Roosevelt Island Historical Society Summer Paid Intern Position Available - Help Preserve Roosevelt Island History From 1600 To Present Day

Newly Restored Roosevelt Island Historical Society Visitors Kiosk Image From Judy Berdy

Received the following message of a summer internship position available with the Roosevelt Island Historical Society.

Roosevelt Island Historical Society 

New York City

PAID SUMMER INTERN POSITION

July-August 2011

Do you enjoy local history? Join us on our unique historical island and learn more than you ever imagined about our history from the 1600’s to the present day.

The Roosevelt Island Historical Society has a broad collection of materials regarding those who lived, worked, were hospitalized or imprisoned on the island, located between Manhattan and Queens in the East River.

Intern will:

• Assist with RIHS collection management and registration.
• Assist with recording, cataloguing, organizing, and inventorying records and permanent collection.
• Performing preventative care of items in storage. 
• Prefer candidates currently enrolled in an Historic Preservation, Art History, Museum Studies or Local History Program.
• All level students will be considered.
• Work independently and under the supervision of the RIHS historian. 

Work will be on Roosevelt Island, accessible via Tram at 59th Street and 2nd
Avenue or F train.

Please visit our website: www.rihs.us before submitting your cover letter and resume as a Word attachment to Rooseveltislandhistory@usa.com