Boston Athenæum
Cory Bailey currently serves as the Annual Giving Officer at the Boston Athenæum, a position held since February 2022. Prior to this role, Cory was the Assistant Director of Business and Development at Ploughshares Journal from January 2017 to February 2022, where responsibilities included leading fundraising efforts, managing day-to-day business operations, and overseeing annual campaigns and events. Cory began at Ploughshares as an Operations Assistant, supporting fundraising and administrative tasks. Earlier experience includes a role as Public Information Assistant at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, and serving as Editor-in-Chief of The Echo Literary Journal at Furman University, alongside an internship at Centre Stage Theatre. Academic credentials include a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Emerson College and a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Furman University.
Boston Athenæum
The Boston Athenæum, “Boston’s best kept secret” (Boston.com) and one of the most distinguished libraries in the nation, was founded in 1807. Its landmark 1849 building and architecturally significant reading rooms at 10½ Beacon Street welcome readers, thinkers, writers, and learners in the heart of Boston. Highlights of the library’s holdings include the King’s Chapel Library collection, with roots in the 17th-century settlement of Boston; rare publications in Native American languages; the personal library of George Washington; historic early European printed works; and numerous works of fine art, including portraits of notable Americans such as Hannah Adams, John Marshall, and Alexander Hamilton, and by artists such as Gilbert Stuart, John Singer Sargent, Allan Rohan Crite, and Polly Thayer Starr. An extensive collection on the art of the book includes exquisite and rare examples from many eras of bookbinding and fine printing, as well as contemporary artists’ books. Learn more at bostonathenaeum.org.