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** With apologies for cross-posting ** I would be grateful if list members could draw this announcement to the attention of colleagues in their institution who may be interested. =========================================================== LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES VISITING FELLOWSHIPS, 2007-2008, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON King's College London is pleased to invite applications for three short-term visiting fellowships to promote scholarly use of its Special Collections and Archives. The fellowships will be worth up to £2,000 each and are intended to meet the cost of travel to and accommodation in London during the tenure of the fellowship, which will normally be of one month. The closing date for applications is 12 January 2007. Awards will be made by 2 March 2007 and must be taken up by 1 March 2008. Applicants' project proposals should address the specific strengths of the Special Collections and Archives at King's College London, and in the current round preference will be given to proposals in the fields of: travel and discovery; the history of science; the history of medicine; English and American literature; Hellenic studies; aspects of the First and Second World Wars. Applications from historians of the book in these fields will be welcomed. Further details of the fellowship scheme and the application procedure are available at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/library/speccoll/news.html#nae King's College London is one of the oldest and largest colleges of the University of London. It is now a multi-faculty institution with some 19,000 students, occupying a leading position in higher education in the United Kingdom and enjoying a world-wide reputation for teaching and research. Katie Sambrook ---------------------- Katie Sambrook Special Collections Librarian King's College London Foyle Special Collections Library Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR Tel. (44)+ (0)20 7848 1845 Fax (44)+ (0)20 7848 1843 http://www.kcl.ac.uk/specialcollections [log in to unmask]