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Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Collections Internship, Summer 2010

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum seeks an intern to work in its collections department full-time for approximately 12 weeks on a project to catalog and make digitally available an important collection of historical images, the Captain Edward Carus collection donated by Henry N. Barkhausen. Upon the conclusion of the internship period, the museum expects to be poised to make the collection publicly available on the internet.

The Collections Intern needs to have the following skills:

• Excellent writing skills
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to properly handle and manage historic photographic materials
• Familiarity with digitization standards
• Excellent cataloging skills
• Knowledge of the historical significance of early 20^th century photographic materials
• Experience using PastPerfect is preferred
• Some previous experience in museums, archives, libraries or a related field is a plus, possibly including but not limited to: cataloging, digital imaging, metadata creation

The successful candidate must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work both as a team and independently.

Compensation will be $12/hour. The internship period will run from approximately June to August 2010. Start date and schedule are negotiable.

Please send cover letter, resume, and references by February 15, 2010 to: Cristin Waterbury, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc, WI 54220; or via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .