Director, Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage

Posted by Delaware Historical Society on August 17, 2021

The Delaware Historical Society (DHS), founded in 1864, preserves, promotes, and shares Delaware’s history in a welcoming environment to educate, inspire, and empower people and communities. DHS is an independent, non-profit, non-government historical society founded in 1864. DHS includes 9 historic buildings, 8 of which are in Wilmington and straddle the 500 block of Market Street, and the ninth is the “Gem of Old New Castle,” the George Read House & Garden (designated a National Historic Landmark—the nation’s highest level of historic significance—in 2017).

The Wilmington campus includes the Old Town Hall (1798) adjoining the Delaware History Museum and the Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage (created in 2016). Across the street from these museum buildings (which include the museum store and staff offices) stands the DHS Research Library, the Library Annex (in the 1816 Robert Porter House), and the four Colonial-era buildings that comprise Willingtown Square. Each of the Wilmington buildings are contributing properties to the Market Street Commercial District on the National Register of Historic Places.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The successful candidate must demonstrate a passion for public history, African American history and culture, and knowledge of the value and relevance of history in today’s society. Maturity and integrity are essential characteristics of the successful candidate. The position requires the ability to engage broad sectors of the public with information, context, and relevance of African American history critical. Knowledge of Delaware history and the uniqueness of the African American experience in Delaware history and that of the Mid-Atlantic region is a plus.

This position reports to the Delaware Historical Society Executive Director and the Mitchell Center Advisory Council.

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