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From: Ellen Ruffin <ellen.ruffin>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:40:58 -0500
JANINA DOMANSKA/de GRUMMOND COLLECTION CHILDREN'S LITERATURE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
This fellowship program, established by the Janina Domanska Literary Estate and the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi, awards grants to scholars engaged in projects based substantially on the holdings of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. Please use the Ask de Grummond Reference form if you have questions about the Fellowship. An application form is available online.
I. PURPOSE The purpose of this program is to encourage imaginative and productive research in children's literature and specifically to encourage and facilitate scholarly use of the resources of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the McCain Library and Archives, The University of Southern Mississippi. This collection focuses on American and British children's literature, historical as well as contemporary. Original manuscripts and illustrations of more than 1,200 authors and illustrators are a special emphasis of the Collection. In addition, more than 100,000 published volumes, dating from 1530 to the present and including more than 250 magazine titles, are contained in the Collection. Among the resources available for use are the original illustrations, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, dummies, preliminary sketches, photographs, and correspondence of award winning author/illustrator, Janina Domanska.
II. ELIGIBILITY Grants up to $850 may be made to applicants of any discipline who engage in projects which require substantial use of the de Grummond Collection. Awards will be based upon the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the merits of the proposal submitted, and the appropriateness of the proposal to the resources of the de Grummond Collection. Preference will be given to projects which have a good likelihood of being published. Fellowship monies can be used for travel, lodging, and meals, and must be expended by May 31, 2009.
III. CONDITIONS Recipients will be requested to submit a short report of their research at the de Grummond Collection and will be obligated to provide the Collection with a copy of any publication that was made possible by the fellowship. Publications resulting in full or part from this support should include an acknowledgement of the Janina Domanska/de Grummond Collection Fellowship.
IV. TO APPLY An application can be printed from the de Grummond website or may be obtained from the address below. Mail the completed application, postmarked by December 1, 2008, to:
Ellen Ruffin, Curator de Grummond Children's Literature Collection The University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Dr., #5148 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
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Received on Tue 30 Sep 2008 04:40:58 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:40:58 -0500
JANINA DOMANSKA/de GRUMMOND COLLECTION CHILDREN'S LITERATURE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
This fellowship program, established by the Janina Domanska Literary Estate and the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi, awards grants to scholars engaged in projects based substantially on the holdings of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. Please use the Ask de Grummond Reference form if you have questions about the Fellowship. An application form is available online.
I. PURPOSE The purpose of this program is to encourage imaginative and productive research in children's literature and specifically to encourage and facilitate scholarly use of the resources of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the McCain Library and Archives, The University of Southern Mississippi. This collection focuses on American and British children's literature, historical as well as contemporary. Original manuscripts and illustrations of more than 1,200 authors and illustrators are a special emphasis of the Collection. In addition, more than 100,000 published volumes, dating from 1530 to the present and including more than 250 magazine titles, are contained in the Collection. Among the resources available for use are the original illustrations, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, dummies, preliminary sketches, photographs, and correspondence of award winning author/illustrator, Janina Domanska.
II. ELIGIBILITY Grants up to $850 may be made to applicants of any discipline who engage in projects which require substantial use of the de Grummond Collection. Awards will be based upon the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the merits of the proposal submitted, and the appropriateness of the proposal to the resources of the de Grummond Collection. Preference will be given to projects which have a good likelihood of being published. Fellowship monies can be used for travel, lodging, and meals, and must be expended by May 31, 2009.
III. CONDITIONS Recipients will be requested to submit a short report of their research at the de Grummond Collection and will be obligated to provide the Collection with a copy of any publication that was made possible by the fellowship. Publications resulting in full or part from this support should include an acknowledgement of the Janina Domanska/de Grummond Collection Fellowship.
IV. TO APPLY An application can be printed from the de Grummond website or may be obtained from the address below. Mail the completed application, postmarked by December 1, 2008, to:
Ellen Ruffin, Curator de Grummond Children's Literature Collection The University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Dr., #5148 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/research/re-fellowships2.shtml listinfo/ccbc-net
Received on Tue 30 Sep 2008 04:40:58 PM CDT
