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Frederick Douglass Papers Internship Opportunities

The University of Rochester's Rare Books and Special Collections holds a large and important collection of Frederick Douglass primary source materials: correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and copies of his newspapers - all may be found here.

In conjunction with the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, these internships are being offered with the larger goal of creating a digital collection of Douglass materials to:

  • facilitate scholarly and public access to the life, ideas, and times of Frederick Douglass,
  • to broaden awareness of Douglass and his influence on Rochester and the nation, and
  • to have a positive impact on the advancement of research and scholarship.

Possible Internship and Independent Study opportunities:

  • Study the correspondence, transcribe the texts, provide editorial comment, and/or provide
  • Annotations on the relationship between Douglass and his correspondents.
  • Digitize the materials and learn about the electronic editing of texts
  • Assist in the building and designing the website.
  • Write essays setting the materials in the context of the events of the period.
  • Prepare exhibits using the original materials.

These Internships and Independent Study opportunities usually carry 4 credits and are taken along with three other courses as part of a normal student's schedule.

A full-time faculty member will supervise the academic component of the internship, but the exact nature of the work with the Douglass materials will be determined by the faculty sponsor, a supervisory member of the Rare Books Library, and the student.

For additional  information, contact:

Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies
Jeffrey Tucker, Director
FDI@mail.rochester.edu
Tel: 275-7235 - Morey 302
or
University of Rochester's Rare Books and Special Collections
Mary Huth 
mhuth@library.rochester.edu
Tel: 275-9338


Frederick Douglass
Institute for African and
African-American Studies
Morey 302
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627
585.275.7235
fdi@mail.rochester.edu