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HELEN WALLIS FELLOWSHIP
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An annual fellowship is being established at the British Library to
honour the memory of Helen Wallis and confer recognition by the
Library on a scholar whose work will help promote the extended and
complementary use of the British Library's book and cartographic
collections. Dr Helen Wallis OBE was Map Librarian at the British
Museum and then British Library (1967-86).
A trust fund set up for this purpose has attracted donations from
friends, former colleagues and admirers of Helen Wallis from all parts
of the world. The resulting income will be made available to the
fellow in the form of a voucher (worth approximately 300 pounds) to be
spent in the British Library, on photographs, books, or any other
charged service.
There will be an annual award. Applicants will be expected to refer
to the classes of material they intend to consult and to demonstrate
how their research might be disseminated. The fellowship may be held
as a full or part-time appointment, but would normally be for a
minimum of 6 months. The maximum period will be one year.
The fellow would be entitled to all the privileges accorded to the
Centre for the Book fellows.
The Fellowship will be launched in January 1999, once all the
Humanities collections are available in the new St Pancras building.
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| THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE FIRST AWARD IS 1 MAY 1998 |
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For the *full* terms of reference please contact the undersigned.
[It would be most helpful if you told us where you saw this notice].
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Tony Campbell, Map Librarian [We move June-August 1998]
British Library Map Library
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG, UK
Phone: 0171 412 7525 International: +44 171 412 7525
Fax: 0171 412 7780 International: +44 171 412 7780
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Please see, bookmark and PROVIDE LINKS to:-
1. The British Library Map Library homepage
http://www.bl.uk/ [click 'Collections', then 'Maps']
2. The History of Cartography homepage
http://www.ihrinfo.ac.uk/maps/
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