The George Meany Memorial Archives offers five fellowships for the 1997-98 academic year: three archives fellowships, one library fellowship, one musem fellowship. STIPEND: $11,500. Generally, the fellow's school remits tuition. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be full-time graduate students pursuing a degree in history, library science, museum studies, American studies, material culture, or related disciplines. U.S. citizenship is required. APPLICATION PERIOD: December 15, 1996 - March 15, 1997 APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send a current resume, cover letter, one letter of recommendation, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and one writing sample to: Archives/Museum/Library Fellowship (specify category) The Geeorge Meany Memorial Archives 10000 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20903. NOTE: Completed applications must be postmarked on or befor March 15. SELECTION: Archivists and librarians review the applicant's academic record, work experience, and career interests. Interviews are held in April and fellowships are announced by May 15. Fellowships are not renewable and may not be deferred. WORK: Fellows work three (6.5) days each week for two semesters, and gain firsthand experience in these functions: ARCHIVES (processing, reference, records management, editorial assistance (Labor's Heritage, the Archives' quarterly journal); MUSEUM (collections management, exhibit design and planning, program development); LIBRARY (reference, bibliography compilation, interlibrary loan, integrated automation system). INSTITUTIONAL SETTING: The Archives is the official archives of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and is located in Silver Spring, MD, on the forty-seven acre campus of the George Meany Center for Labor Studies (the AFL-CIO's educational facility). The Archives provides records management services and administers the historical records of the AFL-CIO and its predecessor organizations. The Meany Archives Library is located on the first floor of the Archives and houses books and periodicals on the theory, practice and history of the labor movement. The Archives is open to the general public by appointment. Direct inquiries to: Lynda J. DeLoach, Archivist 301/431-5441 FAX: 301/431-0385 [log in to unmask]