SIMMONS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HENRY FORD MUSEUM & GREENFIELD VILLAGE 1998 Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village welcomes applications to its 1998 graduate internship program. The Simmons Internship Program is designed for graduate students interested in pursuing careers in history, American Studies, or related fields. Funded by the Vera W. and Walter E. Simmons Endowment Fund, the museum can offer interns a stipend of $1225 per month, with a maximum internship term of 3 months. During the Summer 1998 interns will be given the opportunity to work on projects involving the areas of glass, art work, and decorative arts documentation (conservation), the Thomas Edison archival collection, the Edison Institute Archives, Fort Myers (Thomas Edison) documentation, and clothing and textile production. Projects can range from traditional research and cataloging projects and archival processing to assistance with the development of educational programs for museum visitors or to the development of interactive or educational components for exhibits or other public programs. During the selection process, each candidate's skills, background, and interests will be assessed against the various projects and museum activities currently underway. Each successful candidate will be assigned to a staff member with whom he/she will conduct the major project. The Simmons Internship Program provides an exceptional opportunity to experience life in a major American history museum. Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, the largest indoor-outdoor museum in America, has an extensive artifact collection with major holdings in American technology, transportation, and domestic life, with the Research Center incorporating an outstanding collection of automotive history, design history, and advertising materials. The 81-acre Greenfield Village site contains seventy-eight architecturally significant historical structures. The museum's artifact and architectural conservation facilities are some of the finest in the Midwest. In addition to their specific project assignments, Simmons interns are encouraged to participate in the larger life of the institution in order to gain a fuller understanding of the many components of museum work. STIPEND AND TERMS OF INTERNSHIP: The Simmons Endowment Fund provides a stipend for Summer 1998 of $1,225 per month. Housing assistance is available. The maximum internship term is 3 months. TO APPLY: Send letter describing background, experience, and interests with curriculum vita and letters of support from two references by March 1, 1998 to: Charles D. Hanson Simmons Internship Program Research Center Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village 20900 Oakwood Blvd Dearborn, MI 48121-1970