1. THE PROGRAM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY ............................. $1,000,000
The nation’s premier center for research on the experience of people from the African diaspora in early America,the
Library Company’s Program in African American History brings pioneering contributions to academia and to the public.
A permanently endowed Program will help to create a more complete understanding of the origins of our society.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM..............................................................$300,000
A senior scholar,the Director of the Program provides intellectual leadership and strategic vision to advance scholarship
and create opportunities for discourse.
THE CURATOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY .................................$400,000
With a deep knowledge of the Library Company’s important collection of African American literature and history before
1900,the Curator offers guidance to researchers,oversees acquisitions,and designs innovative public programs.
ACQUISITIONS FUND FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY.................$300,000
The Library Company cares for the nation’s most important collection of African American history and literature before
1900. We continue to seek critical source material in specialized areas,including African American women’s history and
black life in the North to the beginning of the 20th century.
ANNUAL JUNETEENTH FREEDOM SYMPOSIUM........................................ $175,000
The Library Company’s signature public event recognizes one of the oldest known celebrations commemorating the
ending of slavery in the United States when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas in 1865.
BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ..................................................................................$100,000
Every other year,the Library Company offers emerging and established scholars a forum for exploring new research in
early African American history.
AFRICAN AMERICAN EXHIBITION FUND .......................................................$75,000
Temporary exhibits exploring topics in black history that have contemporary relevance are among the most popular of
our public programs. Most exhibitions are accompanied by a catalog,events and a digital exhibit. In 1969 our landmark
exhibition “Negro History,1553-1903”set the standard for the way we share our collections in an enlightening and
thought-provoking way.
PAAH FELLOWSHIPS
Short-term fellowships in early African American history are career-changing opportunities for promising scholars who
lack traditional professional resources. Four fellows will each be supported for one month of intensive research within the
Library Company’s extraordinary collections.
Fellowship (4 available) .................................................................................................................................. $50,000
Short-term Fellowship program (4 Fellows)............................................................................................ $200,000
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP
A prestigious opportunity for a leading doctoral candidate to explore the Library Company’s African American
collections in depth,the dissertation fellowship will further extend the impact of the program.
This opportunity has been named byThe Albert M.Greenfield Foundation.
Note:There is no minimum limit for donating a gift to already existing endowments at the Library Company of Philadelphia.
NAMED ENDOWED FUND OPPORTUNITIES
THE PROGRAM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

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3. THE PROGRAM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
The nation’s premier center for research on the experience of people from the African diaspora in early America,the
Library Company’s Program in African American History brings pioneering contributions to academia and to the public.
A permanently endowed Program will help to create a more complete understanding of the origins of our society.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM
A senior scholar,the Director of the Program provides intellectual leadership and strategic vision to advance scholarship
and create opportunities for discourse.
THE CURATOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
With a deep knowledge of the Library Company’s important collection of African American literature and history before
1900,the Curator offers guidance to researchers,oversees acquisitions,and designs innovative public programs.
ACQUISITIONS FUND FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
The Library Company cares for the nation’s most important collection of African American history and literature before
1900. We continue to seek critical source material in specialized areas,including African American women’s history and
black life in the North to the beginning of the 20th century.
ANNUAL JUNETEENTH FREEDOM SYMPOSIUM
The Library Company’s signature public event recognizes one of the oldest known celebrations commemorating the
ending of slavery in the United States when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas in 1865.
BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
Every other year,the Library Company offers emerging and established scholars a forum for exploring new research in
early African American history.
AFRICAN AMERICAN EXHIBITION FUND
Temporary exhibits exploring topics in black history that have contemporary relevance are among the most popular of
our public programs. Most exhibitions are accompanied by a catalog,events and a digital exhibit. In 1969 our landmark
exhibition “Negro History,1553-1903”set the standard for the way we share our collections in an enlightening and
thought-provoking way.
PAAH FELLOWSHIPS
Short-term fellowships in early African American history are career-changing opportunities for promising scholars who
lack traditional professional resources. Four fellows will each be supported for one month of intensive research within the
Library Company’s extraordinary collections.
Fellowship (4 available)
Short-term Fellowship program (4 Fellows)
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP
A prestigious opportunity for a leading doctoral candidate to explore the Library Company’s African American
collections in depth,the dissertation fellowship will further extend the impact of the program.
This opportunity has been named byThe Albert M.Greenfield Foundation.
Note:There is no minimum limit for donating a gift to already existing endowments at the Library Company of Philadelphia.
NAMED ENDOWED FUND OPPORTUNITIES
THE PROGRAM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY