Cadence Cordell
Title 1: Archives Mysteries and DH Mistakes: Interning with the Datasitters’ Club
Abstract 1:
Last summer I worked with a group called the Datasitters Club who use the Baby-sitters’ Club book series to develop educational resources explaining digital humanities technologies. I researched the Ann M. Martin papers at Smith College’s archives, in particular researching her work with ghostwriters and editors, and photographed relevant materials for future research. I also researched the online database HathiTrust’s YA holdings and collection practices. While I started this internship with little experience in archival research or using digital humanities’ technologies, I came away from it with greater interest in the sorts of stories both forms of research could produce. I learned to work independently and develop humanities-based scholarship while collaborating with a larger organization of researchers to collect research in their fields of interest. Overall, my experience improved my ability to use both new and old forms of research to pull together stories about history.

Ina Dombrowski
Title 2: Interning at The Griffin: A Summer of Photographic Arts
Abstract 2:
Last summer, I interned at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, Massachusetts. The Griffin maintains the complete archive of Boston Globe photographer Arthur Griffin’s work and showcases contemporary photographic arts from across the globe. As both a membership coordinator and archival intern, my responsibilities ranged from maintaining communication with members to assisting in gallery set up. My largest responsibilities included interviewing artists, integrating new archival software, collecting archival material for exhibitions, and even the chance to design my own exhibition. Over the course of this internship, I learned how to engage with photography as a form of storytelling and took my first steps in learning how to storytell on gallery walls as well. In this panel, I will be discussing my key takeaways and experiences from the internship.

Lucy Oster
Title 3: The History of Public History
Abstract 3:
I had the opportunity to work last summer at Natchez National Historical Park in Mississippi. I worked as a Historical Research Assistant at the park: my duties were varied, and included assisting with the annual curatorial inventory (essentially checking that everything in the park is where it’s supposed to be), although the primary function of my internship was the accession (official park attainment) of the private collection of a local man who had long advocated for the acquisition and preservation by the park of a site that was once a market for enslaved people. This was a huge endeavor and could be incredibly difficult to navigate at times, although it proved ultimately fulfilling, as I feel as though I learned a lot about archiving and that the result of that learning will hopefully inspire or contribute to someone’s research one day.

Woodlief McCabe
Abstract 4:
I worked remotely as a Script Research intern with Guy Walks Into a Bar Productions, a film and television production company based in New York City. It's impossible to capture the scope of the job with just a title. Every day brought new assignments and responsibilities. I read scripts and provided line edits or feedback, and advice about whether or not a script should go into production or a work should be adapted to the screen. I researched locations and historical records, contacted talent and literary agencies, and maintained company databases. I became skilled at putting together short writeups of work I had read or biographies of notable individuals. I found myself pivoting between a dozen different types of tasks every day. This internship gave me valuable insight into the pre-production side of the film industry, and helped me hone in on the direction I will take my career.