The Morgan Library & Museum 2026-2027 - Literary and Historical Manuscripts Academic Year Internship

The Morgan Library & Museum•New York, NY

10d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

The Morgan Library & Museum welcomes applications for its 2026–2027 Academic Year Internship program. The program provides an introduction to the variety of career opportunities available in museums and special collections libraries. Each intern is assigned to a department relevant to their interest and works with departmental staff on timely topics in that area. Interns also have the opportunity to learn about the Morgan and the museum and special collections fields more generally through professional development opportunities such as facility tours and meetings with museum leadership. The Morgan especially seeks to provide opportunities to candidates with experiences and perspectives that have not been adequately reflected in the museum and special collections library fields. Academic year interns generally work up to 14 hours per week, beginning in mid-September and running through early to mid-May. Some internships have specific scheduling requirements as noted in the descriptions below. Interns are expected to make every effort to attend the program’s professional development programs, which may require modifying their schedule from time to time. All internships are on-site at the Morgan. The Department of Literary and Historical Manuscripts offers an internship for the academic year to complete a major metadata project and provide research support for three upcoming 2027–28 exhibitions. The intern's chief task will be to create page-level metadata for the thirty-nine notebooks of Henry David Thoreau's Journal in preparation for a potential digitization project. Exhibition support work will include data entry into The Museum System (TMS) database and other planning and research tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student
Strong interest in a career in the museum or research library fields
Eligibility to work in the United States; international candidates must be eligible to participate in a paid internship program in the United States
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Cover letter describing interest in the internship, the museum or library field, and future aspirations
Resume
Names and contact information of two references (including name, title, organization, telephone number, and email address)

Responsibilities

Create page-level metadata for the thirty-nine notebooks of Henry David Thoreau's Journal in preparation for a potential digitization project.
Provide research support for three upcoming 2027–28 exhibitions.
Perform data entry into The Museum System (TMS) database.
Assist with other planning and research tasks as assigned for exhibitions.