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