[Brochure]: The Fisk University Library Announces An Internship in Black Studies Librarianship

Nashville, Tennessee: Fisk University, 1972. Unbound. Fine. Brochure. One sheet folded to make six pages. Fine. According to historian, Brandon A. Owens, Sr., "Jessie Carney Smith designed a library institute, funded by the Higher Education Act. The Institute in Black Studies Librarianship was held for academic, public, and special research librarians from June 28 to August 6, 1971, with a theme titled “Building Collections of Black Literature.” Twenty-five participants were selected from applications around the country to learn how “to develop collections of Black literature, evaluate Black media, interpret such materials to users, and coordinate the services of the library with the requirements of the new curricular and research programs in Black studies and related areas.”.