Volunteer Opportunities
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| Jane, Archival volunteer, identifies photographs in the Dole Collection. |
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| Dole Institute volunteer, Milt, views and summarizes videos. |
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| Archival volunteer, Jerry, shows visitors his project. |
Following the 1996 presidential election, University of Kansas officials approached the Senator in hopes of obtaining his personal and public papers. Senator Dole urged the creation of a non-partisan institution that would, in addition to housing his papers, celebrate public service and encourage increased citizen participation in the political process.
The Institute seeks to fulfill that larger vision through exhibits, presentation of awards, public lectures, and other events. Contributions by an active group of volunteers program provide valuable assistance to professional staff.
Diverse volunteer opportunities and training are available:
- Processing historic documents and other archival material
- Scanning photographs
- Writing text for indexing
- Repairing books
- Providing clerical support to staff
- Using unique skills, such as cataloging experience
These projects, requiring many different talents and skills, are vital to the archival operation of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Volunteers meet new people, improve skills, learn to use state-of-the-art equipment, and acquire greater knowledge of America's history. Archivists provide orientation, training, and supervision to all volunteers. We ask that all volunteers who are accepted into our program commit to at least 3 hours of service per week for a minimum of one semester.
For more information please contact Judy Sweets at asweets@ku.edu
