HABS/HAER/HALS Summer 2018 Jobs for Students
It’s time to start thinking about summer!
The Heritage Documentation Programs (HABS/HAER/HALS) seeks applications from qualified students for 2018 summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, landscape, and technological significance throughout the country.
Example of Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) documentation, showing the landscape plan and major plantings at John Bartram House & Garden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Library of Congress, HALS PA-1).
Duties may involve on-site field work, preparation of measured and interpretive drawings, and written historical reports for the HABS/HAER/HALS Collections at the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Projects last 12 weeks, beginning in late-May or early-June.
Applications are due March 16, 2018.
For details about how to apply: Student Summer Employment