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Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Internship

Summer 2009 ~ Washington, D.C.

 

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 2009 Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Internship to
an individual looking to gain experience in preparing museum exhibitions.
This summer's intern will assist museum staff in researching themes and
objects for several upcoming exhibitions, including studies of Virginia and
New Hampshire during the American Revolution.

 

Applicants should be graduate students studying history, art history,
material culture studies, museum 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
dedicated interest in the history and material culture of eighteenth- and
early-nineteenth-century America 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.

 

Founded in 1783, The Society of the Cincinnati is the nation's oldest
patriotic organization, established by American and French officers of the
Continental army and navy to preserve the ideals and fellowship for which
they had fought during the Revolutionary War.  Now in its third century, the
Society strives to promote public interest and scholarship in the American
Revolution, The Society of the Cincinnati, and Anderson House, a National
Historic Landmark.  This Beaux Arts mansion, designed by Little & Browne of
Boston, was built between 1902 and 1905 as the winter residence of Larz
Anderson, an American diplomat, and his wife, Isabel Weld Perkins, an author
and Red Cross volunteer.  Upon Larz Anderson's death, Anderson House was
donated to the Society and has served as its headquarters since 1938.
Please visit our website, www.societyofthecincinnati.org
<http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/> , for more information.

 

Please send a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample (at least 1-2
pages) by April 15, 2009, 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

 


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