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Jane Smith

Campus:
123 Main Street
New York, NY 12321
123-456-9874
jane@home.net

Permanent:
123 Main Street
Anytown, MO 12345
777-888-9999
jane@home.net

OBJECTIVE:
    Historical Research position in the St. Louis area.
SUMMARY:
    • Internship at St. Louis Museum of Natural History.
    • Internship at Missouri Historical Society.
    • Magna Cum Laude graduate with BA in History.
    • Proficient with MS Office, Windows XP, and the Internet.
EDUCATION:
    Bachelor of Arts in History, May 2006
    Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
    Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale

    Courses taken included:
    Art History Methodologies Architecture: Castles, Cathedrals
    European Art and Architecture Asian Art and History
    American Art and History European History
    Modern Art Spanish and French

EXPERIENCE:
    History Intern, May 2005 to August 2005
    Saint Louis Museum of Natural History, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Served as acting Research Assistant for grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
    • Developed teaching suggestions and object information guides for public use.
    • Processed and updated museum membership data using The Raiser’s Edge.
    .
    Curatorial and Collections Intern, May 2004 to August 2004

    Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri

    • Researched label information and acquired relevant archival display materials for “Our World in Miniature” exhibit.
    • Updated and created new entries for automated cataloguing system.

ACTIVITIES:
  • Independent research paper presented at Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference, 2006
  • Tutored peers in paper and essay writing and editing, 2004-2006
  • Dorm Resident Assistant, 2005-2006.

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