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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
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> 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:
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>       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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