The Mary Wolfskill Trust Fund Internship A summer internship is currently offered by the Library of Congress for undergraduate and graduate students. Named after a longtime staff member who retired as the head of the Manuscript Division’s Reference & Reader Services Section in 2005, the Mary Wolfskill Trust Fund is used to support internships in […]
Washington DC’s oldest city-wide non-profit historic preservation association, the DC Preservation League, is seeking to fill an archival internship position for the summer of 2009. The individual selected will have the opportunity to enchance the resources of the DCPL through research, identifying and archiving photos and documents of historic buildings and landmarks in Washington, DC. […]
Dr. Hudgins shares word of two opportunities for Mary Washington Students: The first is the 2009 Falmouth (Jamaica) Field School in Historic Preservation (May 20 to June 18) in Jamaica. This four week, three credit program accepts applications from undergraduates in any major and does not have prerequisite requirements. It is offered for students interested […]
UWM History Grads Talk about Their Careers and Finding Jobs after College On Tuesday, February 17, four former UMW history majors came back to campus to talk to current students about their career paths and how best to prepare yourself for the job market. Our guests were Nina Besser, who works in the Office of […]
Two different opportunities for work and study in the field (indeed – quite literally in ‘the field’) of archaeology have been posted. The first is a summer course entitled “The Archaeology of Chesapeake Slavery and Landscape” offered through the University of Virginia’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and Monticello’s Department of Archaeology, June 1 […]
