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Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 22:42:56 GMT
From: Judith Ezekiel <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: US research grant, Duke Center Women's History and Culture

>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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