>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.