"The BYU History Department has formed a partnership with the Joseph Smith Papers Project at the Church History Library to provide them with 8-10 interns each semester to assist in their production of their multi-volume publication, which is projected to take another ten years to complete. Interns at the JSP get actual hands-on experience with documentary editing tasks such as document transcription, transcription verification, preparation of documents for web publication, research for document annotation, back matter preparation, and source checking, among others. We are also trying to recruit 1-2 students to work with the Historic Sites Division at the Church History Library to help with their research of historic sites and landmarks relevant to Church history. While we have typically drawn our pool of interns from our own department, we would like to open up this opportunity to majors in related fields. The internship is administered through the History Department and students are required to register for History 199R. I hope that this class can still be counted toward your student’s majors electives as well. Attached is a description of the internship.
"Representatives from the Church History Library will be on campus on Tuesday, August 28th starting at 3 p.m. to interview interested students for fall internship positions. They will be selecting 6-8 interns at that time. (Keep in mind that we send 8-10 interns each semester, so students will have the opportunity to work at the CHL in future semesters if that can’t do it this semester.) All interested applicants need to submit their resumes to me at liz_malone@byu.edu by August 22nd. I will then arrange an interview time with them.
"Some of your students may also be interested in our Internship Information Night which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 5th, at 7:00 p.m. in B037 JFSB. We will discuss careers for students of history, the benefits of internships, and detail what internships are available for fall and winter semesters and how to start planning for a national or international spring/summer internship. All majors are welcome to attend.
"Finally, Gary Boatright from the Church History Department is seeking student volunteers for the American Association for State and Local History’s annual conference which will be held in Salt Lake City from October 3-6, 2012. They are in need of student volunteers to help with registration, set-up, and other duties. By volunteering for an 8-hour shift, students will receive a complementary full conference registration package (a value of $200) and a chance to sit in on lectures, attend tours, and interact with history professionals from across the nation. They can contact Gary Boatright at BoatrightGL@ldschurch.org to volunteer.
"As a former American Studies major, I want to make sure that current American Studies students don’t feel that they get lost between departments. If they have any questions about JSP internships or other internships opportunities, particularly at museums, libraries, archives, historic sites, and historical organizations, I’d be more than happy to help them out. Thanks!"
- Liz Malone
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