The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Archives is pleased to offer a ten to twelve-week Archives Internship in the late summer/early fall at its Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland. The NMAI Archives preserves the history of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation (MAI), the predecessor of the NMAI, and their collections. This paid internship will provide an opportunity to gain practical experience in archival processing and records management. The intern will primarily assist the archivist in the disposition of the administrative records of the NMAI in accordance with the Smithsonian Institution Archives record retention schedules. The intern may also have the opportunity to arrange, describe, and preserve a small collection, or a series within a major collection, and provide reference services to researchers. The stipend for this internship is $400.00 per week (taxes are not withheld), housing and benefits are not provided. The start date for this full time, 10-12 week internship is negotiable. Interns must be enrolled in a graduate degree program and have completed graduate course work in archival, library or information management; and/or graduate course work in American History, American Studies, museum studies, public history, or another area that relates to the history of Native Americans or anthropology. Applicants should submit five copies of the application form found at: http://americanindian.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=collaboration&second=internships&third=applications; and one copy of the following: two letters of recommendation; official academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate); and an essay discussing their interest in the archival profession and how this internship will benefit them. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Mail completed application form and all materials requested to: Internships National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institution Cultural Resources Center-Community Services Department 4220 Silver Hill Road Suitland, MD 20746-2863 A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>