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Founded in 2006, the BMRC uplifts the goals of elevating, validating, disseminating, and expanding access to and use of archival materials about and by Black people in archives, libraries, and museums across the greater Chicago area.
Today, the BMRC, an expanding consortium of 28 member institutions, is an independent organization, hosted at the University of Chicago. We depend on the generous support of donors like you to do our work.
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The BMRC provides internships for undergraduate and graduate students and competitive research fellowships for scholars, writers and artists at our member institutions. Our Archives Portal - is a freely accessible, web-based platform that allows the public to access descriptive information on archival records related to Black Chicago held in BMRC member institution collections. Our Public Programming provides platforms for scholars to discuss their work with the public and member institutions to highlight key collections.
Photo of Southside Community Arts Center 1942 in Library of Congress Collection
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The BMRC receives some financial support from: our host institution, the University of Chicago; our member institutions in the form of membership fees; private donations; and the following foundations who support our work:
