by Carol Ressler Lockman
The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware is pleased to announce the recipients of grants and fellowships awarded July 25th, 2019. Please note that the next deadline for applications for the exploratory and Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship is October 31st. The H. B. du Pont Dissertation Fellowship deadline is November 15th. Here is the link on Hagley Museum and Library’s website to apply…. https://www.hagley.org/research/grants-fellowships.
Carol Ressler Lockman
Manager, Hagley Center
PO Box 3630
Wilmington DE 19807
Email: clockman@hagley.org
302-658-2400, x243
Exploratory Grants:
Anthony Grasso
Assistant Professor
U.S. Military Academy
Privilege and Punishment: Class, Crime, and the Development of the American State
Louisa Iarocci
Associate Professor
University of Washington, Seattle
Bin, Bag, Box: The Architecture of Convenience
Andrew Wasserman
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The Public Art of Public Relations: Creating the New American City
H. B. du Pont Fellowship
Trish Kahle
Post Doctoral Fellow
University of Chicago
The Graveyard Shift: Coal and Citizenship in an Age of Energy Crisis
Malwina Lys-Dobradin
Ph. D. Candidate
Columbia University
The Historical Trajectory of “Free Enterprise”
Sara Wermiel
Independent Researcher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Railroad contractors and the rise of general contractors for buildings
Hagley Exploratory Research Grants
These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Applicants should reside more than 50 miles from Hagley, and the stipend is $400. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31
Henry Belin du Pont Fellowships
These research grants enable scholars to pursue advanced research and study in the collections of the Hagley Library. They are awarded for the length of time needed to make use of Hagley collections for a specific project. The stipends are for a maximum of eight weeks and are pro-rated at $400/week for recipients who reside further than 50 miles from Hagley, and $200/week for those within 50 miles. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31
Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation Fellowships
This fellowship is designed for graduate students who have completed all course work for the doctoral degree and are conducting research on their dissertation. Applications should demonstrate superior intellectual quality, present a persuasive methodology for the project, and show that there are significant research materials at Hagley pertinent to the dissertation. This is a residential fellowship with a term of four months. The fellowship provides $6,500, free housing on Hagley’s grounds, mail and internet access, and an office. Application deadline: November 15
Organizational History Network 