Host Institutions
The following institutions kindly offered to host interns in 2023.
Atlanta History Center
(approx. 25 miles from Georgia Archives)
Directions to the Atlanta History Center
Recommended hotel close to the Atlanta History Center
Cost of parking: free
Internship hours: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Dress code: business casual
Host institution coordinators: Kate Daly (kdaly@atlantahistorycenter.com) and Leah Lefkowitz (llefkowitz@atlantahistorycenter.com; 404-814-4041)
Atlanta University Center
(approx. 18 miles from Georgia Archives)
Address: 111 James P. Brawley Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
From the North/Downtown: From I-75/85 South to I-20 West. Exit at Joseph Lowery Boulevard (Exit 55A). Turn right at the traffic light and continue past Fair Street to the next street, Parsons Street. Make a right onto Parsons Street and then a left onto Milton Street. The entrance to the Library's gated parking lot is located at the corner of Parsons and Milton Streets. Limited parking is available to authorized visitors. For admittance, press the intercom to speak with a Security Services officer. Additional parking is available at the Clark Atlanta University parking deck located within walking distance at the corner of Fair and Mildred streets.
From the South/Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: From I-75/85 North to I-20 West. Exit at Joseph Lowery Boulevard (Exit 55A). Turn right at the traffic light and continue past Fair Street to the next street, Parsons Street. Make a right onto Parsons Street and then a left onto Milton Street. The entrance to the Library's gated parking lot is located at the corner of Parsons and Milton Streets. Limited parking is available to authorized visitors. For admittance, press the intercom to speak with a Security Services officer. Additional parking is available at the Clark Atlanta University parking deck located within walking distance at the corner of Fair and Mildred streets.
From the I-20 East (Traveling Westbound): From I-20 East about a mile past downtown Atlanta. Exit at Joseph Lowery Boulevard (Exit 55A). Turn right at the traffic light and continue past Fair Street to the next street, Parsons Street. Make a right onto Parsons Street and then a left onto Milton Street. The entrance to the Library's gated parking lot is located at the corner of Parsons and Milton Streets. Limited parking is available to authorized visitors. For admittance, press the intercom to speak with a Security Services officer. Additional parking is available at the Clark Atlanta University parking deck located within walking distance at the corner of Fair and Mildred streets.
From the I-20 West (Traveling Eastbound): Take I-20 East to Joseph Lowery Boulevard (Exit 55A). Turn left at the traffic light and continue past Fair Street to the next street, Parsons Street. Make a right onto Parsons Street and then a left onto Milton Street. The entrance to the Library's gated parking lot is located at the corner of Parsons and Milton Streets. Limited parking is available to authorized visitors. For admittance, press the intercom to speak with a Security Services officer. Additional parking is available at the Clark Atlanta University parking deck located within walking distance at the corner of Fair and Mildred streets.
Cost of parking: $3:00 per day
Internship hours: 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Dress code: business casual
Local hotels:
• Atlanta Marriott Marquis Downtown
• Clarion Inn & Suites
• Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park
• Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
• Hotel Indigo Midtown
• Omni Hotel At CNN Center
• TWELVE Atlantic Station
• Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta
Internship hours: 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Host institution coordinator: Sarah Tanner (stanner@auctr.edu; 404-978-2133)
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
(approx. 17 miles from Georgia Archives)
Auburn Avenue Research Library
Address: 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Directions to Auburn Avenue Research Library
Cost of parking: free for volunteers
Internship hours: 9:30 am-5:00 pm
Dress code: business casual
Host institution coordinator: Derek Mosley (derek.mosley@fultoncountyga.gov; 404.613.4014)
Emory University—Pitts Library
(approx. 16 miles from Georgia Archives)
Address: 1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322
Directions to Pitts Theology Library
Cost of parking: Host will validate parking. Interns should take a parking ticket each morning when they arrive, and Host will give them a paid voucher in the afternoons when they leave.
Internship hours: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Dress code: business casual
Host institution coordinator: Brandon Wason (bwason@emory.edu; 404-727-1222)
Emory University—Rose Library
(approx. 16 miles from Georgia Archives)
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Address: 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322
Directions to the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Cost of parking: Host will validate parking. Interns should take a parking ticket each morning when they arrive, and Host will give them a paid voucher in the afternoons when they leave.
Internship hours: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Dress code: business casual
Host institution coordinators: Laura Starratt (laura.starratt@emory.edu; 404-727-7070) and Becky Sherman (becky.sherman@emory.edu; 404-727-4032)
Georgia Archives
Address: 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260
Directions to the Georgia Archives
Cost of parking: free
Internship hours: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Dress code: business casual (on the more casual end, as interns will not be in public space)
Host institution coordinator: Kayla Barrett (Kayla.Barrett@usg.edu; 678-364-3781)
Georgia State University
(approx. 16 miles from Georgia Archives)
Special Collections and Archives website
Address: 8th Floor, University Library South, 100 Decatur Street SE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Cost of parking: host will pre-pay. Interns will be given a token upon arrival each day.
The G Deck parking structure is connected to Library South (cross the bridge on the third floor). G is accessible from Central Ave. SW [from South], Courtland St, SE [from North], and Decatur St. SE [from East-West] (turn on Collins St. SE, which runs under Courtland). Also available via MARTA (Georgia State or Five Points stations)
Internship Hours: 9:30 am-5:00 pm
Dress code: business casual
Host institution coordinator: Bill Hardesty (whardesty@gsu.edu; 404.413.2890)
Georgia Tech
(approx. 19 miles from Georgia Archives)
Address: Georgia Tech Library, 260 4th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Cost of parking: $15
Hotel Recommendations: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Hampton Inn Atlanta-Georgia Tech
Internship hours: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Dress code: business casual
Host institution coordinator: Alex McGee (alex.mcgee@library.gatech.edu; 404-385-0107)
Portman Archives
(approx. 17 miles from Georgia Archives)
Address: 303 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 575, Atlanta GA, 30303
Internship hours: 9:00-5:00
Host coordinator: Katie Twomey (ktwomey@portmanarchives.com; 404-614-5014)
Salvation Army
(approx. 15 miles from Georgia Archives)
Salvation Army Southern Historical Center at Evangeline Booth College
Address: 1032 Metropolitan Parkway, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310
Directions to Salvation Army: From south of downtown, Exit 244 University Ave., turn left, proceed to Metropolitan Pkwy. Turn right Turn right onto Evangeline Booth College campus through the main gate on Metropolitan Pkwy (Do not go to the back of campus even if driving directions say to do this) Turn left to go to security gate, give name and parking pass will be given Proceed along drive and park outside first building on right (Holz Education Building), Building entrance near handicapped parking ramp.
Cost of parking: free
Internship hours: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Dress code: business casual (no jeans, capris, t-shirts, or flip-flops)
Host institution coordinator: Michael Nagy (michael.nagy@uss.salvationarmy.org; 404.752.7578 [dept.]; 404.756.6595 [direct])