[MassHistPres] Fellowship Available for Increasing African American Diversity in Archives

[Rebecca Harris]

Fellowship Announcement

December 19, 2011

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 Americanarchival 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 visit The HistoryMakers website and click on the Careers page for more information: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/aboutus/careers.asp

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
jl at thehistorymakers.com<mailto:jl at thehistorymakers.com>
www.thehistorymakers.com<http://www.thehistorymakers.com/>


Rebecca Harris| Field Officer, Boston Field Office
National Trust for Historic Preservation | Seven Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4th Floor, Boston, MA  02109
Phone: 617.523.0885| Fax: 617.5231199| Email: Rebecca_Harris at nthp.org<blocked::blocked::mailto:Rebecca_Williams at nthp.org> | www.PreservationNation.org<blocked::http://www.preservationnation.org/>


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