The ITPS offers an exciting and multifaceted range of internship opportunities for students, either for payment or for course credit. students will hone stills in wide range of projects and learning formats in museum and archival studies, with a particular emphasis on building historical and digital community, both in New Rochelle and around the globe. Students gain experience, knowledge, and applied experience in: non-profit management; social media strategy; website and digital outreach; event planning and fundraising; exhibit curation; archival cataloguing and preservation; visitor engagement, tour development, and multi-language docent work; database development; and others. Paid internships include the Gardiner internships in Digital Humanities, Data Science, and History Communication, while course credit opportunities include appointments with the Thomas Paine Cottage Museum and the Center for Digital History at the Fred Smith Library at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
- Internship with the Center for Digital History at the Fred W. Smith Library at George Washington’s Mount Vernon: Students will work remotely with Mount Vernon on three major projects, including the history of enslaved people at Mount Vernon database, George Washington’s digital encyclopedia, and early American music manuscripts. Interns will explore also how podcast production is utilized to share historical knowledge for a general audience. The internship course consists of three group meetings with the instructor of record; a light reading list (three to five items); a final project that reflects the work done at Mount Vernon (a digital project, consisting of a blog post, a podcast, and/or a series of social media posts).
- On-site projects at the Thomas Paine Cottage Museum in New Rochelle: Students will participate in an archival methods workshop with the onsite coordinator; Three group meetings with the instructor of record; A light reading list (three to five items); A final project that reflects the work done at the Paine Cottage (a digital project, consisting of a blog post, a podcast, and/or a series of social media posts).
Interested students should contact Dr. Michael Crowder at mcrowder@iona.edu.
Current and Former Interns
Lucia Antoine, Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, Spring 2020
Mariela Barajas, Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, Spring 2020
Gabriela Barreiro, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Spring 2021
Chyanne Blakey, History Communications, 2020-2022
Catherine DiProperzio, Text Attribution Project, 2020-2021
Devon Fernandez, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Spring 2021
Felicia Ferrando, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Enslaved Peoples of Mount Vernon Database, Fall 2020
Jesus Gonzalez, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Spring 2021
Joseph Mancuso, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Spring 2021
Domenick Monaco, Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, Spring 2020
Luz Paulino, Text Attribution Project, 2020-2021
Faith Preziosi, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Spring 2022
Storm Ramos, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Fall 2021
Moriah Simmons, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Enslaved Peoples of Mount Vernon Database, Fall 2020
Brooks Thoden, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Fall 2021
Emily Varker, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Early American Music Manuscripts Database, Spring 2022
Christian Zimmardi, ITPS-Mount Vernon-Washington Library, Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington, Fall 2020
Kristen Zinzi, Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, Spring 2020
