Volunteer and Internship Opportunities
Volunteers
The National Archives at Chicago maintains an active volunteer program. Our volunteers currently participate in a wide range of activities, including:
- Basic preservation work on historical documents
- Arrangement, description, and digitization projects
- Assisting researchers in the Microfilm Research Room
- Working with staff on special and long-term projects
Volunteers enjoy a flexibility of work hours and projects. The National Archives at Chicago requires volunteers to contribute a minimum of 72 hours during the year to retain their volunteer status.
Volunteers enjoy various benefits, including complimentary access to National Archives fee-based programs and discounts on National Archives books and merchandise.
Volunteers must have availability during our normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
For more information about the National Archives at Chicago volunteer program, contact:
Volunteer Coordinator
The National Archives at Chicago
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629-5898
Ph. (773) 948-9001
E-mail: chicago.archives@nara.gov
Please note that, while both are part of the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Archives at Chicago is a separate facility from the Obama Presidential Library. If you are interested in possible volunteer opportunities with the Obama Library, please contact obama.library@nara.gov.
Internships
Our Chicago office offers college-level students and other individuals the opportunity to participate in non-paid internships at the facility. If accepted, students are required to work 160 hours within a specific time frame to successfully complete an internship.
Interns at the National Archives at Chicago work in a variety of program areas including:
- basic preservation
- reference and research services
- digitization
- arrangement and description of historical records
For more information about internship opportunities at the National Archives at Chicago, contact:
Director, Archival Operations
The National Archives at Chicago
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629-5898
Ph. (773) 948-9001
E-mail: chicago.archives@nara.gov