Library of Congress Seeks Applicants for Kislak Fellowship
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is accepting
applications for a Kislak Fellowship that offers a post-doctoral scholar an opportunity
to conduct research related to the discovery, contact and colonial periods in
Florida, the Caribbean and Mesoamerica using the Jay Kislak Collection.
The fellowship is awarded for a period of up to eight months at a
stipend of $4,200 per month. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, Oct. 15, 2010.
For an application form, visit www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kislak.html.
The fellowship is open to scholars worldwide with a Ph.D. or other
terminal advanced degree awarded by the Oct. 15 deadline.
The Kislak Collection is a major collection of rare books,
manuscripts, historic documents, maps and art of the Americas donated to the Library
of Congress by the Jay I. Kislak Foundation of Miami Lakes, Fla. The collection
contains some of the earliest records of indigenous peoples in North America
and superb objects from the discovery, contact and colonial periods, especially
for Florida, the Caribbean and Mesoamerica.
The Kislak Fellowship Program supports scholarly research that
contributes significantly to a greater understanding of the cultures and
history of the Americas. It provides an opportunity, for a period of up to
eight months, for concentrated use of materials from the Kislak Collection and
other collections of the Library of Congress. The program supports research
projects in the disciplines of archaeology, history, cartography, epigraphy,
linguistics, ethno-history, ethnography, bibliography and sociology, with
particular emphasis on Florida, the circum-Caribbean region and Mesoamerica.
The program encourages interdisciplinary projects that combine disciplines in
novel and productive ways.
For information about the Kislak Collection and exhibition
"Exploring the Early Americas," visit www.loc.gov/exhibits/kislak/ and
www.kislakfoundation.org/collections.html. For information about
acquiring a copy of the Kislak Collection exhibit catalog, visit www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-248.html.
Short-term Kislak Fellowships, with an annual application deadline
of Jan. 31, are also available. To learn more about the short-term fellowships,
visit www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kislakshort.html.
The Kluge Center was established in 2000 through an endowment of
$60 million from John W. Kluge. Located in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the
Library of Congress, the center was created to bring together the world’s best
thinkers to stimulate and energize one another, to distill wisdom from the
Library’s rich resources and to interact with policymakers in Washington. For
further information on the Kluge Center, visit www.loc.gov/kluge/.