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Vol. 25:3 ISSN 0160-8460 Fall 1997
Individual Applications Sought for Documentary Editing Fellowship
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is now accepting applications from individuals for its Documentary Editing Fellowship, which provides training in historical documentary editing at a project supported by the Commission. The stipend for the editing fellow is $41,250 (includes fringe benefits). The fellowship is for an eleven-month period beginning between August and October 1998. In addition to attending the Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents held in June 1998 in Madison, Wisconsin, the fellow will have some funds available for professional travel during his/her fellowship year. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. or have completed all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. The application postmark deadline is March 1, 1998.
Host Project: The Correspondence of Lucretia Mott Project, Pomona College, Claremont, CA. The Correspondence of Lucretia Mott Project is an historical documentary edition based on the surviving correspondence relating to the life and work of women's rights leader and antislavery activist Lucretia Mott (1793-1880). After attending the Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents in June 1998, the fellow will begin work with the editor. While at the project, the fellow will assist the editor with every phase of work on the project, which includes selection, transcription, annotation, verification, and proofreading of documents.
Fellowship application forms and more complete descriptions of the program should be requested from the NHPRC, National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 106, Washington, DC 20408-0001, (202) 501-5610 (voice); (202) 501-5601(fax); nhprc@nara.gov (e-mail).
Following the March 1, 1998, deadline, the Commission will provide eligible fellowship application forms to the host institution, which will each select a fellow in the spring of 1998.
