Moore Summer Internship Unpaid Internships Student Assistant Positions
Schuyler L. and Yvonne Moore Endowed Summer Internship
Our competitive annual summer internship carries a stipend of $2,250 and is awarded to a graduate student enrolled in an archival education program outside of South Carolina. Projects require a minimum of 135 hours and vary depending on SCPC needs and the interests of the intern. Typical internships may include arranging and describing a collection or a series within a major collection, creating an exhibit, completing a digitization project, or transcribing oral history interviews. The internship is funded by the Schuyler L. and Yvonne Moore Endowment. Housing is not provided as part of the award and must be arranged by the candidate.
In the foreground, interns Mark and Emily work on projects. Five students and staff members work in the background.The application deadline is April 1 every year. Applications should include:
- Statement not exceeding 500 words explaining how an internship with SCPC fits the applicant’s educational program and career goals
- Current résumé
- Letter of recommendation from the head of the archival program in which the applicant is enrolled. It should state the program’s internship requirements, includin g the number of hours required to complete the internship.
Questions, please contact Herb Hartsook at 803-777-0577 or herb@sc.edu. Applications may be emailed to Herb Hartsook or mailed to:
Summer Internship Program
South Carolina Political Collections
University of South Carolina Libraries
1322 Greene St.
Columbia, S.C. 29208
Learn about recent Moore Intern projects:
Jessica Hills, 2011 intern
Mark Firmin, 2010 intern
Unpaid Internships (available year-round)
We welcome both graduate and undergraduate interns with a strong interest in politics, history, and government. We assign projects based on the intern’s interests. Duties may include: arranging manuscript collections, inventorying incoming material, assisting researchers, working special events, blogging, digitizing material, preparing exhibits, etc. Lengths of internships vary. We require at least 40 hours, though students receiving course credit may need to work 120+ hours. Interns start at the beginning of a semester or summer session.
Learn about the experiences of recent interns:
James Strickland, fall 2011
Gabrielle Dudley, 2010-2011
To apply, email a resume, recent writing sample, and a cover letter that includes the date you would like to start to: scpc@mailbox.sc.edu. Questions, call 803-777-0577. There is no deadline to apply. However, we only take up to two interns per semester or summer.
Our assistants in 2011, L-R, Virginia, Laura, Caitlin, and Katharine
Student Assistant Positions
Each semester, we employ 3-4 student assistants, usually from USC’s graduate and undergraduate history and library science programs. We place a good deal of responsibility upon our assistants.
Student assistants (L-R) Gabby, Virginia and Debbie inventory a collection in 2009 Graduate students have the option of salaried or hourly assistantships. Each option has advantages and drawbacks, so the student should consider carefully which will better suit his or her circumstances. Salaried assistantships come with the possibility of receiving in-state tuition. Undergraduates work in hourly positions only. Assistants generally are asked to make a commitment to SCPC for at least two semesters, and we prefer graduate students to work 20 hours per week. Summer hours are available and encouraged.
To apply, email a resume, recent writing sample, and cover letter to: scpc@mailbox.sc.edu. Questions, call 803-777-0577. Deadlines vary between mid-fall and mid-spring. Please contact SCPC to inquire about openings.