The very essence of the practice of history is the ability to gather data,
analyze that data, and present the results of analysis in written form.
Your interns will be ill-served if a paper is not a requirement for
successfully completing their internships.  For purposes of their future
academic careers, a graded internship would generally be of more value than
a pass/fail, but general practice at your local college should probably be
your guide in this matter.

At 01:54 PM 5/9/97 GMT, you wrote:
>I will be hiring six museum education interns for my museum next year, all
>from the history major program at a local college. The history major, which
>is new this year, requires two three-credit history-related internships as
>part of the program. The history department is in the process of developing
>guidelines for these internships.
>
>It has been suggested that the students be required to A) work a minimum of
>200 hours, B) write a paper relating to their experience, and C) be given a
>formal grade for the internship.
>
>My own feeling is that the internships should be pass/fail only, and that a
>paper is not a necessary product of such an experience.
>
>How do most museums/archives/history-related institutions handle for-credit
>internships? Any input at all would be appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ed Gyllenhaal
>Curator
>Glencairn Museum
>Bryn Athyn, PA
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William S. Hanable