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 | | The Humanities Council is a private, nonprofit corporation governed by a 27-member board. |
 | | Our Council, one of 56 representing American states, territories, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is an active member of the Federation of State Humanities Councils. |
 | | The Council was formed in 1974 as the Committee on the Humanities and Public Policy (CHAPP), with a mission to encourage the use of the humanities by out-of-school adults in considering issues of public policy. |
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