Thursday, January 5, 2012

Fellowship - Increasing African American Diversity in Archives

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 jl@thehistorymakers.com 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