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Mellon Foundation Grants for Colonial Williamsburg Curatorial Internships

From Laura Pass Barry, Associate Curator at Colonial Williamsburg: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in support of curatorial internships. The money will be used to fund a total of 12 internships over the course of the next few years. Three 3-month internships and one 12-month internship [...]

Internships at the Carlye House Historic Park

The Carlyle House Historic Park, an 18th century historic house museum, located in Old Town Alexandria, VA, is offering a Collections Management and Research internship as well as an Education Programming internship for the Spring semester.
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Tonight: Working with Women in Our Community and Beyond

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Career Services, and the Office of Community Service invite you to learn about the volunteer and internship opportunities (both undergrad and postgrad) available in our community and in the DC area for those interested in working with women and women’s issues. See below for time and location. Working with [...]

Volunteer and Internship Opportunities: Working with Women in our Community and Beyond

On November 1, The Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Career Services, and the Office of Community Service invite you to learn about the volunteer and internship opportunities (both undergrad and postgrad) available in our community and in the DC area for those interested in working with women and women’s issues. See below for time and [...]

Internship Opportunity on the Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society Internship Summer Internship at the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society and House Museum for identifying and cataloguing a large collection of historic artifacts, mostly ceramics from 18th and 19th century periods. Time frame flexible, for four to six weeks during late May to August 1, 2011. Applicant should [...]

History Internship Opportunity

History Intern Federal Judicial Center Washington, DC 20002-8003 The Federal Judicial Center is the federal courts’ agency for research and education. Congress established it by statute in 1967 as a separate organization within the federal judicial system at the request of the Judicial Conference of the United States (see 28 U.S.C. §§ 620–629). A nine-member Board, [...]

Summer Internship – U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Position Available:  Intern Office/Location:  U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Closing Date:  March 31, 2011 Salary Level/Range:  Unpaid Proposed Starting Date:  Mid-May 2011 End date: Late July/Early August JOB DESCRIPTION The Office of the Historian seeks an unpaid intern with a strong interest in history.  Responsibilities include assistance in day-to-day office operations, significant [...]

Career Night — March 15, 7pm, Lee Hall 412

Do you want a job after college (or graduate school)? Your answer should be yes! To find out how four UMW History and American Studies majors have landed on their feet after college, be sure to attend this year’s Career Night event. The four alums will explain how they got to their current jobs (or [...]

Summer Internships at the Newberry Library

The Newberry Library offers internships in most of its departments. Newberry interns benefit professionally and intellectually from challenging work assignments as well as participation in the Library’s lively community of scholars. Interns are supervised individually by Newberry staff members, who serve as mentors and insure that the internship has a robust educational component. In addition [...]

George Washington Mt. Vernon Summer Internships

Six summer internships will be available at Mt. Vernon this season as part of their “George Washington: Entrepreneur Internship” program. Applications are due by February 15, 2011. For full information and contacts, see the description below: