University Libraries Seek Special Collections Interns

Kelsey Lovewell Lippard

An example of Special Collections exhibits: "Mapping the Natural State" was previously on display in the Walton Reading Room

The University of Arkansas Libraries are now accepting applications for two internship positions for the summer 2019 semester. The Exhibition Design intern will assist with graphic design for materials included within the department's Fall 2019 exhibits. The Exhibition Preparator intern will be responsible for installing the exhibits. 

Fall exhibits will include a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and a history of student publishing at the U of A. 

"Providing our students with hands-on learning opportunities is one of our goals in Special Collections," said Lori Birrell, head of Special Collections. "These internships will enable our students opportunities to apply the skills they've learned as part of their degree programs to real-world exhibition related work."

The internships will last for 8-12 weeks, and interns will work 10-15 hours per week. The weekly schedule will be arranged with the head of Special Collections. Resumes and digital portfolios should be emailed to lbirrell@uark.edu no later than March 1. 

The Special Collections department was created in 1967 to encourage research and writing on the history and culture of Arkansas and the surrounding region. Its mission is to acquire, preserve, and provide access to historical manuscripts, archives, maps, photographs, and published materials to support scholarly investigation of the state, its customs and people, and its cultural, physical, and political climate. Special Collections include manuscripts and archives, the Arkansas Collection, rare books and special libraries, photographs, broadsides, and maps.