• For-credit internship with local museums, archives, libraries, and more
• 1-3 credits available for 50-150 hours of work, in agreement with and dependent on your internship partner/host
• Intern Coordinator: Kassidy Liles, Kassidy.x.liles-1@ou.edu
• Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Raphael Folsom, raphael.folsom@ou.edu
• Students who have a declared history major or minor after completion of their first year
• Submit the Microsoft form linked below. This serves as your internal application. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/8NNFae0r4Y?origin=lprLink
• Get added to canvas, once approved
• Complete host requirements, if applicable (resume, letter of interest, background check, etc)
• Submit Biweekly Progress Report on Canvas
• Submit a final reflection of 1-3 pages about what you did and what you learned
• Explore areas of public history, archival work, and other areas related to the historical profession
• Make connections with local history centers, archives, libraries, and museums
• Build your resume and C.V.
Organizations change often. Check here or reach out to the Intern Coordinator for questions of availability.
The Sam Noble Museum: Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Located: OU Norman Campus
Website
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Located: OU Norman Campus
Website
The Oklahoma State Archives, Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Currently Located: 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room C12, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
Website
Harn Homestead Museum
Located: 1721 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Website
Metropolitan Library Special Collections and Research
Located:Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library (2nd Floor, Oklahoma Room), Oklahoma City, OK
Website
All approved undergraduate history major interns who are in good standing with the program will receive a $250 scholarship near the midpoint of the semester or term in which they are enrolled.
