Year: 2016

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, an independent research library with nationally significant historic collections documenting American architecture and design, seeks a part-time intern to assist with the arrangement, description, and digitization of architectural drawings, photographs, scrapbooks and manuscripts.  The intern will work under the supervision of the Curator of Architecture on a project to process materials documenting the establishment of Rose Valley, PA, an Arts & Crafts community in Delaware County.  The successful candidate will have experience handling historic materials, as well as digital scanning and image management processes. This position is open to undergraduate and graduate students only.   Available Immediately  Term: 200 hours (must be completed no later than May 31, 2017)
Stipend: $2500

Applicants should send cover letter, resume and names/positions of two references to laverty@athenaonline.org  Only e-mail applicatons will be considered.  

Ashley Forsythe is the Career Counselor for all Graduate programs, including Graduate History. She looks forward to having the opportunity to connect with you! If there is anything that she can do to assist you with your career, job/internship searching, and/or educational needs, please do not hesitate to reach out to her at ashley.forsythe@rutgers.edu or to schedule an appointment by calling 856-225-6046.

 

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The Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities at Rutgers University-Camden invites you to join History, Memory, and Disability Rights: Creating Inclusive Public Humanities Programs, a one-day public humanities conference on Saturday, November 19, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

This program is co-sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, Rutgers University-Camden; the New Jersey Council for the Humanities; Millersville University; The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University; The University of Delaware, Center for Disability Studies; Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance, Pennsylvania TASH; Pennsylvania History Coalition Honoring People with Disabilities; The Arc of Pennsylvania; and the Western Pennsylvania Disability History and Action Consortium.

Registration is $20 and includes lunch. We are able to offer 10 “scholarships” that waive the registration fee to people with intellectual, developmental, or other disabilities; self-advocates are encouraged to apply. Funding is available for the first 10 individuals who apply. Please send name, address, and email address to Tamara Gaskell, at tamara.gaskell@rutgers.edu, by October 31.

REGISTER BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11!

Click here to register and to view the schedule.

Mikaela Maria, a graduate of our M.A. program, participated in a roundtable session about graduate student participation in digital and public history projects at the biennial conference of the Urban History Association, held in Chicago October 13-16, 2016.  Mikaela currently works as a museum assistant at the Wells Fargo Museum in Philadelphia and as editorial assistant for The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, based at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities (MARCH) at Rutgers-Camden.  MARCH sponsored her participation in the conference.

See these new publications from Melissa Callahan

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/a-new-resource-for-teachers/

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/national-history-day-webinar/