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Summer Programs: Internships

HCAH's Summer Humanities Internships offer rising juniors and seniors apprenticeships at arts organizations, galleries, museums, historical or scholarly societies, publishers, newspapers, and community groups interested in humanities-related activity.

The program provides opportunities for students to engage their interests in the world beyond Haverford, bringing that experience to various dimensions of their work at the College.

The Center for Arts and Humanities sponsors 10 summer internships annually, open to Haverford rising juniors and rising seniors from all majors, as well as Bryn Mawr students majoring at Haverford.

Students are permitted to apply during both years, but priority will be given to students who have not already received funding. Traditionally, the Center has supported only Philadelphia-based internships, continuing on this year as the program's [A] track — Center-Defined Internships. This year, we are also interested in student-designed proposals for domestic internships throughout the United States, now known as the [B] track — Self-Designed Internships.

  1. Center-Defined Internships are modeled on the program as it has existed up until this point: HCAH will approve proposals from a number of arts, cultural, and research organizations in Philadelphia; students can apply broadly to that stable of organizations, and HCAH staff will forward on strong applicants to those organizations. The host organizations will then interview students and select the candidates of their choice.
  2. Self-Designed Internships encourage students to independently identify suitable arts, cultural, or research internship hosts outside of the approved [A] group, either in Philadelphia or elsewhere in the United States. We are unable to support international internships at this time. Identifying a primary contact within the host organization / project partner, students must craft a summer project proposal, detailing their role with the organization across the months of June, July, and August.

For both [A] and [B] options, the Center provides a base stipend of $4300 for 10 weeks of summer work, which goes toward food, housing, and other living expenses at students' discretion. Depending on the location of the internship, an adjusted stipend is negotiable for higher rent costs. The Center will reimburse commuting costs for both [A] and [B] options. Should students be interning outside the Philadelphia area, the Center will provide travel costs to the host organization's city from Haverford, as well as any commuting costs once students are there.

All Summer Humanities Interns will work with the Center's Associate Directors to decide on the best way to share their experiences with the broader community. This could potentially mean blogging the experience for the College website, giving a public presentation in the fall, creating a publication, or mounting a small exhibition, if appropriate.

To Apply

Applications are due via email to hhc@haverford.edu by 5:00 p.m. on March 2, 2012. Please put "[your last name] Internship Application" in the subject line.

  1. Center-Defined Internships Application Word document
  2. Self-Designed Internships Application Word document

[A] 2012 Center-Defined Host Organizations Contract All | Expand All

  • The Library Company of Philadelphia
    The HCAH intern would explore a collection of 19th century American children's book illustrations representing the pervasiveness of Protestantism in American culture. The intern's main responsibilities would include contributing to the publicly-accessible electronic resources and potentially developing an exhibition for the Library Company's website. Full Project Description & Notes »
  • Mapping the Du Bois: University of Pennsylvania, School of Design
    This project aims to use topics from W.E.B. Du Bois's 1899 book The Philadelphia Negro to engage high school students and the public in a discussion of race. In the summer of 2012 the HCAH intern would contribute to the completion of the project's five-day high school curriculum. Full Project Description & Notes »
  • Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library
    The Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library offers fascinating opportunities for students interested in learning about the history of medicine and advancing the cause of health. The HCAH intern would have the opportunity to work directly with primary materials in the history of medicine in one of the oldest medical museums in the country and the Historical Medical Library, an independent research library that was once Philadelphia's central medical library. Full Project Description & Notes »
  • Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe
    The Live Arts and Fringe Festivals are concurrent, nationally acclaimed, annual performing arts festivals in Philadelphia. The HCAH intern would assist the Information Manager and Blog manager with maintaining the Festival Guide and Festival Blog. Internship would offer experience in print editing, writing, or publishing, as well as HTML and website navigation. Full Project Description & Notes »
  • PlayPenn
    PlayPenn is an "artist-driven" organization exploring new and exciting ways of developing plays that earned gained national recognition for its work. The HCAH intern's work would focus on a two-week summer conference that brings together many different artists from across the country. The intern would gain valuable experience in organizing public presentations, research, and networking with exciting new voices in theater today. Full Project Description & Notes »

[B] Potential Self-Designed Internship Hosts Contract All | Expand All

Although you are welcome to propose internships outside the region, here's a list of Philadelphia arts, cultural, and research organizations that have hosted a Haverford intern, collaborated with the Hurford Center, or might otherwise be an interesting potential internship host:

  • The American Philosophical Society Museum
    For more than 270 years the APS has gathered and preserved a rich collection that traces American history and science from the Founding Fathers to the computer age. It includes scientific specimens and instruments, patent models, portraits, maps, art works, rare books, and some eleven million manuscripts. [http://www.apsmuseum.org/]
  • Arden Theatre Company
    Arden Theatre Company is dedicated to bringing to life great stories by great storytellers – on the stage, in the classroom and in the community. [http://www.ardentheatre.org/]
  • Asian Arts Initiative
    Asian Arts Initiative is a community-based arts center in Philadelphia that engages artists and everyday people to create art that explores the diverse experiences of Asian Americans, addresses our social context, and imagines and effects positive community change. [http://www.asianartsinitiative.org/]
  • Astral Artist Networks
    Astral Artists is a Philadelphia based, nonprofit classical music organization whose mission is to discover the most promising classical musicians residing in the United States, assist their early professional career development, and present their world-class artistry to the community through concerts and outreach programs. [http://astralartists.org/]
  • Bodega
    Bodega is an artist-run exhibition and performance space committed to presenting new art and serving as a platform for cultural exchange. [http://bodegaphiladelphia.org/]
  • Bryn Mawr Film Institute
    The Mission of BMFI is to strengthen our community by providing the opportunity for diverse segments to meet, learn, share ideas, and develop talents and understanding through the catalyst of film. [http://www.brynmawrfilm.org/]
  • Chester County Historical Society
    With diverse audiences and Chester County's unique heritage at its core, CCHS is an educational leader in the history community of the Delaware Valley. [http://www.chestercohistorical.org/]
  • Cliveden of the National Trust
    Cliveden is a historic site owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and located in the Germantown neighborhood of Northwest Philadelphia. [http://cliveden1767.wordpress.com/]
  • The Curtis Institute of Music
    The Curtis Institute of Music educates and trains exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists on the highest professional level. [http://www.curtis.edu/]
  • Extra Extra
    Extra Extra supports the development of artists interpreting our global society through an interdisciplinary lens. Whether by way of image, sound, text or performance, we seek to maintain a critical dialogue between the artists we exhibit, our local community and the global community online. [http://eexxttrraa.com/]
  • The Fabric Workshop & Museum
    The Fabric Workshop and Museum was founded in 1977 with a visionary purpose: to stimulate experimentation among leading contemporary artists and to share the process of creating works of art with the public. [http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/]
  • Fleisher Art Memorial
    Founded in 1898, we are a nonprofit organization committed to advancing the vision of our founder, Samuel S. Fleisher, who believed that art is one of society's greatest assets and equalizers, and from the doorway of his Graphic Sketch Club, "invited the world to come and learn art." [http://www.fleisher.org/]
  • Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
    Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is the region's premier leadership, advocacy, and audience development organization for arts and culture. [http://www.philaculture.org/]
  • Headlong Performance Institute
    HEADLONG PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE is an intensive Philadelphia semester in hybrid performance founded and taught by working artists, including artistic directors of Headlong Dance Theater and Pig Iron Theatre Company. HPI students train, create, perform, and see work (including a full schedule of performances in the Live Arts/Philly Fringe Festival) in the heart of Philadelphia's vibrant and internationally-known performance scene. [http://www.headlongperformanceinstitute.org//]
  • Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
    Kimmel Center Inc.'s mission is to operate a world-class performing arts center that engages and serves a broad audience from throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. [http://www.kimmelcenter.org/]
  • The Pennsylvania Humanities Council
    Founded in 1973, Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) is a private, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to providing every Pennsylvanian with access to the humanities. [http://www.pahumanities.org/]
  • Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
    A leading Shakespeare festival with an emerging national reputation for excellence, The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company on the campus of DeSales University. [http://www.pashakespeare.org/]
  • People's Light and Theatre Company
    People's Light, a professional theatre in Chester County, Pennsylvania, makes plays drawn from many sources to entertain, inspire, and engage our community. [http://peopleslight.org/]
  • The Philadelphia Orchestra
    Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of the leading orchestras in the world through more than a century of acclaimed performances, historic international tours, best-selling recordings, and its unprecedented record of innovation in recording technologies and outreach. [http://www.philorch.org/]
  • Philagrafika
    Philagrafika's mission is to promote and sustain printmaking as a vital and valued art form by providing artistic, programmatic and administrative leadership for large-scale, cooperative initiatives with broad public exposure. [http://www.philagrafika.org/index.html]
  • Pig Iron Theater
    Founded in 1995 as an interdisciplinary ensemble, Pig Iron Theatre Company is dedicated to the creation of new and exuberant performance works that defy easy categorization. [http://www.pigiron.org/]
  • Scribe Video Center
    Scribe Video Center was founded in 1982 as a place where emerging and experienced media artists could gain access to the tools and knowledge of video making and work together in a supportive environment. [http://scribe.org/]
  • Shakespeare in Clark Park
    Shakespeare in Clark Park is a theatre company committed to presenting free, outdoor productions of Shakespeare's plays, creating a cultural event accessible to the Clark Park neighborhood and the greater Philadelphia area. [http://www.shakespeareinclarkpark.org/]
  • The Slought Foundation
    Slought Foundation ('Sl-aw-t') is a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia that engages the public in dialogue about cultural and socio-political change. [http://slought.org/]
  • The Village of Arts and Humanities
    The mission of The Village of Arts and Humanities is to support the voices and aspirations of the community through providing opportunities for self-expression rooted in art and culture. [http://villagearts.org/]
  • Vox Populi
    Vox Populi is an artist collective that works to support the challenging and experimental work of under-represented artists with monthly exhibitions, gallery talks, performances, lectures, and related programming. [http://www.voxpopuligallery.org/]

Past Projects Contract All | Expand All

Summer 2011

  • Cliveden of the National Trust | Student: Rachel Lim '12, Political Science
    Social Media and Interne Based Character Development Project - Archival research on the Chew Family papers collection, primary resource items from as early as the 18th-century that cover tales of enslavement, land transactions and stories of séances to locate stories about people, partly those who were enslaved by the family. The Intern would then interpret the stories for a physical exhibit at Cliveden and online exhibits using social media. Full Project Description & Notes
  • Mutter Museum | Student: Elinor Hickey '12, Anthropology
    The Civil War project entails searching through library materials (published and unpublished), and images, to identify and describe resources for a major exhibit on Civil War medicine schedule to open in 2013, Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits: Medicine in Philadelphia during the Civil War. Interns may research and draft text for small exhibits. A second project involves completing a bibliography on medicinal astrology and a small library exhibit the student intern will curate. Full Project Description & Notes
  • Pennsylvania Humanities Council | Student: Katie Monroe '12, Anthropology
    The Haverford humanities student would serve as Development Intern, supporting communications, government relations, fundraising, and new program development. Activities would include research in PHC files and communication with staff and individuals across Pennsylvania, in support of PHC relationships with (1) leaders in public humanities, (2) funders and allies, and (3) program producers. Full Project Description & Notes
  • Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe | Student: Louise Krause '12, Anthropology
    The Information Management Intern will assist the Information Manager and the Blog Manager.
    1. Manage and fact check information for the Festival Guide, ensuring that every change to times, venues, artist names, "blurbs" (descriptions of the shows), and so forth are accurately recorded on the website and in the Guide.
    2. Contribute to the Festival Blog and seek out content opportunities including artist interviews, show responses, event information, and more.
    Full Project Description & Notes
  • Philagrafika | Student: Alethea Rockwell '12, French
    Intern would focus primarily on a project called Doing Time, an artist residency with two Spanish artists, Patricia Gómez y MªJesús González. The artists will be working in a decommissioned Holmesburg Prison in Northeast Philadelphia, for 5-6 weeks in the summer of 2011. The artists use a conservation technique to remove the paintings and drawings by inmates from the walls of the prison blocks. These imprints will then be exhibited at Moore College of Art & Design in the spring of 2012. In addition, we are interested in gathering research about Holmesburg Prison with intern doing research about the history of the prison. The intern also would assist the Philagrafika Program Manager with the program partners, artist project planning and production in the summer of 2011. Full Project Description & Notes
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Design | Student: Michael Franklin '12, English
    Continuation of work on the "Mapping Du Bois" project, as a springboard to engage high school students and others in a dialogue about race. During the summer of 2011, we will focus on developing a comprehensive high school curriculum based on Du Bois' life and The Philadelphia Negro. We have materials (website, worksheets for using online mapping, a board game, and documentary) and want create a proper curriculum — teacher's guide, essential questions, reading lists, activities and online training teachers. Full Project Description & Notes
  • The Library Company of Philadelphia | Student: Elizabeth Crooks '12, History
    In 2009, the Library Company received approximately 6,500 woodblocks that came from the most prolific publisher of children's books in 19th-century America. We have chosen 101 woodblocks depicting animals. The intern will scan images and add records for this set to our digital collections catalog, ImPAC. The records will be of use to scholars working in many areas: children's literature, art history, the history of religion, and media studies. These woodblocks inform the study of childhood instruction in natural history in 19th-century America. Full Project Description & Notes
  • The Philadelphia Art Museum's Museum Studies Internship Program | Students: Jacob Horn '13, Classics & Comparative Literature; Jenny Sanford '13, English

Summer 2010

Cliveden of the National Trust — Alejandra Alvarez '11

Work to bring together scholars, teachers, community stakeholders, and museum professionals to promote historical awareness and to plan programming such as the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, which is held each October to commemorate the Battle of Germantown and which includes a reenactment of the battle.

Pennsylvania Humanities Council — Amanda Ball '11

Assistance with the implementation of a new communications plan; research and analysis of possible projects; and the development of programming and projects such as the production of a new television series, Humanities on the Road. View Full Description

Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe – Ellen Freeman '11

Research and develop new strategies to increase Festival Blog visitation, develop and write Blog content which will include working with artists and attending rehearsals.

Philadelphia Orchestra — Samantha Salazar BMC '11, majoring at Haverford

Work with the Orchestra's PR, Artistic, Marketing, and Development departments on the 2010 Neighborhood Concert Series.

University of Pennsylvania School of Design — Eriberto Patrick Lozada '11

Continuation of work on the "Mapping Du Bois" project, using W.E.B. Du Bois's 1899 classic, "The Philadelphia Negro," as a springboard to engage high school students and others in a dialogue about race, including the development of a curriculum centered on this topic in addition to work on the "Mapping Du Bois" documentary.

Mutter Museum — Alexandra Waleko '11

Process materials associated with the professional lives of notable physicians, create bibliographies. In anticipation of creating a major exhibit on Civil War medicine, create dossiers of significant physicians whose personal and professional papers we retain.

Philagrafika — Sydney Keough '11

Documentation and evaluation of the Philagrafika 2010 festival, assist with the program partners, the evaluation of the festival, and fundraising efforts in the summer of 2010.

Shakespeare in Clark Park - Sharada Tolton '11

Serve as the Production Assistant for SCP's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", assisting the Production Manager with marketing, publicity, and the tech and design team, working as the Assistant Stage Manager.

PlayPenn New Play Development Conference — Laura Martin '11

Working both in the PlayPenn office and at the Adrienne Theatre during the two-week summer 2010 conference, provide assistance in researching, coordinating elements of the conference, and establishing and maintaining electronic social networks.

The Library Company of Philadelphia — Hilary Malson '11

Scan images and add records for over seventy women to the digital collections catalog, and work in the main reading room paging, shelving, and photocopying.

Philadelphia Art Museum: Museum Studies Internship Program - Janet Yoon '10 and Andreea Balluc '11.

Summer 2009

Our host organizations and Humanities Interns for the Summer of 2009 include:

  • Cliveden of the National Trust – Brian Hsu '10
    Work on The Cliveden Freedom Project, bringing together scholars, teachers, community stakeholders, and museum professionals to plan programming involving the Chew slave papers that contain rich details about the lives of 100 enslaved Africans in the 18th-and early 19th-century and the Underground Railroad
  • The Library Company of Philadelphia – Madeline Kreider Carlson '10
    Work on the Library Company's publicly accessible electronic resources of portraits of American women, a project that evolved from the exhibition "Picturing Women"
  • Pennsylvania Humanities Council – Andrew Lanham '10
    Assistance with the implementation of a new communications plan; the development of programming connecting the Civil War era to the Civil Rights era and to contemporary American life; and development of programming in contemporary literature (science fiction, travel writing, etc.)
  • Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe – Mara Miller '10
    Editorial assistance on the Guide publication (in-depth descriptions, ads, photographs, calendar of events, indices, maps, and sponsor credits) and enhancement of the Festival's online presence through the Festival website, Blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr
  • Philadelphia Orchestra – Aileen Keogh '10
    Work with the Orchestra's PR, Artistic, Marketing, and Development departments on the 2009 Neighborhood Concert Series
  • Philagrafika – Sarah Singley '10
    Assistance with citywide, international contemporary art event, "Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious" (January-April 2010), led by Artistic Director Jose Roca, co-curator of the 27th São Paulo Biennial and the first San Juan Poli/Graphic Triennial
  • Scribe Video Center – Matthew Bessey '10
    Assistance on the production of five high-def video installations and three soundscapes for the President's House Project, an examination of the lives of the inhabitants of the Executive mansion -- George and Martha Washington, John Adams and Abigail Adams, and nine enslaved workers, including Oney Judge and Hercules
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Design – Julia Dunbar '10
    Continuation of work on the "Mapping Du Bois" project, using W.E.B. Du Bois's 1899 classic, "The Philadelphia Negro," as a springboard to engage in a dialogue about race
  • World Café Live/Live Connections.org – Danielle Helme '10
    World Cafe Live (WCL) and its new non-profit LiveConnections.org is new summer internship host. They are offering an opportunity to take part in a unique partnership between for-profit and non-profit cultural institutions as well as experience in music education, marketing, event and performance planning, and the overall operations of both a vibrant music venue/restaurant and a growing non-profit.

Summer 2008

  • Astral Artistic Services - Simon Linn-Gerstein '09
    (Music)
    Astral Artistic Services provides various types of free support, including job training, for recent classically trained musicians. Working in Marketing, Public Relations, Non-Profit Management, Contract Preparation, Artistic Planning, and Fundraising, the intern gained broad experience with the inner-workings of a non-profit arts organization.
  • Bryn Mawr Film Institute - Simon Linn-Gerstein '09
    (Music)
    In accordance with the Institute's mission to bring important works of both vintage and contemporary experimental film to the Main Line, promote film appreciation and education, provide an arena for community dialogue, and engage young members of the community, the intern worked on education and community-oriented efforts with the Director of Education, Manager of Programming, Manager of Marketing, Public Relations Coordinator, and on a more limited basis with Development and Communications, as well as contributed to box office analysis.
  • Chester County Historical Society - Karen Terry '09
    (Religion, History of Art)
    Obtained practical collections management experience and worked towards the CCHS's mission to sustain cultural heritage and promote understanding of the history of Chester County and southeastern Pennsylvania; worked in the museum, library, and photo archives, made collection records accessible through an electronic medium.
  • Cliveden of the National Trust - Claire Adams '09
    (English)
    Built in 1767, Cliveden is one of America's most famous colonial houses. Student handled museum work, exhibit planning, program preparation, and research and development in preparation for the school year 2008-09.
  • The Library Company of Philadelphia - Anne Turner '09
    (History, French)
    Contributed to the Library Company's publicly accessible electronic resources by adding to a website of portraits of American women, and developing new material on American women in religion and in entertainment that will be of use to cultural and art historians generally, as well as those studying 19th-century American women specifically. Intern became familiarized with scholarly research as it is conducted with historical texts, and the field of special collections librarianship.
  • Pennsylvania Humanities Council - Alison King '09
    (Anthropology)
    Served as principal program assistant for a special grants category; took part in program development and promotion, as well as fundraising and government relations.
  • People's Light and Theatre Company - Jesse Paulsen '09
    (Theatre at Swarthmore)
    Working towards the mission of producing plays and providing arts experiences to young people entailed production work on the Main Stage production of Sherlock Holmes & The Case of the Jersey Lily, supporting theatre camps, and assisting in research with the resident dramaturg for the upcoming plays The Persians and Doubt.
  • Philagrafika - Jacob Carroll '09
    (English, History, History of Art)
    Assisted staff with Working States, a project to increase new scholarship in the field of printmaking, provide online sources and scholarship, and to promote Philagrafika 2010. Researched, blog posted, maintained a bibliography, and archived articles.
  • Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe - Kira Loretto '09
    (Economics/Sociology at Bryn Mawr)
    Worked with the Communications Manager to ensure that the Festival Guide was accurate and up-to-date; maintained the online presence of the Festival by managing FaceBook and MySpace Festival pages; and contributed to the Festival Blog.
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Design - Duncan Cooper '09
    (Growth & Structure of Cities)
    The Mapping W.E.B. Du Bois project aims to use Philadelphia archival data and geographic information systems (GIS) technology to recreate Du Bois‚ survey of a 60-block area in Philadelphia from his book The Philadelphia Negro. The intern will contribute to the project in a variety of ways, based on his or her skill and interest, including developing curriculum materials, conducting archival research, developing maps, and redesigning the website.

Summer 2007

  • Astral Artistic Services – Julia Spiegelman BMC '08
    (Music at Haverford/English/French & French Studies)
    Astral Artistic Services provides various types of free support for recently trained classical musicians. Julia worked in marketing, public relations, non-profit management, contract preparation, artistic planning, and fundraising.
  • BASEKAMP – Anna Pellecchia '08
    (Philosophy/Gender & Sexuality Studies Concentration)
    BASEKAMP is a non commercial studio and exhibition space whose primary focus is to participate in the creation, facilitation, and promotion of large scale collaborative projects by contemporary artists.
  • Bryn Mawr Film Institute – Luke McNamara '08
    (English/Film Studies Minor)
    The Institute brings important vintage and contemporary film to the Main Line, promotes film appreciation, and provides a place for the public to meet and share ideas. Luke worked on education and community-oriented programming.
  • Chester County Historical Society – Bianca Bromberger '08
    (History of Art/Psychology)
    The CCHS is creating a comprehensive electronic database of all its collections materials. Working on this and other assignments, Bianca obtained practical collections management experience in the museum, library, and photographic archives, completing a project sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services cataloging grant.
  • Cliveden of the National Trust – Deirdre Din '08
    (Anthropology)
    Cliveden is one of America's most famous colonial houses (1767). Deidre's project involved museum collections work, exhibit planning, program preparation for the 100th anniversary of the Walnut Street Bridge, and research and development in preparation for the next school year.
  • Historical Society of Pennsylvania – Dan Guilfoyle '08
    (History)
    Dan worked with education and interpretation staff to create self-guided neighborhood web-mounted walking/driving tours of two historical and multi-ethnic urban neighborhoods (Northern Liberties/Latino "barrio" and Queen Village/Southwark).
  • The Library Company of Philadelphia – Ian VandenBeukel '08
    (English)
    Ian contributed to the Library Company's publicly accessible electronic resources by adding to a website of portraits of American women. He focused on developing new material about American women in religion and in entertainment.
  • The New York Youth Symphony – James Mayer '09
    (Music/Physics)
    Overseen by Larry Bomback '04, Jim helped to compile lost alumni information for the New York Youth Symphony database. He also managed the entire auditions process, from helping to find a space to rent for the auditions, to taking phone calls for those students who wanted to sign up. Jim also met with local restaurateurs interested in advertising in NYYS's playbills and student guide.
  • Pennsylvania Humanities Council – Joanna Benjamin '08
    (English)
    Joanna worked on the assessment of the PHC's grant making to artists. She also contributed to the Council's development activity, which spans government relations (including work with the National Endowment for the Humanities), public relations, and fundraising.
  • People's Light and Theatre Company – Claire Pringle '08
    (English/History)
    Claire assisted the education and dramaturgy departments, helping to coordinate the four Summerstage theater camp programs, as well as completing a variety of dramaturgical research.
  • Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe – Liz Turner '08
    (Comparative Literature/Film Studies Minor)
    Liz worked in the Festival's Marketing Department, assembling press packets, editing the Festival Guide, writing performance programs, and handling artist contracts.
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Design – Mari Christmas '08
    (Philosophy/Spanish Minor)
    Mari worked on the Philadelphia Negro geographic information systems project, a recreation of W.E.B. DuBois' survey of a 60-block area of downtown Philadelphia (1897). She collected data from microfiche of the 1900 U.S. Census; designed a website and graphic materials for marketing the project; located and scanned historical photographs and newspaper articles; and researched neighbor public health, crime, housing, migration, and individual religious, business, and cultural institutions.

Summer 2006

  • Astral Artistic Services – Josef Bartels '07
    Astral Artistic Services provides various types of free support for recently trained classical musicians. Josef worked in marketing, public relations, non-profit management, contract preparation, artistic planning, and fundraising.
  • Bryn Mawr Film Institute – Arjun Tasker '07
    The Institute brings important vintage and contemporary film to the Main Line, promotes film appreciation, and provides a place for the public to meet and share ideas. Arjun worked on education and community-oriented programming.
  • Chester County Historical Society – Victoria Salinger '07
    The CCHS is creating a comprehensive electronic database of all collections materials. Working on this and other assignments, Victoria obtained practical collections management experience in the museum, library, and photographic archives, completing a project sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services cataloging grant.
  • Cliveden of the National Trust – Claire Brislin '07
    Cliveden is one of America's most famous colonial houses (1767). Claire's project involved museum collections work, exhibit planning, program preparation, and research and development in preparation for the next school year.
  • Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance – Katie Schnur '07
    Katie researched and worked with new partners for PhillyFunGuide.com's website calendar. She assisted the Marketing Director and marketing staff in gathering information and adding it into the web database.
  • Historical Society of Pennsylvania – Jessica Hall '07
    Worked with education and interpretation staff to create self-guided neighborhood web-mounted walking/driving tours of two historical and multi-ethnic urban neighborhoods (Northern Liberties/Latino "barrio" and Queen Village/Southwark).
  • The Library Company of Philadelphia – Colin Yarbrough '07
    Colin contributed to the Library Company's publicly accessible electronic resources by adding to a website of portraits of American women. He focused on developing new material about American women in religion and in entertainment.
  • Pennsylvania Humanities Council – Tania Apicella '07
    Tania worked on the assessment of the PHC's grant making to artists. She also contributed to the Council's development activity, which spans government relations (including work with the National Endowment for the Humanities), public relations, and fundraising. The Council hired Tania for an additional week when her internship ended.
  • People's Light and Theatre Company – Emily Taber '07
    Emily started by working with production for People's Light's staging of "The Foreigner." She then assisted the education and dramaturgy departments, helping to coordinate the four Summerstage theater camp programs, as well as completing a variety of dramaturgical research.
  • Philadelphia Jewish Archives and The Jewish Museum – Amy Indyke '07
    Amy did research to compile a guide to archival material related to the Philadelphia Jewish community that is held by repositories other than the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center. During Amy's Internship, both staff members of the Archives resigned unexpectedly. She completed her internship thanks to an invitation from the Jewish Museum to finish her summer there.
  • Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe – Zoe Marquardt '07
    Zoe worked in the Festival's Marketing Department, assembling press packets, editing the Festival Guide, writing performance programs, and handling artist contracts.
  • The Philadelphia Museum of Art – Will Coleman '07
    The Humanities Center has arranged for a place to be held for a qualified Haverford student each summer in PMA's Museum Studies Internship Program, a highly competitive and nationally recognized program designed to provide exposure to the inner workings of a major metropolitan museum.
  • The Philadelphia Orchestra – Rebecca Davis '07
    Rebecca worked on research for the artist history database, assisted with the preparation of contracts, travel itineraries, and rehearsal schedules for guest artists; helped with concert production; and researched repertoire, programming, and artists to aid concert planning. She also helped design an outreach plan geared toward area college students.
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Design – Tim Golden '07
    Tim Golden worked on the Philadelphia Negro geographic information systems project, a recreation of W.E.B. DuBois' survey of a 60-block area of downtown Philadelphia (1897). He collected data from microfiche of the 1900 U.S. Census; designed a website and graphic materials for marketing the project; located and scanned historical photographs and newspaper articles; and researched neighbor public health, crime, housing, migration, and individual religious, business, and cultural institutions.

Summer 2005

  • Arden Theatre Co. – Meredith Foote '06
    (English)
    Working on several different projects with the Artistic, Development, Marketing, and General Management Departments thereby gaining broad experience with the inner-workings of a non-profit theatre company.
  • Johnson House Historic Site – Lewis Bauer '06
    (English/Philosophy)
    Johnson House, a National Historical Landmark site significant for its association with the Underground Railroad, offered training in museum collections, museum education and tours, research, cataloguing, and exhibit preparation.
  • The Library Company of Philadelphia – Emily Kline '06
    (English)
    Research and historical writing for a website of portraits on American women writers, “Picturing Women,” based on a recent exhibit.
  • The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe – James Weissinger '06
    (English)
    Working with the Programming and the Marketing & Promotions Departments in preparation for this annual event that present artists who are experimenting in and creating new, cutting-edge work.
  • The Philadelphia Museum of Art – Emma Chubb '06
    (History of Art/French)
    A place was held for a Haverford student for the Museum Studies Internship Program, a highly competitive and nationally recognized program designed to provide exposure to the inner workings of a major metropolitan museum that is not possible in most academic settings. Emma was placed in the European Painting Department.
  • The Philadelphia Orchestra – Sarah Hallenbeck '06
    (English/Education)
    Working on artist history databases, artist servicing, concert production, in the Artistic Planning Department.