If you read straight through, you'll see the collection includes material
on the history and theory of music, so I thought it might be of general
interest here as well. A.
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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 15:09:45 -0500
From: Germaine Warkentin <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list FICINO <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Newberry Library fellowships
The Newberry Library houses important collections for the Renaissance
scholar, so we cross-post the following notice in the hope it will
reach people who would like to know about the Fellowships.
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> APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS
> IN THE HUMANITIES AT THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY
>
> THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY invites applications for short-term
> residential fellowships in the humanities for 1995-6. The
> application deadline for fellowships for the second half of
> 1995 is March 1. The deadline for the first half of 1996 is
> October 15.
>
> These fellowships are for scholars, including those at the
> dissertation stage, who desire a short period of residency
> to use particular Newberry collections. The fellowships carry
> a stipend of $800 per month.
>
> THE Newberry is an independent research library, free and open to
> the public, located on the near north side of the city of
> Chicago. Founded in 1887, its holdings today number more than
> one and one-half million volumes and five million manuscripts in
> the humanities. The Newberry's collections concern the
> civilizations of western Europe and the Americas from the late
> middle ages to the early twentieth century. Bibliographic
> holdings are extensive, and certain collections are
> internationally noted. These contain material on the following
> subjects:
>
> American history and literature
> Discovery, exploration, and settlement of the New
> World
> The American West
> Local history, genealogy, censuses
> Family and social history
> Literature and history of the Midwest, especially the
> Chicago Renaissance
> Native American history and literature
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> European history and literature
> The Renaissance
> The French Revolution
> Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian history
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> History of cartography
> History and theory of music
> History of printing
> Early philology and linguistics
>
>
> For further information and application forms, contact the Awards
> Committee, Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL
> 60610, call 312-255-3666, or e-mail your name and _ground mail_
> address to [log in to unmask] Be sure to specify that you are
> inquiring about Newberry short-term fellowships.
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