In an unexpected turn of events, the most unifying aspect of all our summer experiences had been being buried six feet under papers. From research projects that had us translating works across 3 languages to gagging on the dusty air coming off of the pages of a book from 100 years ago, all four of us were conducting research that was not at all like what Indiana Jones did. Unfortunately. That would have been exciting. Like Sisyphus, we were pushing a rock up a mountain. Unlike Sisyphus, our rock was the metaphorical (and sometimes literal) weight of books. We traveled across continents, time periods, and disciplines to find answers to questions we didn’t even know we’d have to ask. And yet somehow, we all kind of loved it.

Massachusetts Historical Society Library and Research Summer Internship
Maggie Herman ’26, History and Politics double major, Museums Archives and Public History Nexus

A Journey of Working on Projects in Different Scales and Disciplines
Serafina Wang ’26, Environmental Studies and Computer Science double major

Independent Research Project: Looking at the Beginnings of International Legal Theory
Hailee Pitshke ’25, Politics major, Anthropology minor

Outreach and Observation in the Law Library
Zoe Merritt ’26, English and Anthropology double major