billings County Historical
Society and Museum. It consists of the walking tour of Medora, the
drama, Recollections of Murder and Mayhem in Medora, and the children's
tour of the Chateau de Mores. The program was awarded the Mountain
Plains Museum Association's 2006 Excellence in Education Programming and
is nominated for the 2006 American Association of Museum's award.
Products: The intern will be required to keep a daily activity journal
to be submitted at the end of the internship, complete selected
readings, participate in four to five walking tours per week, complete a
mid-summer and final evaluation, and complete assigned research topics.
Additional duties may include assisting with the children's tour of the
Chateau de Mores.
Schedule: June through August 2007, 200 hours minimum, length and dates
flexible. The work week will include some weekends and evenings.
Location: Chateau de Mores State Historic Site and the community of
Medora
Supervisor: Diane Rogness, western regional manager
Prerequisites: Outstanding communications skills, and good
organizational skills
Stipend: Dependent upon experience
CURATORIAL TECHNICIAN
Scope of work: Assist curator of collections management (Museum &
Education Division) with collections management activities. The intern
will have the option of working on a variety of collections tasks or
focusing on a specific project. The intern will develop skills in
identification, classification, description, documentation, and storage
of museum artifacts. The intern will receive practical experience in all
aspects of collections management.
Products: Completed worksheets, photographs, and other products are
possible, depending on the project selected. A daily journal and
experience summary will be required, along with on-site training and
supplemental reading.
Schedule: June - August 2007, 200 hours minimum, length and dates
otherwise flexible
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck
Supervisor: Jenny Yearous, curator of collections management
Prerequisites: Undergraduate student of senior status in anthropology,
U.S. history, American studies, museum studies, natural history, or
related field. Recent graduates and graduate students are encouraged to
apply. Education or experience in collections management/museum
registration is preferred.
Stipend: Graduate student stipend available
HISTORIC SITES INTERN
Scope of work: Assist with and observe all areas of operation at Camp
Hancock and the Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Sites. Work
with visitor services, operations, public relations, interpretive
programs, historical research, and the general maintenance and security
of the artifacts and the historic buildings on the site, along with
miscellaneous duties associated with the site's operation.
Products: The intern will develop an education plan and/or a
interpretive plan for Camp Hancock State Historic Site. A daily journal
and experience summary will be required, along with on-site training and
supplemental reading.
Schedule: The intern will be expected to work a forty hour week
including staffing Camp Hancock from 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through
Sunday.
Location: Camp Hancock and Former Governors' Mansion State Historic
Sites, Bismarck
Supervisor: Johnathan Campbell, site supervisor
Pre-requisite: Undergraduate student of junior or senior status in
anthropology, U.S. history, American studies, museum studies, natural
history, education, or related field. Recent graduates and graduate
students are encouraged to apply.
If available, the historic sites intern should plan on attending the
State Historic Sites training Saturday, April 14, at the North Dakota
Heritage Center in Bismarck.
Stipend: Dependent upon experience
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
Scope of Work: The marketing and communications intern will primarily be
responsible for the visitor research project, including devising methods
and processes for gathering information, implementing the project, and
reporting /analyzing the data. Other duties may include assisting with
brochures, handbooks, newsletters, and website content.
Products: A final written report detailing the findings of the visitor
survey
Schedule: 250 hours minimum, some weekend work will be included. Length
and dates are otherwise flexible.
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck
Supervisor: Rick Collin, communication director
Prerequisites: Prefer graduate student in an academic discipline that
emphasizes social research methods, such as museum studies, history,
communications, and marketing. Undergraduate students of junior or
senior status in similar fields will be considered, based on training
and experience in research methods. Requires strong interpersonal,
writing, research, and organizational skills. Must have strong word
processing, spreadsheet, and desktop publishing skills.
Stipend: Dependent upon experience
GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN
Scope of work: Assist the graphic designer and exhibit manager with
exhibit text panels and other graphic production needs of the agency.
Work focuses on in-house production of flyers and other printed
materials, the development and design of exhibit panels, and work with
specifications and fabrication for exhibit panel production.
Products: Completed projects that meet the needs of museum visitors and
match the interests and skills of the intern. An experience summary
required.
Schedule: June - August, 2007, length and dates flexible
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck
Supervisor: Brian Austin, graphic designer
Pre-requisite: Basic college level writing and design classes,
proficiency on MacIntosh graphics and word-processing programs.
Stipend: Dependent upon experience
PHOTO ARCHIVES INTERN
Scope of Work: Assist archivist with processing a large photographic
collection. Duties will include: numbering and sleeving images,
researching information about the images, filing, and data entry. The
intern will also assist the archivist with the selection of images for
publication or exhibit projects as needed.
Products: Regular progress reports to the archivist. A daily journal and
experience summary, along with on-site training and supplemental
reading, and the completion of assigned processing project.
Schedule: June through August, 2007, length and dates otherwise flexible
Location: North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck
Supervisor: Lotte Bailey, deputy state archivist
Prerequisites: Undergraduate or graduate student with an appreciation
for North Dakota history and/or archival administration. Familiarity
with and/or ability to learn archival processing procedures. Strong
organizational skills and attention to detail. Applicant will need to
climb ladders, move boxes up to 40 lbs, and work with dusty materials.
Stipend: Dependent upon experience
HISTORIC PRESERVATION INTERN
Scope of work: Research and write the statement of significance (section
8)and assist in preparing the narrative description (section 7)of a
National Register of Historic Places nomination for a North Dakota
property. The intern will be required to use National Register Bulletins
16A and 39, How To Complete the National Register Registration Form and
Researching a Historic Property, in preparing the documents.
Products: 1. Research materials including, but not limited to, a legal
description, photocopies of the property deed and any newspaper articles
about the property, a local history, architectural style information,
and oral history interview notes with the property owner and local
historians
2. Completed section 8
3. Bibliography
4. Photographs from a site visit, labeled according to bulletin 16A
5. Presentation, using written nomination and digital or color
slides, at the State Historic Preservation Review Board meeting on
Friday, August 31, 2007, at the Heritage Center in Bismarck
The architectural historian will be working on the narrative description
(section 7) while the intern writes the section 8. The entire nomination
will be completed for the August meeting.
Schedule: May - August 2007, length and dates otherwise flexible
An outline of the research program should be presented within two
weeks of the selection of a property. An outline and/or partial draft
should be submitted by July 6.
Deadline for completed work is August 31, 2007.
Location: The selection of the property will be made after the
internship is awarded, and selection will consider the interests and
location of the intern. A site in the region in which the intern is
located will be chosen if at all possible.
At least one visit to the site, and a minimum of two visits to the
North Dakota Heritage Center will be required.
Supervisor: Mary Kate Ryan, architectural historian
Prerequisites: Example of writing skills must be included with
application. Applicants should demonstrate an interest in history and
architecture, and a willingness to learn and adapt to a federal
program's requirements.
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