Fall 2008
Pro Football Hall of Fame 
History Collections Internship

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is seeking students for its Fall of 2008 Collections Internship in the museum’s Archives and Information Center.  The museum is seeking students who are interested in pursuing a career with an historical organization and have an interest in collections management.  The student interns will be given an introduction into the history of professional football and the internal collections care practices of the museum.  The student interns will assist staff in research projects and collections care of both artifacts and archival materials.  They will also have the opportunity to complete a registration project(s) in the collection by the end of the internship.   

Student interns are required to work for a continuous 12-week period in the Fall of 2008.   Collections interns are required to have completed or working to complete a bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: history, anthropology, American Studies, sports management or equivalent.  The museum prefers students who have experience volunteering or working for an historical organization and is in a graduate program in one of the following fields of study: museum studies, archival studies, public history or equivalent. The Collections Internship is a volunteer internship.  Please send a letter of interest and resume to: Jason Aikens, Collections Curator, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2121 George Halas Dr. NW, Canton, OH 44708 (330) 456-8207, [log in to unmask]  The deadline to apply is September 8, 2008 but application materials will be reviewed immediately.

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