Keystone Internship at Pennsylvania State Archives (Digital Outreach) (College)

THE POSITION

Are you exploring the field of public history and looking for some real-world experience? The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Keystone Internship Program provides opportunities to pursue your professional growth and contribute to sharing Pennsylvania's rich heritage with the public. Apply now and begin your professional journey on an exciting career path!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The PA State Archives strives to collect, preserve, and make collections of the Archives available, both physical and digital. The Digital Outreach section of the PA State Archives manages digitization projects utilizing both scanning and audiovisual equipment to help preserve archival materials and make them accessible through a digital preservation system. The prospective intern will be engaged with members of the Digital Outreach section to help with these responsibilities.

The intern will work with three professional Archivists throughout the course of the internship, alternating experiences every day. The projects will primarily include alternating between digitization of a variety of formats, the description of digitized files, and work with the digital preservation system used by the State Archives. In one project, the intern will perform scanning of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), American Guide Series collection. With this work, the intern will learn how to manage digitization projects, gain knowledge of archival naming conventions, become versed in digital file formats, obtain proficiency in using digitization equipment and software, and develop skills for quality control. In a second project, the intern will digitize audio cassette tapes from an oral history collection and learn to supplement the digitization with metadata for preservation and discovery. This project will allow the intern to become versed in audio conversion equipment, software, and file formats, as well as descriptive metadata practices. In a third project, the intern will gain an understanding of the digital preservation system used by the State Archives and assist in preservation actions. In this project, the intern will have the opportunity to assist in the ingest, organization, application of metadata, and long-term preservation of files.

Through these three projects, the intern will participate in the full lifecycle of a digital record, completing work from digitization, to description, ingest, preservation, and access.

Work Schedule and Additional Information :

• 10 week internship, May 2026 through August 2026, approximately 225 to 300 hours
• Work hours are flexible and will be finalized between selected interns and their supervisor.
• Telework : You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary : In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam / junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.