Internship at New York Botanical Garden Library

Conservation Internship Offered

The New York Botanical Garden Library offers a six month internship in
paper conservation beginning October 1, 1993.  This position, known as
the Kress Foundation Internship in Paper Conservation, will provide
experience working with the Library's extensive collection of
architectural drawings of glass houses and conservatories from the Lord
and Burnham, Inc. Collection.  Working under the supervision of the
Garden's Conservation Librarian, the intern will assist with a
conservation survey of the collection, stabilization and preservation
procedures on the drawings and preparation of a final report on the
project.

Candidates must be currently enrolled in, or a graduate of, a recognized
program in book or paper conservation.  This six-month, full-time
position (35 hours per week) offers a stipend of $2083 per month.  There
are no fringe benefits, but there will be a workshop allowance of $250
to be used during the period of the internship for appropriate outside
professional development.  Interested applicants should send a detailed
letter of application, a current resume, and two letters of
recommendation to :

   Judith Reed, Conservation Librarian
   The New York Botanical Garden
   Bronx, NY  10458

The deadline for receipt of a complete application is Friday, August 13,
1993.  Notification of the successful applicant will be sent out by
August 27, 1993.

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