Final Evaluations
After each internship semester, the internship supervisor, in this case MAPS’ museum director, would complete a final evaluation on my performance. Here are the evaluations from MS 201 Public History Practicum, MS 301 & 302 Museum Studies Internhship I & II, and MS 415 Senior Internship.
MS 201
MS 301
MS 302
MS 415
Labels
While interning for MAPS Air Museum, I had many opportunities to work with the collection in a variety of ways. In particular, I wrote labels for their upcoming Vietnam exhibit. Over the course of three rooms, the exhibit endeavors to tell the story of the Vietnam War and the United States’ involvement in it. I aided the museum director in writing labels for the F100 Super Sabre display; similarly, I wrote multiple labels for their Donut Dollie display as well.
Labels for the F100 Super Sabre Display
Labels for the Donut Dollie Display
Photographs
At MAPS Air Museum, I contributed to multiple exhibits, including a photography exhibit celebrating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion. I collaborated with the museum director and a fellow Walsh intern to organize and install the exhibit on the second floor mezzanine of the museum.
Research Paper
As a part of MS 401 Seminary in Museology, I researched and wrote a paper on the subject of collection management policies: what they are, what they should include, why, they are important, how they should be organized, and how to institute them.
Current Draft of Collection Management Policy
The process for drafting and instituting a collection management policy for MAPS Air Museum is ongoing. This is the most recent iteration.