From: Kathleen E Bethel [mailto:kbethel@northwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:24 AM To: acrl-afas-l; The Black Caucus of the American Library Association Subject: FW: LAST CALL FOR APPLICANTS (DEADLINE Feb 14) - Fellowship Announcement: Increasing African American Diversity in Archives The HistoryMakers Fellowship, Mentoring, Training and Placement Institute From: Jessica Levy <jl@thehistorymakers.com> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:08:26 -0600 To: <lhampto3@tulane.edu> Subject: LAST CALL FOR APPLICANTS (DEADLINE Feb 14) - Fellowship Announcement: Increasing African American Diversity in Archives The HistoryMakers Fellowship, Mentoring, Training and Placement Institute This is the last call for applicants for the 2012-2013 Increasing African American Diversity in Archives: The HistoryMakers Fellowship, Mentoring, Training and Placement Institute. Please forward the following Fellowship Announcement to any and all potential applicants interested in working in African American archival collections. Thank you for your help in spreading the word about the groundbreaking fellowship opportunity! Sincerely, Jessica Levy _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fellowship Announcement February 8, 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 view the full Fellowship Listing at http://www.thehistorymakers.com/aboutus/careers.asp 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 Jessica Levy The HistoryMakers 1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60616 (312) 674-1900 (312) 674-1915 fax jl@thehistorymakers.com www.thehistorymakers.com