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-----Original Message----- From: Herb Hartsook [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:15 AM To: Archives & Archivists (A&A) List Subject: [archives] Archival Internships South Carolina Political Collections offers an annual internship paying $2,000. We have had two interns to date and both worked out exceedingly well. The stipend is sufficient to underwrite travel and lodging. We strive to ensure that our interns experience all aspects of our operation and to tour other local repositories. We also help in locating affordable lodging. Each of our interns made a real contribution to our program. In designing our program, we studied a number of other intern programs and found that there was a very broad range of stipends, hours required, etc. Details of our program follow: Internships at South Carolina Political Collections The University of South Carolina South Carolina Political Collections [SCPC] is a nationally recognized repository collecting the papers of individuals and organizations impacting on government, politics and society, chiefly in the post-World War II era. Holdings include personal papers, the archives of organizations such as the state Democratic and Republican parties, visual materials, audio and video recordings, and electronic records. For more information, see www.sc.edu/library/socar/mpc. SCPC offers an annual summer internship which carries a stipend of $2,000 and will be awarded to a qualified graduate student enrolled in an archival education program outside of South Carolina. Intern projects usually require a minimum of 135 hours of labor and will vary depending on current SCPC needs and the interests of the intern, but may include arranging and describing a smaller collection or a series within a major collection, analyzing preservation needs within a collection and performing simple conservation work, outreach efforts such as helping to create actual and/or virtual exhibits, and the transcription of oral history interviews. Application deadline is 1 May. Applications should be addressed to: Summer Internship Program, South Carolina Political Collections, University Libraries, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 29208, and include: ' Statement not exceeding 500 words explaining how an internship with SCPC fits the applicant=s educational program and career goals; ' Current resume; and ' Two letters of recommendation including one from the head of the archival program in which the applicant is enrolled. That letter should clearly state the program=s internship requirements, including the number of hours required to successfully complete the internship. Please note: Housing is not provided as part of the award and must be arranged by the successful candidate. Herbert J. Hartsook, Director South Carolina Political Collections 720 College St. University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-0577 Fax: (803) 777-0582 o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o The ARCHIVES & ARCHIVISTS (A&A) LIST is sponsored by the Society of American Archivists. To post to the list, send messages to [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe or to modify your subscription settings, log in at: http://saa.archivists.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/person/ListServ.html To view the A&A List Terms of Participation, visit: http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp A&A List Coordinator: Kerwin R. So [log in to unmask]