Every US state and territory has a "Humanities Council"--here are their addresses and email addresses. These are agencies of state government, and receive much of their funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. They promote humanities through a variety of programs and small grants--for example, encouraging the study of local and community history. Although Congress has recently been cutting back money for the national NEH, it has supported the state councils. Write your state council for more information.
STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS
ALABAMA
Alabama Humanities Foundation
2217 Tenth Court South
Birmingham, AL 35205
205/930-0540
e-mail: bptt45b@prodigy.com
ALASKA
Alaska Humanities Forum
421 West First Avenue, Suite #210
Anchorage, AK 99501
907/272-5341
e-mail: jssel@acad2.alaska.edu
AMERICAN SAMOA
Amerika Samoa Humanities Council
P.O. Box 4074
Pago Pago, AS 96799
684/633-4870/71
ARIZONA
Arizona Humanities Council
The Ellis-Shackelford House
1242 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602/257-0335
e-mail: ahcdan@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Humanities Council
10816 Executive Center Drive
Suite 310
Little Rock, AR 72211-4383
501/221-0091
CALIFORNIA
California Council for the Humanities
312 Sutter Street, Suite 601
San Francisco, CA 94108
415/391-1474
e-mail: cch@netcom.com
COLORADO
Colorado Endowment for the Humanities
1623 Blake Street #200
Denver, CO 80202
303/573-7733
e-mail: jpierce@qadas.com
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Humanities Council
41 Lawn Avenue
Wesleyan Station
Middletown, CT 06459
203/685-2260
DELAWARE
Delaware Humanities Forum
1812 Newport Gap Pike
Wilmington, DE 19808-6179
302/633-2400
e-mail: hhofmann@strauss.udel.edu
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.
1331 H Street, NW
Suite 902
Washington, DC 20005
202/347-1732
e-mail: hcwdc@the-hermes.net
FLORIDA
Florida Humanities Council
1514 1/2 East 8th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605-3708
813/272-3473
e-mail: FHC@acomp.usf.edu
GEORGIA
Georgia Humanities Council
50 Hurt Plaza, SE, Suite 440
Atlanta, GA 30303-2915
404/523-6220
e-mail: ghc@emory.edu
GUAM
Guam Humanities Council
272 West Route 8, Suite 2A
Barrigada, Guam 96913
671/734-1713
e-mail: ghc@kuentos.guam.net
HAWAII
Hawaii Committee for the Humanities
First Hawaiian Bank Building
3599 Waialae Avenue, Room 23
Honolulu, HI 96816
808/732-5402
e-mail: hch@aloha.net
IDAHO
Idaho Humanities Council
217 West State Street
Boise, ID 83702
208/345-5346
e-mail: thmcclan@micron.net
ILLINOIS
Illinois Humanities Council
203 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2020
Chicago, IL 60601-2417
312/422-5580
INDIANA
Indiana Humanities Council
1500 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317/638-1500
e-mail: nconner@indyvax.iupiu.edu
IOWA
Iowa Humanities Board
Oakdale Campus N210 OH
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
319/335-4153
e-mail: npeters@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
KANSAS
Kansas Humanities Council
112 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 210
Topeka, KS 66603
913/357-0359
e-mail: kshumcoun@aol.com
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Humanities Council
206 East Maxwell Street
Lexington, KY 40508
606/257-5932
e-mail: vgsmit00@ukcc.uky.edu
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
1001 Howard Avenue, Suite 3110
New Orleans, LA 70113
504/523-4352
e-mail: leh@communique.net
MAINE
Maine Humanities Council
371 Cumberland Avenue
P.O. Box 7202
Portland, ME 04112
207/773-5051
e-mail:mehucoun@saturn.caps.maine.edu
MARYLAND
Maryland Humanities Council
601 North Howard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410/625-4830
e-mail: mhcall@aol.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities
One Woodbridge Street
South Hadley, MA 01075
413/536-1385
e-mail: d.tebaldi@dpc.umassp.edu
MICHIGAN
Michigan Humanities Council
119 Pere Marquette Drive
Suite 3B
Lansing, MI 48912-1231
517/372-7770
e-mail: mihum@voyager.net
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Humanities Commission
987 East Ivy Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
612/774-0105
e-mail:mnhum@gold.tc.umn.edu
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Humanities Council
3825 Ridgewood Road, Room 311
Jackson, MS 39211
601/982-6752
e-mail: cora@mhc.state.ms.us
MISSOURI
Missouri Humanities Council
911 Washington Avenue
Suite 215
St. Louis, MO 63101-1208
314/621-7705
e-mail: mohuman@home.stlnet.com
MONTANA
Montana Committee for the Humanities
P.O. Box 8036
Hellgate Station
Missoula, MT 59807
406/243-6022
e-mail: sherouse@selway.umt.edu
NEBRASKA
Nebraska Humanities Council
Suite 225 Lincoln Center Building
215 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68508
402/474-2131
e-mail: mfisher@unlinfo.unl.edu or whitaker@unlinfo.unl.edu
NEVADA
Nevada Humanities Committee
P.O Box 8029
Reno, NV 89507
702/784-6587
e-mail: winzeler@scs.unr.edu
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Humanities Council
19 Pillsbury Street
P.O. Box 2228
Concord, NH 03302-2228
603/224-4071
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Committee for the Humanities
28 West State Street, 6th floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
609/695-4929
e-mail: njch@aol.com
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities
Onate Hall, Room 209
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
505/277-3705
e-mail: nmeh@unm.edu
NEW YORK
New York Council for the Humanities
198 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10038
212/233-1131
e-mail: hum@ehonyc.com
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Humanities Council
425 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
919/334-5325
e-mail: leigh@iris.uncg.edu
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Humanities Council
2900 Broadway East, Suite 3
P.O. Box 2191
Bismarck, ND 58502
701/255-3360
e-mail: ealbers@cerfnet.com
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Council for the Humanities
AAA-3394, Box 10001
Saipan, MP 96950
670/235-4785
e-mail: ron.barrineau@saipan.com
OHIO
The Ohio Humanities Council
695 Bryden Road
P.O. Box 06354
Columbus, OH 43206-0354
614/461-7802
e-mail: ohiohum@aol.com
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities
Festival Plaza
428 West California, Suite 270
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405/235-0280
e-mail: jmay@rex.uokhsc.edu
OREGON
Oregon Council for the Humanities
812 SW Washington Street, Suite 225
Portland, OR 97205
503/241-0543
e-mail: och@ednent1.osl.or.gov
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Humanities Council
320 Walnut Street, Suite 305
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215/925-1005
e-mail: phc@libertynet.org
PUERTO RICO
Fundacion Puertorriquena de las
Humanidades
Box S-4307
Old San Juan, PR 00904
809/721-2087
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities
60 Ship Street
Providence, RI 02903
401/273-2250
e-mail: suedave@aol.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Humanities Council
1200 Catawba Street
P.O. Box 5287
Columbia, SC 29250
803/771-8864
e-mail: cfb@scsn.net
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Humanities Council
Box 7050, University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
605/688-6113
e-mail: sdhc@sdsumus.sdstate.edu
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Humanities Council
1003 18th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
615/320-7001
e-mail: rlcheatham@gnn.com
TEXAS
Texas Council for the Humanities
Banister Place A
3809 South Second Street
Austin, TX 78704
512/440-1991
e-mail: postmaster@public-humanities.org
UTAH
Utah Humanities Council
350 South 400 East
Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801/531-7868
e-mail: delmont.oswald@m.cc.utah.edu
VERMONT
The Vermont Council on the Humanities
17 Park Street
R. R. 1 Box 7285
Morrisville, VT 05661
802/888-3183
e-mail: 73531.716@compuserve.com
VIRGINIA
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
145 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629
804/924-3296
e-mail: rcv@virginia.edu
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Humanities Council
P.O. Box 1829
St. Thomas, VI 00803-1829
809/776-4044
WASHINGTON
Washington Commission for the Humanities
615 Second Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
206/682-1770
e-mail: wch@humanities.org
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Humanities Council
723 Kanawha Blvd., East Suite 800
Charleston, WV 25301
304/346-8500
e-mail: wvhuman@aol.com
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Humanities Council
802 Regent Street
Madison, WI 53715
608/262-0706
e-mail: whc@danenet.wicip.org
WYOMING
Wyoming Council for the Humanities
P.O. Box 3643-University Station
Laramie, WY 82071-3142
307/766-6496
e-mail: hummer@uwyo.edu
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