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2024 Internship
Friends of the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery

Background

Crownsville Hospital Center was enabled by an act of the Maryland General Assembly on April 11, 1910, as the Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland. The hospital was a place to house the African-American psychiatric patients separately from white patients in other state hospitals. The first patients helped build the hospital's first buildings on land that previously was a farm. The hospital eventually was integrated on Jan. 1, 1963. However, Blacks and white patients' percentages only became more equalized in the 1970s. Crownsville became a modern mental health facility before it was closed in 2004 because of a declining patient population. Since then, the campus has sat largely vacant.

Internship Goals

Create a Detailed Inventory of the FCPHC collection to provide accessibility to the public through collaboration with the Maryland State Archives Special Collections Department, the Maryland State Library Resources Center/Enoch Pratt Free Library Digital Maryland, and the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area and Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Objectives

  • Create a Detailed Inventory for the FCHC Special Collections
  • Assist with the creation of the Digital Exhibit Digital Maryland Online
  • Assist with preparing any photographs to be Digitized and Archived
  • Assist with Website development by AACO Cultural Resources as needed.
  • Cataloging of all FCHC documents for permanent entry into MSA Special Collections database.

Duties

  • Digitize all the individual Crownsville Hospital Annual Reports From 1910-1932.
  • Add any media gifted to the Archives to the Crownsville Special Collection database
  • Create a fold of Volunteers, Photographs, Quotes and Bios and specifications of the Memorial for the Cemetery.
  • Delivery of selected images to Digital Maryland Online at the direction of the Friends
  • Finalize all oral history interviews, documents, and catalog in the FCHC Special Collections
  • Ensure that the collection is in proper storage containers and is labeled correctly.

Requirements

  • Access to a personal computer/laptop with internet access
  • Webcam and microphone capabilities for communication with Archives staff
  • Word processing and spreadsheet capability (Google Docs and Google Sheets are preferred for this project)
  • Familiarity or experience with library cataloging standards and/or archival processing standards
  • Strong writing and research skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently
  • Working knowledge of spreadsheets (Google Sheets or Excel), database systems, word processing, and basic HTML

Schedule/Hours Requirement

  • Total Hours: 4 to 6 hours per week (These hours are a combination of onsite and telework)
  • Onsite locations:
    • 350 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, MD
    • Department of Recreation Parks, Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD

Compensation

This position offers a stipend of at least $500. Please inquire for more details

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