Please send questions regarding the internship to the address below

 

The Kansas State Historical Society announces the
2006 LELA BARNES ARCHIVAL INTERNSHIP

The Library and Archives Division of the Kansas State Historical Society is pleased to offer the Lela Barnes Archival Internship for graduate students enrolled in Kansas colleges and universities and Kansas residents attending any graduate school. This internship is designed to provide summer or fall semester work experience for a graduate student interested in pursuing an archival career. The intern will be introduced to archival arrangement and description and possibly other activities working with the societys archival collections. A $2,500 stipend accompanies the eight-week internship which may be started as early as June. Funds for this internship are provided by a bequest from the late Lela Barnes, curator of manuscripts at the Kansas State Historical Society from 1936 until 1962.

Preferred qualifications: Applicants should, by June of the year of application, have completed at least twelve graduate semester hours or equivalent in American history; American studies; archival, library or information management; or museum studies applied toward an advanced degree in American history, American studies, archival administration, library/information or records management, or related fields. Applicants should have at least eight undergraduate semester hours or equivalent in American history.

Applicants should submit a letter describing their interest in the archival profession, a résumé, transcripts of all completed undergraduate and graduate work, a list of courses in which they are currently enrolled, and two letters of recommendation to:

Lela Barnes Internship
Library and Archives Division, Center for Historical Research
Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66615-1099

Letters of application should be received by April 3, 2006. Letters received after that date may not receive first consideration. Transcripts and letters of recommendation do not need to be received by April third, but early receipt will speed the selection process. Award of the internship will be announced May first or as soon as possible thereafter depending on receipt of applications and supporting documentation.

If you have questions, please contact Bob Knecht at (785) 272-8681, ext. 304; fax (785) 272-8682; TDD (785) 272-8683; e-mail [log in to unmask] .

The Kansas State Historical Society does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs. The Society requests prior notification to accommodate individuals with special needs or disabilities.