Fellowship Announcement Increasing African American Diversity in Archives: The HistoryMakers Fellowship, Mentoring, Training and Placement Institute Deadline: February 14, 2012 The HistoryMakers is proud to announce the 2nd Increasing African American Diversity in Archives: The HistoryMakers Fellowship, Mentoring, Training and Placement Institute, a year -long fellowship (Monday, June 4, 2012 through Saturday June 1, 2013) working in African American archives. This program is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in the amount of $800,000. The purpose of this fellowship program is to provide training for African American archivists and other archivists interested in working with African American archival collections. The year will include 3-month immersion training program at The HistoryMakers Chicago location (Monday, June 4, 2012 - Friday, August 24, 2012) and an on-site residency (Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - Saturday, June 1, 2013). Applicants must identify their top 3 choices from the following list of host institutions: § Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA [http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/] § Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC [http://avery.cofc.edu/] § Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, Chicago, IL [http://www.chipublib.org/branch/details/library/woodson-regional] § Franklin Library at Fisk University, Nashville, TN [http://www.fisk.edu/Academics/Library/SpecialCollections.aspx] § The HistoryMakers, Chicago, IL [http://www.thehistorymakers.com/] § Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MD [http://www.msa.md.gov/] § Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, Culver City, CA [http://www.claytonmuseum.org/] Please contact Jessica Levy (312) 674-1900 ([log in to unmask]) or visit http://www.thehistorymakers.com/aboutus/careers.asp for more information. The HistoryMakers will be accepting applications for the 2012-2013 fellowship program until Tuesday, February 14, 2012. A complete application packet should be sent to: Jessica Levy 2012-2013 Archive Fellowship Program The HistoryMakers 1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 Jessica Levy The HistoryMakers 1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 674-1900 (312) 674-1915 fax [log in to unmask] www.thehistorymakers.com