Date: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:46 PM Subject: Fwd: FYI - research grant >> >>Hi - I am passing this on for your information. I don't know any other >>information than that given here. If you have questions please contact >>them directly. Take care >>************************************************************** >> >>Duke University >>Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections >>Library Research Grants >> >>The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library >>of Duke University announces the availability of grants for >>researchers whose work would benefit from access to the >>library's archival and rare printed collections. These grants >>are offered by the library's research centers: The Center >>for Women's History and Culture; The John Hope Franklin >>Research Center for African and African-American >>Documentation; and The John W. Hartman Center for Sales, >>Advertising & Marketing History. Researchers may apply for >>grants from more than one center. The maximum award per >>applicant is $1,000. >> >> >>The Center for Women's History and Culture >>The Mary Lily Research Grants >> >>Particular strengths of the CWHC include printed materials >>and manuscript collections reflecting the history and >>culture of the American South. Collections of personal and >>family papers from the 19th and 20th centuries complement >>print sources such as women's prescriptive literature, >>periodicals, and fiction. A number of women writers have >>placed their personal and professional papers at Duke, >>and the Center for Women's History and Culture holds the >>archives of several individuals and women's organizations >>focusing on feminism, women's rights, and lesbian culture. >> >>For more information about the Center for Women's History >>and Culture, please consult our Web site at >> http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women >>or contact Elizabeth Dunn, Women's Studies Reference >>Archivist, [log in to unmask], tel.919.660.5967, FAX 919.660.5934. >> >>For More Information About the Collections: >> >>To conduct a detailed search of the holdings of the three >>research centers via the Internet, please check the following sites: >> >>Finding Aids--detailed descriptions of a subset of our archival >>collections >> http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/findaids/ >> >>Duke University's on-line library catalog >> http://www.lib.duke.edu/ >> >>Guide to the Cataloged Collections of the Manuscript Department >>of the William R. Perkins Library, Duke University (Richard C. >>Davis and Linda A. Miller, eds., 1980), available in research >>libraries or on-line at >> http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/guide/. >> >>Uses of Grant Money: >> >>Grant money may be used for travel to the Rare Book, Manuscript, >>and Special Collections Library, costs of copying pertinent >>archival resources, and living expenses while pursuing research >>here. >> >>The Application Process: >> >>Obtain an application form from any of the Web sites or contact >>people mentioned above. Submit the completed form and required >>attachments to "Grants Program" at the address below or to the >>appropriate research center via e-mail. If you wish to apply to >>more than one center for the same project, simply check the >>appropriate boxes at the top of the application form to indicate >>that you have chosen this option. Grants will not exceed $1,000 >>even if awarded jointly. >> >>Deadlines: >> >>The next cycle of awards will be for use between March 2000 >>and August 2001. Request application information at any time; >>forms will be sent out beginning in October 1999. Applications >>must be received or postmarked by January 18, 2000. Awards >>will be announced on March 15, 2000. >> >>Mailing Address: >> >>The mailing address for all three centers is Rare Book, >>Manuscript, and Special Collections Library; Box 90185; Duke >>University; Durham, NC 27708-0185; U.S.A. >> >>Jacqueline Reid >><[log in to unmask]> > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------