{"id":539,"date":"2013-08-28T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T11:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/blog\/2013\/08\/28\/archives_intern_town_of_hingham_hingham_ma\/"},"modified":"2013-08-28T11:55:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T11:55:10","slug":"archives_intern_town_of_hingham_hingham_ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocis.simmons.edu\/sites\/blog\/2013\/08\/28\/archives_intern_town_of_hingham_hingham_ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives Intern, Town of Hingham, Hingham MA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Employer:<\/b>?? Town of Hingham, Massachusetts<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Position:? ????<\/b>Archives Intern<b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Location:? ???<\/b>Town of Hingham, Mass.<b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Hours: ????????<\/b>?12-16 per week, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and\/or Saturdays<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Duration:<\/b>? ???Six Months<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Salary:?????????<\/b>Stipend Amount of $1,500<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Description<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The town of Hingham, Massachusetts is looking for a part-time (12 to 16 hours per week) intern to work with the Town Archivist on several projects. The intern will process medium and small-sized collections dating from the 17<sup>th<\/sup>?century to the present. The records include diaries, town documents, ledgers, correspondence, and photographs that are located within club records, town materials, and personal\/family papers. The intern will create finding aids for these materials which will be placed on a website as well as in OCLC\/NUCMC.<\/p>\n<p>The intern will also conduct outreach activities, including writing articles for the local newspaper, completing brochures, and creating Facebook\/website posts. The subjects will include the history of the town, updates on the preservation of materials, and opportunities for members of the community to donate materials.?<\/p>\n<p>Most of the work will be done at the Hingham Public Library, but there may be opportunities to work on the town records at Town Hall. This will involve working with town departments to appraise and organize records.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Qualifications<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>? ? ? ? ?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>Must be a current graduate student in an accredited archival program who has taken at least three courses in archives management and\/or American history.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>? ? ? ? ?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>Experience in processing archival\/special collections.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>? ? ? ? ?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>Familiarity with the use of social media outlets.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>? ? ? ? ?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>Excellent writing, researching, and public speaking skills.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>? ? ? ? ?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>Must be able to pass a CORI check.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Application<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span>?<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Please send a resume, cover letter, and three references to Jennifer Williams, Town Archivist, at?<a href=\"mailto:williamsj@hingham-ma.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">williamsj@hingham-ma.gov<\/a>.? The deadline for the submission of applications?<b>September 7, 2013<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>? Employer:?? Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Position:? ????Archives Intern Location:? ???Town of Hingham, Mass. Hours: ?????????12-16 per week, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and\/or Saturdays Duration:? ???Six Months Salary:?????????Stipend Amount of $1,500 ? Description ? 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