The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum is the nation's official memorial to John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. It is a Presidential Library administered by the National Archives & Records Administration and supported, in part, by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, a non-profit organization.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
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Student Internships
Audiovisual Archives Internship, 12-AV-01
Interns in the Audiovisual Archives of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library primarily assist staff in answering reference requests and making reproductions of audiovisual materials. The intern’s primary responsibility will be working directly with off-site patrons, which requires excellent research dexterity and customer service skills. Patrons may include anyone from film producers to publishers to independent researchers, and requests cover a wide variety of topics and media. Ability to handle multiple inquiries at once, prioritizing needs according to deadlines, and initiative to start new requests are key factors to a successful internship.
In the course of their duties, interns will use digital resources such as the public online digital archives and the JFK Library’s digital asset management system, Documentum. Interns will also handle original photographs, negatives, ¼” reel-to-reel audio tape, and motion picture film, among other analog media. In fulfilling reproduction requests, AV archives interns learn to use the video edit suite, the digital audio workstation, and the photo scanning station. When reference demands are light, there may be limited opportunities for special projects depending on the intern’s interest and the archives’ needs. Some clerical duties may be assigned as needed.
The Audiovisual Archives has an immediate opening for an intern to work 24-40 hours per week. Please include the following materials in your application:
• Cover letter stating why you are interested in an internship in the Audiovisual Archives
• Resume
• Unofficial transcript
• Letter of recommendation
Closing date is 24 January 2012. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted electronically with the subject line stating “AV Internship Application-[Your Name]” to laurie.austin@nara.gov or by mail to:
Laurie Austin
Audiovisual Archives
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
The archives are open Monday through Friday. Interns are paid at the rate of $12.50 per hour. Recent graduates are eligible to work as interns for nine months after graduating. Internships are available to United States citizens only.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world.
The institution collects materials that relate to the life and times of John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President. This includes the collections (textual documents, audiovisual items, and museum artifacts) of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy, as well as over 600 other collections including Kennedy family members, authors, politicians, and individuals and organizations who worked for, with, or because of John F. Kennedy. The John F. Kennedy Library also houses the Ernest Hemingway Collection and John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Programs.