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Special Collections Internship
About the Special Collections Internship
The Library Scholar Special Collections internship offers students an opportunity to work with rare and unique materials, processing collections, creating finding aids and digital exhibits that showcase the unique collections of rare books, photographs, documents, historic maps, oral histories, and media. Over the course of a semester, students will have hands-on experience in special collections, archives, public history, and museum studies as a profession.
The Cal Poly Humboldt Library Special Collections is home to rare books, photographs, documents, historic maps, oral histories, and media. The University Archives includes documents related to the history of Humboldt. For a sampling of our unique collections, please explore the Special Collections website.
“The Library’s Archives and Special Collections offered me new skills I never would have thought to gain. For one, I learned how to process old newspapers, maps, photo negatives, and glass plate negatives…in the end I found myself with more respect for archivists…”
--Cello Wicklin, Library Scholar Intern, Spring 2023
Outstanding Students & Projects
- Ahlberg, Drew (SA), Mad River Anthology Finding Aid (Fall 2020)
(SA), Toyon Literary Journal Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2020) - Alberto, Brittani (Intern), Humboldt Hindsight is 2020: Life in Humboldt County (Fall 2015)
(Intern), Researching the Redwoods (Fall 2016) - Alster, Amanda (Intern), Strike for Peace Digital Exhibit (Spring 2019)
(Intern), Researching the Redwoods Website (Summer 2018)
(Intern), Strike for Peace Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2017) - Atkins, Bryn (Intern), Ethnobotany in the Archives (Spring 2025)
- Ambriz, Jorge (Intern), Humboldt Hindsight is 2020: Transportation in Humboldt County (Fall 2015)
- Armstrong, Zoe (SA), Don H. Clausen Congressional Papers Finding Aid (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
- Baldivia, Stefani (SA), Palmquist Working Photograph Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2008-Spring 2009)
- Baure, Kaden (Intern), Freeman Art Company Photograph Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2023)
- Bawden, Francis Shawn (Intern), Andrew Genzoli Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
- Bernales, Albert (Intern), Special Collections (Summer 2016)
- Berry, Sean (SA), Center for Indian Community Development (CICD) Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2013-Spring 2014)
- Blair, Audrey (Intern), Humboldt Redwoods Project (Spring 2015)
- Brady, Katelyn (SA), Strike for Peace Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2017)
- Britton, Brittany (SA), I Am These People: Native Design Over Time Online Exhibit (Fall 2011-Spring 2012)
(SA), Roberts Photograph Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2012) - Broedner, Tommy (SA, Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) Collection (Spring 2024)
- Bromley, Xi (Intern), Special Collections (Spring 2016)
- Bruner, Victoria (Intern), Humboldt Redwoods Project (Spring 2015)
- Buentello, Ruby (Intern), Humboldt Redwoods Project (Spring 2015)
(SA), Center for Indian Community Development (CICD) Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2013-Spring 2014)
(SA), Dean Galloway Letters Finding Aid (Fall 2014) - Bunce, Chris (Intern), Alternative Waste Disposal Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2015)
- Cervantes, Tessa (SA), Jody Stutz Papers Finding Aid (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)
(SA), State of California Condor Advisory Committee documents, arranger (2012) - Chapman, Jessica (Intern), Humboldt Redwoods Project (Spring 2015)
- Childers, Alex (Intern), Redwood National Park (Spring 2018)
- Clayton, Kiri (SA), Humboldt Room Newspaper Collections - Newsletters (Fall 2009, Spring 2010)
(SA), Humboldt University Public Affairs Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2009, Spring 2010) - Cohen, Ben (Intern), Humboldt Redwoods Project (Spring 2015)
- Cook, Les (SA), Louisiana Pacific/Hammond Lumber Company Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2014)
- Coolidge, Dane (Intern), University Resident Life and Housing Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2024)
(SA), Food for Thought (Fall 2024) - Crescibene, Annabel (Intern), Strike for Peace Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2025)
- Crowell, Aaron (SA), Thornburgh Timber Maps (Spring 2000-Spring 2002)
(SA), Louisiana Pacific/Hammond Lumber Company Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2014) - Diaz, Vicente (Intern), The Gasquet Orleans Road (Summer, Fall 2018)
- Dowdakin, Evan (SA), Special Collections (Fall 2017)
- Dowell, Schay (Intern), Special Collections (Summer 2015)
- Drapeau, Blanca (Intern), Lucille Vinyard Collection: Woman of Activism: Varying Views on Vinyard (Spring 2016)
(Intern), Redwood National Park (Fall 2016) - Dunkerly, Suzanne (SA), Butler Valley Dam Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2008)
- Echeverri, Ryan (Intern), Redwood National Park (Spring/Summer 2017)
- Emerson, Christine (Intern), Special Collections (Summer 2016)
- Evans, Hannah (SA), Charles Irving Clay Papers (Fall 2022)
(SA), Brian D. Tripp Papers (Fall 2022)
(SA), Mad River Anthology (Spring 2023)
(SA), Kathleen Stanton Papers (Fall 2023)
(SA), “From One Time to Another” Brian D. Tripp Papers (Fall 2023)
(SA), Indian Natural Resources, Science & Engineering Program (INRSEP) Collection (Spring 2024)
(SA), Susie Van Kirk Papers (Spring 2024)
(SA), Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) Collection (Fall 2024)
(SA), Special Collections Pamphlet Collection (Fall 2024)
(SA), California Revealed Digitization Project (Spring 2025) - Faria, Jacqualine (Intern), Boosterism - Humboldt County Souvenirs in the Humboldt Room (Fall 2007)
(Intern), Eureka Waterfront Litigation Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2008)
(Intern), Save the Redwoods League Humboldt County Group Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2008) - Farrington, Jacqueline (Intern), Humboldt Hindsight is 2020: Hungry for Humboldt (Fall 2015)
- Fraley, Briannon (SA), Andrew Genzoli Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
- Fritsch, Tristan (SA), Humboldt Watershed Council and Salmon Forever Video Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2022)
- Fulton, Colin (Intern), Special Collections (Spring 2015)
- Garcia, Alexander (Intern), True Hoyle Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2015)
- Garibay, Cathlyn (Intern), Special Collections (Spring 2016)
- Garriott, Anne (SA), Humboldt County Collection Photographs (Fall 2003-Spring 2004)
- Godlin, Sarah (Intern), Redwood National Park (Spring 2018)
- Goodspeed, Jorden (Intern), Old Timers Collection (Spring 2025)
- Guerra, Suzanne (SA), Unlocking the Archives Exhibit (Fall 2008)
(SA), Ericson Exhibit (Spring 2002)
(SA), Northwestern California Forest Communities Exhibit (Fall 2006-Spring 2007) - Haas, Nathaniel (SA), Herrick Land Survey and Map Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2005-Spring 2006)
(SA), Northwestern California Newspapers (Fall 2003-Spring 2004) - Hailey, Jenifer (Intern), The Gasquet Orleans Road (Summer, Fall 2018)
- Hamel, Carmen (SA), Palmquist and Ericson: Two Collections in the Cal Poly Humboldt Library Humboldt Room Exhibit (Spring 2012)
(SA), Fish and Game Slides of Ralph B. McCormick Finding Aid (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) - Hanna, Brin, (SA), Western Air Photo Collection (Spring 2003)
- Hawk, Diane (SA), Tim McKay Postcard Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2012)
- Haynes, Chris (SA), Louisiana Pacific/Hammond Lumber Company Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2014)
- Hernandez, Pablo (SA), Special Collections (Spring 2019)
- Hilton, Charlie (SA), Humboldt in the Time of Covid- Digital Archive (Fall 2021)
- Howard, Anne (SA), Eureka Chinatown Research Aid (Spring 2022)
- Indrebo, Autumn (Intern), Stewart (Connie) California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP) Collection (Spring 2025)
- Jackson, Melitta (Intern), Special Collections (Summer 2016)
- Johnson, Alyssa (SA), Special Collections (Spring 2020)
- Johnson, Hartford (Intern), Redwood National Park (Spring 2018)
- Jones, Alexandra (Intern), Lucille Vinyard Collection: Partnership in Activism (Spring 2016)
- Jones, Stella (SA), Special Collections (Spring 2020)
- Kane, Elliot (Intern), Redwood National Park (Fall 2017)
- Knierim, Rebekka (SA), Boyle Photograph Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2009)
- Knirck, Mari Hillestad, (Intern), Donald H. Clausen Congressional Papers Finding Aid (Spring 2002)
- Langeland, Jacqueline (Intern), Humboldt Redwoods Project (Spring 2015)
- LaSala, Katie (SA), Humboldt University Public Affairs Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2009)
(SA), Charles Bloom Slide Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2010)
(SA), Connie Stewart Assemblywoman Patty Berg Field Office Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2010)
(SA), Palmquist Working Photograph Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2010) - Lopez, Francisco (Intern), Redwood National Park (Spring/Summer 2017)
- Ludy, Brian (SA), Western Air Photo Collection (Fall 2003-Spring 2004)
- Martensen, Nicole (Intern), Special Collections (Spring 2016)
- McFarland, Cayman (SA), Special Collections (Fall 2021)
- Mitten, Stephanie (SA), Crannell: An Exhibit from the Collection of the HSU Library Humboldt Room (Fall 2011-Spring 2012)
- Moses, Grace (SA), Don H. Clausen Congressional Papers Finding Aid (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
- Munoz, Steven (Intern), Redwood National Park (Spring/Summer 2017)
- Murdock, Ash (SA), Special Collections (Spring 2024)
- Naranjo, Joe (Intern), Special Collections (Fall 2015)
- Naylor, Logan (Intern), Redwood National Park (Summer 2018)
- Negrete, Aldo (SA), Special Collections (Spring 2020)
- NiFaolain, Drogheda (SA), Northwestern California Newspapers (Fall 2003-Spring 2004)
- Nystrom, Dawn (SA), Humboldt in the Time of Covid- Digital Archive (Fall 2021)
- O'Dell, Kaitlyn (Intern), Susie Van Kirk Papers (Fall 2023)
(Intern), Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) Collection (Spring 2024) - Pate, Samantha (SA), Freeman Art Company Photograph Collection (Spring 2024)
(SA), Ina and Noel Harris Collection (Spring 2024)
(SA), Humboldt Watershed Council and Salmon Forever Video Collection (Spring 2024)
(SA), Genzoli Collection (Fall 2024)
(SA), Humboldt County Aerial Photograph Collection (Fall 2024) - Peifer, Scott (Intern), Science Fiction Collection (Fall 2023)
- Pohl, Devin (Intern), Special Collections (Fall 2023)
- Pusch, Gerald, (SA), Don H. Clausen Congressional Papers Finding Aid (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
- Raskin, Karen (SA), Fort Baker/Porter Family Collection Finding (Spring 2009)
- Ray, Natalie (Intern), Redwood National Park (Fall 2017)
- Reno, Wyatt (Intern), Special Collections (Fall 2015)
- Rich, William (SA), Fort Baker/Porter Family Collection Finding (Spring 2009)
- Rodgers, Makaylla (Intern), Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society, Employee Records Database Project (Summer 2019)
- Rotwein, Grace (Intern), Alternate Waste Disposal Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2014)
- Rouland, Jude (Intern), Special Collections (Spring 2021)
- Rubay, Ashley (SA), Humboldt University Public Affairs Collection (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
- Rubio-Zambrano, Perla (Intern), Redwood National Park (Fall 2017)
- Sarabia, Cristina (SA), Freeman Art Company Photograph Collection (Spring 2023)
- Strickland, Rebecca (SA), Hover Photograph Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2012)
- Tapia, Azrael (Intern), Humboldt Watershed Council and Salmon Forever Video Collection (Spring 2022)
- Townsend, Nico (Intern), Indian Natural Resources, Science & Engineering Program (INRSEP) Collection (Summer 2024)
- Trejo, Gilbert (SA), Special Collections (Spring 2020)
- Ueland, Meghan (Intern), Special Collections (Summer 2016)
- Valdez, Griselda (Intern), University Resident Life and Housing Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2023)
- Velasquez, Christina (SA), Special Collections (Fall 2002)
- Villa, Christopher (Intern), Special Collections (Fall 2015)
- Villegas, Alexis (Intern), Indian Natural Resources, Science & Engineering Program (INRSEP) Collection (Summer 2024)
- Voigt, KayCie (Intern), Lucille Vinyard Collection: Ancient Redwoods: An Avenue for Activism (Spring 2016)
- Wages, Luke (Intern), Redwood National Park (Summer/Fall 2016)
- Watkins, Emily (Intern), The Gasquet Orleans Road (Summer, Fall 2018)
- Wayman, Aleiha (SA), Shuster Aerial Photograph Collection Finding Aid (Spring 2005)
- Westfall, Leigh (SA), Don H. Clausen Congressional Papers Finding Aid (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)
(SA), Northwestern California Newspapers (Fall 2003-Spring 2004) - Wickland, Robyn (SA), Mudflat Sculptures Collection (Fall 2010)
- Wicklin, Cello (Intern), Freeman Art Company Photograph Collection (Spring 2024)
- Wilkinson, Petra (SA), Tim McKay Postcard Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2011)
(SA), McKay Postcard Collection Exhibit (Spring 2012)
(SA), Crannell: An Exhibit from the Collection of the HSU Library Humboldt Room (Spring 2012) - Williams, Nicole (Intern), Humboldt Redwoods Project (Spring 2015)
- Winford, Ryan Lewelling (SA), Humboldt County Collection (HCC) Map Collection Finding Aid (Fall 2011-Spring 2012)
- Wood, Serenity (Intern), Emerald Creek Committee (ECC) Collection (Spring 2025)
- Wright, Jada (Intern), Susie Van Kirk Papers (Fall 2023)
(Intern, Northcoast Environmental Center (NEC) Collection (Spring 2024)