I worked as a postgraduate 'intern' at the US Navy Archives here in Washington DC for 6 months and while my access was limited to specific materials related to work assignments I did get to process a late Rear Admiral's photos and memorabilia from the Antarctic expeditions between World War 1 and 2! The only thing I find even more exciting is getting access to the stacks where they keep ALL the books - something apparently almost no one allows any more after numerous sad experiences.
I worked as a postgraduate 'intern' at the US Navy Archives here in Washington DC for 6 months and while my access was limited to specific materials related to work assignments I did get to process a late Rear Admiral's photos and memorabilia from the Antarctic expeditions between World War 1 and 2! The only thing I find even more exciting is getting access to the stacks where they keep ALL the books - something apparently almost no one allows any more after numerous sad experiences.
That sounds like a fun project. And you'll get no objections from me when you say that stacks are exciting!