Patricia Crandall Lane Trailing of the Sheep Festival Archives Internship Seeks Intern

The Community Library Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History (JRLCRH) seeks a part-time summer intern to work on The Patricia Crandall Lane Trailing of the Sheep Festival (TOTS) Archives in Ketchum, Idaho from June 1 – August 30. The position is a part-time, seasonal, non-exempt position..

The Center received the archive in 2019 and is currently processing it and making it accessible for researchers. The archive contains the record of the Ketchum-based TOTS organization that formed twenty-seven years ago to celebrate the history of the multi-faceted expressions of sheep ranching in central Idaho. The internship’s outcome will be two small audio and visual exhibits at the Festival Headquarters. The project is to curate stories from interview recordings that the Folk & Traditional Arts Director of the Idaho Commission on the Arts made from 2014-2013.

The ideal candidate is excited about working as part of a team while discovering rich stories about sheepherding and ranching. Interest in U.S. history, public history, storytelling, agriculture, cultural heritage, and/or library and museum studies is a big plus. The intern position is funded by the Trailing of the Sheep Festival non-profit organization.

Compensation: $20.00/hour with a cap of 100 hours. The number of hours per week is to be arranged.

Benefits: none

Special Instructions: successful applicants must complete a criminal background check.

To apply, please visit www.comlib.org/jobs and complete the relevant form, which will ask you to upload a resume and cover letter and provide the contact information for three references. Please direct questions to [email protected].

Applications will be accepted through midnight on April 5, 2024.