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Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Collections Internship, Summer 2010
The Wisconsin Maritime
Museum seeks an intern to
work in its collections department full-time for approximately 12 weeks on a
project to catalog and make digitally available an important collection of
historical images, the Captain Edward Carus collection donated by Henry N.
Barkhausen. Upon the conclusion of the internship period, the museum expects to
be poised to make the collection publicly available on the internet.
The Collections Intern
needs to have the following skills:
- Excellent
writing skills
- Good
organizational skills
- Ability to
properly handle and manage historic photographic materials
- Familiarity
with digitization standards
- Excellent
cataloging skills
- Knowledge of
the historical significance of early 20th century photographic
materials
- Experience
using PastPerfect is preferred
- Some previous
experience in museums, archives, libraries or a related field is a plus,
possibly including but not limited to: cataloging, digital imaging, metadata
creation
The successful candidate
must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work both as a team and
independently.
Compensation will be $12/hour. The internship period will run from
approximately June to August 2010. Start date and schedule are negotiable.
Please send cover letter, resume, and references by February 15, 2010
to: Cristin Waterbury, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, WI 54220; or via email to [log in to unmask].