Internship Opportunity for UoG student
14th September 2015
Special Collections and Archives Internship Opportunity:
Remembrance Memories Co-ordinator
During World War II, the University’s Francis Close Hall campus was the site of St Paul’s College, a male teacher training college. A practising school for local boys was also located in what is now the Bodley Building. The University Archive holds material such as photographs, eyewitness accounts and other memories from this era. The wider St Paul’s community is still home to some residents who lived here during the conflict, which included bombing raids on the area. Gloucestershire Archives and Cheltenham Local Studies Library hold newspapers from the time that detail the unfolding conflict and the impact this had on the community. This internship will utilise both material held in the University Archive and the wider community to produce a memories display for this year’s remembrance commemorations on 11th November.
The intern will be fully briefed and work alongside special collections and archives staff as part of a small team. The project will involve researching material held both in the University Archive and Gloucestershire Archives/ Cheltenham Local Studies Library. There will also be the opportunity to liaise with members of the St Paul’s community to gather material and memories for the display, and promote this through local media channels.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This internship would suit any University of Gloucestershire student interested in a career in archives and/ or research, or with a general interest in social history and the St Paul’s area. The internship will run from September – November 2015, and the student can go on to complete a Degreeplus Award. Other useful personal attributes can include:
- An interest in social and cultural events
- Creative and inquisitive
- Motivated and able to work without direct or constant supervision
- Accurate and detailed
- Research and analytical skills
- Good interpersonal skills
THE SKILLS YOU CAN GAIN
- Communication – both written and personal
- Team working
- Interpersonal skills
- Research skills
- Analytical skills
- Time management
To apply login to the Degreeplus portal via the student homepage and search “Remembrance Memories Co-ordinator”