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Here are a few examples of professional associations & societies of American Literature (post 1865) in order to see what the American Literature community is writing and researching!

Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation works to lift up poetry and highlight poets while creating an inclusive environment to foster new talent in poetry.
Academy of American Poets
The site was launched in 1996, becoming the first online resource for poems, poets’ biographies, essays about poetry, and materials for K–12 teachers.
American Comparative Literature Association
The American Comparative Literature Association, founded in 1960, is the principal learned society in the United States for scholars whose work involves several literatures and cultures as well as the premises of cross-cultural literary study itself.
Edith Wharton Society
The International Edith Wharton Society, founded by Professor Annette Zilversmit, met for the first time on December 17, 1983, at the MLA Convention in New York City. Since that time, members of the Society have seen Edith Wharton take her place in the canon of important American literary figures.
Society for the Study of American Women Writers
The Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW) was established in 2000 to promote and advance the study of American women writers through research, teaching, and publication.

Here is a list of related information from credible sources, available on the web:

Library of Southern Literature
The "Library of Southern Literature" includes a wide range of literary works of the American South published before 1924.
The Library of Congress Digital Collections: Literature and Poetry
A wonderful resource on the history of literature in America, the Library of Congress holds digital collections that include manuscripts, audio recordings, papers, and plays. Some of the outstanding collections include the "Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress" collection and the "Zine Web Archive" collection.