My name is
Erin Shipley and I am a second year MA student at Temple University studying
history and concentrating in public history. As an undergrad at the University
of Pittsburgh I majored in history and completed two internships in archives. The
first internship, describing and digitizing photographs at the University of
Pittsburgh Archives Center, convinced me that I wanted to pursue a career in
the field of history.
At my
second internship, I worked with the education officer at the City of
Westminster Archives Centre in London, England. It was here, working on a
project to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Blitz, that I
realized historic research—and all of the documents and objects filling the
archives—should be shared with the public. I became excited about the field of
public history and jumped at the chance to continue my education in history in
a more creative way.
During my
first year in grad school at Temple, my coursework and internship at a local
house museum allowed me to discover what I hope to do with my degree. My
passion is in the research and, further, figuring out how to best tell a story
through that research in an interesting and meaningful way. After I graduate, I
hope to find a career where I am able to use my research skills to connect
people to topics I believe are important and interesting.
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