America’s Black Holocaust Museum Intern

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The intern will work on behalf of ABHM for 150 hours as an assistant in the museum’s data collection and archive efforts. Specifically, the intern will work closely with ABHM staff members Mia Phifer and Brad Pruitt to help build the museum’s digital institutional archive and assist with collections activities. In return, the intern will learn in depth about the organization’s history and evolution and will be given several opportunities for professional development to assist with their future career in museums and the public history field.

Responsibilities

• Search through physical archives for photos and articles related to ABHM or Dr. James Cameron; search can be completed at archival sites or at ABHM
• Gather and upload articles about or referencing America’s Black Holocaust Museum or Dr. James Cameron, from the mid-1980s to present day to digital archive
• Catalog all of the above in the museum’s institutional DropBox using established naming conventions and procedures and protocols for organizing this information
• Assist with rehousing, cataloging, and digitizing artifacts in storage to professional standard
• Performing condition checks and creating condition reports, as well as accessioning process and documentation
• Researching object history for exhibitions, curatorial files, or publication
• Assisting with the packing, unpacking, and installation of objects for exhibitions
• Research alternatives to DropBox for housing museums and other cultural institutions’ digital archives
• Meet all benchmarks and expectations as set out by internship supervisors
• Help the museum earn Bronze certificates in the AASLH STEPS program for meeting the basic levels of Management Standard (#11) - “The institution appropriately manages its records both for current business needs and to maintain a permanent record of its activities.”
• Audit ABHM’s Virtual Museum for all images and see if they are in the public domain or need to be licensed or replaced
• Assist with temporary exhibits and/or educational programs 
• Participate in any professional development activities offered by the museum or by internship supervisors