The Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) invites applications from undergraduate and graduate students for its summer 2025 internship program. ADAH internships are paid, and students may be able to obtain academic credit depending on the policies of their educational institutions. Students studying anthropology, archaeology, archival studies, education, history, library science, museum studies, political science, public history, and related fields are encouraged to apply.
ADAH staff will provide professional training and supervision. All applicants must be at least 18 years old and be enrolled in an academic program or a recent graduate. Effective communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat applications are required.
Pay rate:
- $12.73 per hour for sophomores
- $13.38 per hour for juniors
- $14.05 per hour for seniors
- $14.75 per hour for graduate students
To apply, submit an ADAH Summer 2025 Internship cover sheet, state application form, resume, cover letter, unofficial transcript, and reference letter by a professor or academic advisor by February 28, 2025. All application materials should be emailed to Krystle Scott at krystlem.scott@archives.alabama.gov or mailed to the Alabama Department of Archives and History, ATTN: Krystle Scott, P.O. Box 300100, Montgomery, Alabama 36130.
Deadline for applications: February 28, 2025
Current Opportunities:
- Archival Processing Internship
This internship will provide the successful candidate with experience surveying, arranging, and describing records created in the early twentieth century by the Alabama Department of Corrections. The intern will also learn how to properly handle, repair, and store archival materials. Applicants must be able to bend, reach, and lift boxes weighing up to 40 pounds. Applicants for this internship will be required to submit a writing sample, preferably a paper completed for a history or humanities course, to be considered for an interview.
- Discovery Internship
This internship is intended for undergraduate students who have little to no experience in the cultural heritage field and are interested in exploring opportunities. The intern will work in virtually every department at the ADAH spending time in archival and museum collections management, digitization, reference, public programs, and education.
- Museum Collections Internship
This internship will provide practical experience in processing museum collections. The intern will research artifacts to document their history; create catalog records using PastPerfect museum database software; and learn basic best practices for handling and managing museum collections.
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program Internship
This internship will provide the successful candidate an opportunity to obtain experience with processing archival records in a museum setting, using Microsoft Access and PastPerfect museum database software, and analyzing and researching an existing archaeological collection. All these tasks will further the candidate’s understanding of conducting NAGPRA work in a museum environment.
- Registrar's Office Internship
This internship will provide the successful candidate with practical experience surveying acquisitions files, consolidating files, and creating database records for artifacts, books, and archival materials. Students studying history, public history, library science, or related topics are encouraged to apply. Applicants for this internship will be required to complete a transcription assignment to be considered for an interview.