[History_students] Archives Internship Available

[Margaret Storey]

Dear History Students,
I wanted to alert you to an excellent  internship opportunity at the  
Great Lakes Region National Archives (I have confirmed that this is a  
paid internship, though details of compensation are not yet published.):

The National Archives-Great Lakes Region in Chicago is hiring graduate  
and advanced undergraduate students for the summer.  This is a  
terrific opportunity for students with a strong interest in history  
and archives to learn more about what kinds of primary source  
documents can be found in archives, how they are preserved, and how  
they are made available to the public.  Students selected for these  
positions will assist the National Archives with processing historical  
records.  Work may include: preliminary inventories of record series;  
arranging unorganized records; describing records through the creation  
of box lists, finding aids, and/or indexes; preservation surveys; and  
basic preservation of older records.  The positions are for up to  
three months in duration and may be full or half-time.

The National Archives-Great Lakes Region holds over 84,000 cubic feet  
of unique records dating from 1800 to the early 1990s.  These records  
document Federal Government activity in Illinois, Indiana,  
Michigan,Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.  These records are preserved  
by the National Archives because they have continuing practical value  
for Government operations, they protect both public and private  
rights, and have research value for anyone with an interest in the  
social, economic, or political development of States served by the  
regional archives.  The records are diverse in content, covering the  
Great Lakes and inland waterways, agriculture, African Americans and  
Native Americans, the environment, immigration and naturalization,  
inventions and technology, railroads, the automotive industry, the  
labor movement, organized crime, the military, domestic conditions  
during World Wars I and II, sedition and treason, nuclear energy  
research, and many other subjects.  Additional information on the  
National Archives-Great Lakes Region can be found at <http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/archives/ 
 >.

Proof of U.S. citizenship and background investigation are required  
for all candidates.  Interested students should send a cover letter,  
current transcript, and letter of recommendation to:

Director, Archival Operations
National Archives and Records Administration-Great Lakes Region
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629-5898
Ph. (773) 948-9001
Fax: (773) 948-9050
E-mail:  chicago.archives at nara.gov


I hope you will consider applying if you are interested!
Best regards,

Prof. Storey

Margaret M. Storey
Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Programs
History Department
DePaul University
2320 N. Kenmore Avenue, SAC 420
Chicago IL 60614
773.325.7482
mstorey at depaul.edu

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