History Department

History Department

Internship opportunities

An internship is an excellent way to put historical theory into practice and to develop professional skills in historical research, preservation, and teaching. Students gain valuable experience for graduate school, teaching, and a variety of employment possibilities. Members of the History Department faculty encourage students to make an internship a part of their major or minor studies in History.

Students should contact a faculty adviser in the History Department to begin the process of setting up an internship.

Straub Archives, Hamersly Library, Western Oregon University
Work with accessions involving materials relating to Oregon Governor Robert Straub at the Hamersly Library Archives
http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/archives/straub/index.htm
Contact Professor Camila Gabaldon, Archives Librarian, Hamersly Library
gabaldonc@wou.edu, 503 838 8653

Mission Mill Museum, Salem, OR
Examples of Projects: Learn Salem and Oregon History; conduct primary research on archive and artifacts for exhibitions; support education activities.
Contact Keni Sturgeon
kenis@missionmill.org, 503-585-7012 ext. 232

Jensen Arctic Museum, Monmouth, OR
Research Library Assistants; Exhibit Interpreters; Visitor Services and Retail.
http://www.wou.edu/president/advancement/jensen/volunteer.html
Contact: Roben Jack Larrison, 503-838-8468.

Oregon State Archives, Salem, OR
Work with Archive accessions, cataloging, collections, working with reference and public information.
Contact Layne Sawyer, Oregon State Archives Division,
Layne.G.Sawyer@state.or.us, 503 373-0701 ex, 239

Independence Historical Museum, Independence, OR
Examples of Projects: Historic Resource Survey for historic buildings, identification of objects in museum collections, digitally preserving the photo collections and archiving the originals.
Contact: Peggy Schorsch, Director
503-838-4989.

Marion County Historical Society
Contact: Amy A. Vandegriff
503-364-2128
director@marionhistory.org

Oregon Historical Society
Contact Rebekah Fuss, Volunteer & Internship Co-ordinator, Oregon Historical Society
Portland, OR 97205-2483
503-306-5226
rebekahf@ohs.org

Many other internship possibilities are available.

Please consult your advisor or the chair of the History Department

Contact

History Department 503.838.8318 | or e-mail: jenseki@wou.edu