Summer Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 23, 2017

From August 7-11, 2017, California Rare Book School is offering a one-week, intensive course, “Developing & Administering Collections of African American Resources.” This course taught by Archives and Special Collections Consultant, Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty examines the development of African American archival, manuscript, art and rare book collections and will explore both traditional and innovative approaches to building these resources. The course will take place in Los Angeles on the UCLA campus. This course will be beneficial for any persons who work in African American archives, museums, historical societies, cultural organizations, historic sites or others who have interests in the objectives advancing black history.

Application process: Due to the limited class size, participation is by application only.

Some tuition scholarships are available. The scholarship application deadline is June 9. For application forms and for more information about the course and other courses offered by CalRBS, go to the California Rare Book School website: www.calrbs.org.