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2004-2005
Lord Baltimore Fellows
2005-2006
Lord Baltimore Fellows
2006-2007
Lord Baltimore Fellows
Applications
for 2007-2008
Deadline:
April 1, 2007
The
Maryland Historical Society invites applications for its
Research Fellowship program. The Society offers fellowships
each year designed to promote scholarship in Maryland history and
culture through research in its library and museum collections.
Applications will be welcomed from independent scholars, graduate
students, or university faculty in any discipline appropriate to
its collections.
Between
six and twelve Lord
Baltimore Fellowships will be awarded. These fellowships
are non-stipendiary. Fellows will be provided with office
space, access to computers with Internet connections, office supplies,
staff-level access to the library and museum (that is, access will
be available for fellows from Monday through Saturday, not just
during public hours), and a free staff parking permit.
The
terms of a fellowship may be from one week to one year during the
period from June 1, 2007, to May 31, 2008. Fellows are expected
to be in residence at the Society during their fellowship term,
make use of the Society's collections in their research, and participate
in the intellectual life of the Society. Fellows are encouraged
to present their research-in-progress in informal presentations
at the Society and to submit their work for possible publication
in the Maryland Historical Magazine.
Founded in 1844, the Maryland Historical Society is Maryland's oldest
historical repository. The H. Furlong Baldwin Library maintains
75,000 books, 230 serials, 4,000 microfilm, 5.1 million manuscripts,
800,000 photographs, 25,000 rare books and pamphlets, 1 million
items of ephemera, 20,000 prints, over 10,000 maps and plats, and
a large collection of genealogy and biographical indexes. It has
notable holdings in 18th- and 19th-century
family papers, 19th and 20th century business
papers, World War II, medical history, and performing arts history.
The Society's Carey Center for Maryland Life is a material culture
research center for the advancement of Maryland and Chesapeake regional
history. The Museum, as part of this Center, contains over 250,000
objects that illuminate Maryland's past. They are presented in exhibitions
including a major introduction to the state's past in "Looking for
Liberty: An Overview of Maryland History," and in complementary
exhibitions -- "Maryland Through the Artist's Eye" and "Furniture
in Maryland Life" -- as well as through changing exhibitions in
the temporary exhibition galleries.
Applications are due April 15, 2006; this is a postmark deadline.
To apply, send a cover letter, a c.v. or resume, a 2-4 page summary
of the planned research and how it fits into your overall research
project, and the names and complete addresses of two references
to:
Fellowships
Maryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Notification of awards will be made by early May.
For inquiries about library-related fellowships, please contact
the Library Director at library@mdhs.org or 410-685-3750 x309. For
information about museum-related fellowships, please contact Nancy
Davis, Museum Director, at museum@mdhs.org or 410-685-3750 x343.
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