The HistoryMakers is proud to announce the 2nd Increasing African American Diversity in Archives: The HistoryMakers Fellowship, Mentoring, Training, and Placement Institute for African American archivists and other archivist interested in working with African American archival collections. This program is a year-long fellowship starting June 4th, 2012, working in African American Archives including a 3-month immersion training program in Chicago and an on-site residency. Application 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/]
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
