Internship Announcement Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service, has one collection management internship available for Summer 2001. Stipend: $1,600 per month. Period of Internship: June-August 2001 (exact start and end dates negotiable). Description of Museum: Bent’s Old Fort is a reconstructed trading post on the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. Operated between 1833-1849 by the Bent-St. Vrain Company, the Fort was established on the US-Mexican border to trade with the Indians, including the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa and Comanche tribes. Although the Fort was a privately owned trading post, it also played an important role in the War with Mexico in 1846. The Park’s museum collection consists of over 216,000 archaeological artifacts from the original Bent’s Fort, 28 ethnographic objects, over 6,800 history objects, over 40,000 archival documents and photographs, 179 herbarium specimens and 45 geological specimens. Over 5,000 history objects (original and reproductions) are on exhibit in the reconstructed fort. Description of Area: Bent’s Old Fort NHS is located 8 miles from La Junta in southeastern Colorado. La Junta is a town with approximately 7,500 residents and is located just 60 miles east of Pueblo, CO which has a population of c. 100,000 people. Local resources include restaurants, fast- food chains, shops, medical facilities, a movie theatre, a community college, local history museums, a community theatre, gyms, community swimming pools and parks. Internship Duties & Responsibilities: · Accession and catalog museum objects to the National Park Service standards using ANCS+ (Re:Discovery) collection management software. · Document museum objects using digital and traditional formats as part of the cataloging process. · Complete condition assessments of museum objects as part of the cataloging process. · Environmental monitoring using dataloggers as well as visible and UV light monitors. · Integrated Pest Management. Activities include monitoring for pests and pest activities, completing forms and documenting IPM activities, identifying pests, and housekeeping and other preventive measures. · Housekeeping in the reconstructed fort and museum storage building according to the techniques and schedules discussed in the Park’s Museum Housekeeping Plan. · Inventory of objects on exhibit and in storage, including Phase II of the 100% inventory project. Upon completion of the inventory project in the Fort, print new room inventories and update the room photographs. · Reconcile discrepancies in past accessions, cataloging errors, etc. in paper and computer files. · Assist the Museum Curator with exhibit maintenance including implementing the Park’s Addendum to the 1976 Historic Furnishing Plan. · Conduct storage condition upgrades for museum objects, including archival materials, storage mounts, etc. · Other duties as assigned. Uniform: This position has a high degree of public visibility. NPS T-shirts and hats will be provided. The intern will provide his/her own pants, shoes, etc. Work Environment: The intern will be working in areas without environmental controls. Temperatures within the exhibit areas of the Fort are hot in the summer. High levels of particulate matter are present within the exhibit and office areas of the Fort. Sitting, standing and/or kneeling for long periods will be necessary. The intern must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Due to the potential danger of Hantavirus exposure at the Park, interns conducting housekeeping or other tasks that raise dust must wear HEPA- filter half-face respirators during these activities. In accordance with OSHA requirements and the Park’s Respirator Protection Plan, the interns must complete a confidential medical questionnaire that will be reviewed by a medical doctor to ensure that respirator use is safe for the student. The Park will pay for review of the medical evaluation and any required physical examination. Work Schedule: Summer work schedule is 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Up to two 15- minute breaks per day are permitted and lunch break is 30 minutes. Performance Evaluation: The interns will receive formal performance evaluations according to standard National Park Service policies and schedules. Written performance standards will be created and discussed with interns at the start of employment. Submit resume and three references by March 15, 2001 to: Museum Curator Bent’s Old Fort NHS 35110 Hwy 194 East La Junta, CO 81050 ========================================================Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).