Please pass the word regarding our summer internship program for both historic preservation and museum studies tracks! 2004 Historic Preservation & Museum Studies Internship Program The Jekyll Island Club was founded in 1886 as a winter retreat for America’s wealthiest families. Among its members were such powerful men as J.P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer, William Rockefeller and William K. Vanderbilt. In its heyday, the Club was referred to as the “richest, the most exclusive, and most inaccessible club in the world.” The Jekyll Island Club National Historic Landmark District, operated by the Jekyll Island Authority, is a 240-acre site containing 33 historic structures. The site is one of the largest restoration projects in the southeastern United States. Jekyll Island Club National Historic Landmark District Internship Program The Jekyll Island State Park Authority, Museum and Historic Preservation Divisions and the Friends of Historic Jekyll Island Incorporated (FOHJI) are accepting applications for the 2004 Jekyll Island Club National Historic Landmark Internship Program. Objective The internship’s objective is to expose a limited number of students to the process of site administration and historic preservation within a National Historic Landmark District. Multi-disciplinary approaches will be emphasized and hands-on learning will be given highest priority. Interns will be supervised by nationally recognized preservation and museum professionals. Education and Training Following a national, competitive-based application process, four participants in historic preservation and two in museum studies will be accepted into a ten-week internship program. Participants will be admitted based on academic background and achievement, and a genuine interest in museum and restoration processes. Museum Studies TrackThe program’s focus will consist of exposing interns to museum related tasks and duties. Interns will be trained and supervised in areas including primary document research, proper registration and cataloging practices, interpretive planning, and archival organization. One special project will be assigned to each intern to be completed over the duration of the internship.Historic Preservation Track The program’s focus will be directed toward exposing interns to the process of planning and implementing a museum-quality restoration project. The interns will be trained in areas including historic preservation carpentry, building evaluation and investigation, structural documentation, interpretive planning, archival research, emergency building stabilization, and theory and practice of museum-quality restoration. Program Requirements The interns will provide a final project report and a presentation for Museum Staff and the FOHJI membership. Dates 10-week duration over Summer Season Stipend $3,200 plus housing Credit Pre-arranged course credit is the responsibility of any student and his or her institution of learning. To Apply Mail cover letter stating track choice, career goals and qualifications for consideration, resume, and two letters of recommendation. Mail To Deadline Internship Program All materials must be received by Jekyll Island Museum March 17, 2004 381 Riverview Dr. Jekyll Island, GA 31527 Questions? Contact: Brian Scott Robinson Superintendent of Historic Preservation Jekyll Island Museum 381 Riverview Drive Jekyll Island, Georgia 31527 (912) 635 4107 (office) (912) 635 4420 (fax) [log in to unmask] --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing ========================================================= 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).