Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Fellowship - Increasing African American Diversity in Archives

Fellowship Announcement

January 20, 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 on our website (http://www.thehistorymakers.com/aboutus/careers.asp) or contact Jessica Levy (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


Jessica Levy
The HistoryMakers
1900 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 674-1900
(312) 674-1915 fax
jl@thehistorymakers.com
www.thehistorymakers.com