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
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