----------------------------Original message---------------------------- For distribution. Please pardon any cross-posting. THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY Harvard University Visiting Fellowships Twelve short-term fellowships are available to assist scholars who must travel to work within the Library's collections. Each fellow is expected to be in residence at Harvard for at least one month during the period from July 1997 through June 1998; the stipend for each fellowship is $1500. The Houghton Library is the principal rare book and manuscript of Harvard College. The Library's holdings are particularly strong in the following areas: European, English, American, and South- American literature--including the country's pre-eminent collection of American literary manuscripts; philosophy; religion; history of science; music; printing and graphic arts; dance; and theatre. Fellows will also have access to collections in Widener as well as throughout the world's largest university library. Fellowships to be awarded in 1997-1998: American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) Fellowship* Beatrice, Benjamin, and Richard Bader Fellowship in the Visual Arts of the Theatre (harvard Theatre Collection) Douglas W. Bryant Fellowship/American Society for Eighteenth- Century Studies (ASECS) Fellowship* Rodney G. Dennis Fellowship in the Study of Manuscripts Eleanor M. Garvey Fellowship in Printing and Graphic Arts Houghton Mifflin Fellowship in Publishing History William Dean Howells Memorial Fellowship in American Literature (1860-1920) Stanley J. Kahrl Fellowship in Literary Manuscripts Stanley J. Kahrl Fellowship in Theatre History (Harvard Theatre Collection) Joan Nordell Fellowship Howard D. Rothschild Fellowship in Dance (Harvard Theatre Collection) John M. Ward Fellowship in Dance and Music for the Theatre (Harvard Theatre Collection) Preference is given to scholars whose research is closely based on Houghton collections (especially when those materials are unique); fellowships are normally not granted to scholars who live within commuting distance of the Library. Applicants should write directly to The Fellowship Selection Committee, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, and provide the following materials: 1) a statement of not more than three pages describing the research project and the importance of the Library's collections to the applicant's work; 2) a current curriculum vitae; and 3) two letters of recommendation. Applications and supporting materials are due 17 January 1997. *Holders of ASECS fellowships must be members of the Society during the tenure of their award. ASECS fellowships may not be held by graduate students. ************************** Mary E. Edsall Assistant Curator Harvard Theatre Collection The Houghton Library Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-2445 **************************