Archives and Related Courses at SCILS

Manuscripts and Archives (17:610:533):

SCILS Course Listing and Description

"Introduction to theory and practice of manuscript and archival administration. Focus on accepted methodology and current issues relating to the collection, organization, preservation, and use of historical materials."

Records Management (17:610:534):

SCILS Course Listing and Description

"Examination of the document life-cycle of the records of organizations: generation and control--filing, storage, and retrieval systems using various technologies; protection and disposition--retention regulations and practices. Discussion of how records management concepts and contexts differ from archives and library organization and retrieval systems."

Preservation of Library & Archival Materials (17:610:556):

SCILS Course Listing and Description

"The physical nature of materials and the causes of deterioration. Techniques for promoting longevity; environmental control; storage and handling practices; and reformatting. Disaster planning and recovery. Visits to conservation studios and archives."

Internship Information

Current and Ongoing Opportunities:

National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) : For information about internships in the New York City office, contact Nancy Shader, Director of Archival Operations, at (212) 401-1626 or Nancy.Shader@nara.gov.

NARA is developing a records management internship program in its New York office. For information, contact Dorothy Dougherty at (212) 401-1637 or dorothy.dougherty@nara.gov.

Smithsonian Institution: The Smithsonian offers numerous internships in its many locations. Find more information and applications through the Office of Fellowships.

American Museum of Natural History: Special Collections at the American Museum of Natural History is accepting applications for summer, fall, winter, and spring internships.
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY, is accepting applications for interns. Contact Anne McFarland, the Director of Technical Services, at amcfarland@baseballhalloffame.org for more information.
Internship opportunities are often announced on the paperpeople and scils-jobs listservs, and Jana Varlejs (varlejs@scils.rutgers.edu), the internship coordinator at SCILS, can provide information about other internship opportunities. Thomas Frusciano, University Archivist, Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives (SC/UA) (fruscian@rci.rutgers.edu), is also available to discuss internship opportunities and independent studies at Rutgers SC/UA.

Past Internships

SCILS students have interned at Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives in preservation, archives, and rare book cataloguing. Students have also interned at various Princeton libraries, the Grolier Club in New York, the Institute for Jazz Studies in Newark, and the Monmouth County Historical Association.