Internship Opportunities
The Museum welcomes opportunities for undergraduate and graduate interns during fall, spring, or summer semesters. Internships are available in many areas of the Museum: archival research, oral history, exhibit design and digital projects. Fall and spring internships are based on a minimum of 8 hours of work per week; summer interns may work up to 25 hours per week. All internships are supervised and evaluated by either the Museum Director or the Education Curator.
Archival Research interns research a topic on local history using primary sources and complete a major research project or paper. Projects are dependent upon the student’s interests and the feasibility of the project.
Oral History interns are introduced to the broad range of issues in the methodology of oral documentation of Army Soldiers and veterans. Projects are structured to include a short background paper that defines the historical context of the interview, preparation of interview questions, and transcription of all interviews. The completed project becomes part of the Museum collection.
Exhibit Design interns will receive training in exhibit design, creating exhibit labels, assembling information and recommending relevant artifacts that might be used from the Museum' collection. Students will be encouraged to develop a portfolio of design methodology and techniques.
Digital Projects use technology to create or enable quick access to documents, images, ready references and oral histories. Projects include digitizing documents or images, inputting information into the museum's database and creating files that can be posted on the Museum's web site.
Ideal candidates would be considering a career or further study in the fields of museum studies, graphic design, history and archives. Interested students should contact their academic department’s internship coordinator, and contact the Director of the Museum to discuss potential internship projects.
Contact us via Email: usarmy.lee.tradoc.mbx.leee-awmweb@mail.mil or call 804-734-4327 for any inquiries
This page was last updated on: March 25, 2015