Fellowship
Announcement
January 5, 2012
Increasing African American
Diversity in Archives:
The HistoryMakers
Fellowship, Mentoring, Training and Placement Institute
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 see the Fellowship Listing (R:\Foundation
Grants\IMLS Grant\IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century\2011-2012 ('12-'13
Fellows)\Outreach\Flier\HistoryMakers Fellowship Listing (2013).pdf)
or contact Jessica Levy at (312) 674-1900 or [log in to unmask]
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