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 The Archives of American Gardens internship is designed to provide opportunities to experience
various components of archival collections management by working
on projects in the Archives of American Gardens (AAG), a growing
photographic collection that documents American garden design
and landscape history. The internship will foster experience in
the following areas: collections registration, cataloging and
description, research, development of finding aids, inventory,
and basic preservation practices.
Projects focus on organizing and processing photographic materials,
maintaining archival records, locating and verifying data for
research purposes, editing and checking the accuracy of electronic
records, cataloging images by describing their content according
to recognized data standards, assisting with basic reference duties,
image digitization, computer automation of collection records,
and developing outreach materials. This experience will help interns
learn the practices necessary to prepare archival collections
for curators, staff, and outside researchers. It will also provide
opportunities to understand ways in which intellectual and physical
control of museum collections is achieved.
Archives of American Gardens summer intern applicants must apply for both the Archives of American Gardens' internship and the Garden Club of America, Garden History and Design Scholarship to be considered for a joint stipend awarded by those two organizations.
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The SG Education and Outreach internship will foster experience in horticultural programming. Interns gain hands-on experience in the areas of education, horticulture, or research. The educational component consists of developing educational content for use in social media platforms, backpack tours and trunk program based on existing themes or special concepts. The intern may have an opportunity to develop interpretive labels, guided and cell phone tour text for exhibitions or living plant displays, using both standard references and staff guidance to gather the appropriate material. The intern will work with horticulture records and resources under the guidance of the Collections Management and Education staff to develop these materials. |
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