Summer Internship

2025 Summer Internship – Temporary Position

The McFaddin-Ward House Museum in Beaumont, Texas, is offering a paid summer internship in its collections department. The intern primarily will perform collection-related duties while gaining general experience in archival and educational operations of a historic house museum.

Built in 1905 to 1906, the Beaux-Arts Colonial mansion was the home of Mamie McFaddin Ward, who left it as a historic house museum in 1982. The museum, which opened in 1986, ranges over three city blocks and includes the main house, carriage house, visitor center, administrative office, facilities building, and collections office building. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cataloging and digitizing archives, oral interviews, and artifacts into the museum’s collections database.
• Assisting with inventory, object photography, collections storage, and collections research, as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in public history, museum studies, or a relevant history-focused discipline (such as history, art history, or American studies).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to perform detail-oriented tasks.
• Knowledge of proper artifact handling is preferred.
• Experience with collections management software is preferred.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Interns must provide their own housing and transportation.

EMPLOYMENT TERMS: 

• Ten (10) weeks at 40 hours per week with a $3,100 stipend (taxes will be withheld).
• Flexible work dates between May and September 2025.
• On-site in Beaumont, Texas.
• Office staff can assist with the necessary paperwork for interns to obtain course credit.

DEADLINE TO APPLY:

• Friday, April 11, 2025

HOW TO APPLY: 

• Please submit a cover letter and current resume with three references, at least one of which should be a past supervisor, by mail or email to:

Victoria Tamez, Curator of Collections

McFaddin-Ward House Museum 

725 Third Street

Beaumont, Texas 77701

Email: vtamez@mcfaddin-ward.org

Office: 409-832-1906

The McFaddin-Ward House is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains compliance with all federal, state, and local laws.