>From the History of Science Society Newsletter.
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Mellon Resident Research Fellowships 1996-1997
American Philosophical Society Library
The American Philosophical Society Library is accepting
applications for short-term residential fellowships for
conducting research in its collections. The Society's Library,
located near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, is a leading
international center for research in the history of American
science and technology an its European roots, as well as early
American history and culture. The Library houses more than 6.5
million manuscripts, 190,000 volumes and bound periodicals, and
thousands of maps and prints. Outstanding historical collections
and subject areas include the papers of Benjamin Franklin; the
American Revolution; 18th and 19th-century natural history,
western scientific expeditions and travel including the journals
of Lewis and Clark; polar exploration; the papers of Charles
Willson Peale including family and descendants; American Indian
languages; anthropology including the papers of Franz Boas; the
papers of Charles Darwin and his forerunners, colleagues,
critics, and successors; history of genetics, eugenics, and
evolution; history of biochemistry, physiology, and biophysics;
20th-century medical research; and history of physics (the
Library does not hold materials on philosophy in the modern
sense).
The fellowships, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,
are intended to encourage research in the Library's collections
by scholars who reside beyond a 75 mile radius of Philadelphia.
Fellowships are open to both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals
who are holders of the Ph.D. or equivalent, Ph.D. candidates who
have passed their preliminary exams, and independent scholars.
Applicants in any relevant field of scholarship may apply. The
stipend is $ 1,900 per month, and the term of the fellowship is a
minimum of one month and a maximum of three, taken between June
1,1996 and May 31, 1997. Fellows are expected to be in residence
for four consecutive weeks during the period of their award.
There is no special application form. Applicants should
submit the following: (1) cover sheet stating a) name, b) title
of project, c) expected period of residence, d) institutional
affiliation, e) mailing address, f) telephone numbers, and e-mail
if available, and g) social security number; (2) a letter (not to
exceed three single-spaced pages) which briefly describes the
project and how it relates to existing scholarship, states the
specific relevance of the American Philosophical Society's
collections to the project, and indicates expected results of the
research (such as publications); (3) a c.v. or resume; and (4)
one letter of reference (doctoral candidates must use their
dissertation advisor). Published guides to the Society's
collections are available in most research libraries, and a list
of these guides is available on request. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to consult the Library staff by mail or phone
regarding the collections. Applications must be received by March
l, 1996, and should be mailed to Mellon Fellowships, American
Philosophical Society Library, 105 South Fifth St., Philadelphia
PA 19106-3386, phone (215) 440-3400.
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