The National Archives at Kansas City selectively offers unpaid internships to students currently enrolled in undergraduate- and graduate-level programs such as history, library and information science, social sciences, museum studies, and related disciplines. Unpaid interns are provided with a broad-based introduction to the archives field.

Unpaid interns work with archives staff while gaining experience with a variety of tasks, including describing holdings; performing basic preservation measures; preparing finding aids and indexes; creating educational and promotional materials; providing reference services on textual and audiovisual materials to the public; and learning about archival exhibits, records management, and the archives profession.

We ask that unpaid interns give a minimum of 120 hours of service, which is usually accomplished by working three 40-hour weeks. Some flexibility in the schedule is possible to accommodate classes and work.

The Archives will continue to accept applications until all positions have been filled. For more information, including how to apply, please see the full call for applications.