The Special Collections division of the LSU Libraries is pleased to announce the availability of fellowships to support scholars using Special Collections to conduct research in the history of Louisiana and the South. Thanks to support from an anonymous donor, six fellowships of $900 each will be awarded.
Special Collections includes the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections (LLMVC), which document the history and culture of the region. The largest accumulation of materials on Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley in existence, LLMVC comprises more than 5,500 manuscript and archival groups; 120,000+ volumes of books, periodicals, maps, Louisiana newspapers, and other published material; 2,500 tape-recorded oral history interviews; and approximately 200,000 historic photographs. From early land grants to the most recently published materials on the reconstruction of post-Katrina New Orleans, this comprehensive collection provides a remarkable range of resources to its users. For more information about Special Collections, visit http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/.
Fellowship Eligibility and Requirements
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students in an appropriate discipline with a research focus involving Louisiana history or history of the southern United States. Recipients must use the LSU Libraries’ Special Collections for research.
In order to receive the payment of the fellowship stipend, each recipient must write and send to the Head of Special Collections a brief report (1 to 2 pages) stating what Special Collections resources were used and what was accomplished during the recipient’s research in Special Collections. This report must be received within one month of the scheduled completion of the recipient’s research as noted in his/her application.
Application Procedure
To apply, send
1. a statement outlining your research project and how that project will benefit from work in the LSU Libraries’ Special Collections;
2. a brief statement indicating how you will use the fellowship funds (e.g. travel, living expenses, duplication expenses, etc.);
3. a schedule indicating when you plan to conduct your research at LSU;
4. your curriculum vitae; and
5. letters of reference from two persons familiar with your scholarship to: Library Fellowships, ATTN: L. Browning, 295 Middleton Library, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3300; email: lbrow17@lsu.edu; fax: 225-578-6825.
Deadline
There is no deadline. The selection committee (composed of one library faculty member and two faculty members in the Department of History) will consider applications as they are received. Awards made on the basis of merit until all 6 fellowships have been given out.
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