Monday, February 25, 2013

SEMINAR: Archival & historical research

USA: Center for Jewish History Seminar on Archival and Historical Research

This upcoming seminar may be of interest to some of my academic readers - or their students.  Please pass this information on.

Center for Jewish History
Seminar on Archival and Historical Research
May 20th-22nd, 2013

The Center for Jewish History Seminar on Archival and Historical Research is a three-day program for rising college seniors, recent university and college graduates, M.A. students, and first- and second-year doctoral students to learn the skills and methods of conducting archival research within one of the premier research libraries in the United States.  The seminar's focus will be geared towards learning a variety of tools to access information and incorporate archival and library research into specific projects. In addition, participants will be introduced to the vast holdings of the Center's partner organizations, and the ways those collections are created, stored, and preserved.

The 2013 research seminar will welcome students from various disciplines including history, Jewish studies, literature, religion, politics, sociology, anthropology, as well as area and regional studies. Teaching sessions will be led by scholars familiar with the collections housed at the Center; archivists and librarians of the Center's five partner organizations; staff members of the Center's Lillian Goldman Reading Room; and CJH Graduate, Post-Doctoral, and Senior Scholar Fellows. Each participant will have the opportunity to conduct their own research in the Center's Reading Room, utilizing the full complement of the available research tools.

Eligibility

*         Applications are welcome from rising college seniors, recent university and college graduates, M.A. students, and first and second year PhD students.

Application Guidelines

*         Cover letter that briefly addresses your interest in participating in the research seminar, knowledge of foreign languages, and previous use of archives or special collections.

*         Three-page proposal addressing why you would benefit from participating in the Center for Jewish History Research Seminar and how the seminar fits in with your long-term goals.

*         Curriculum Vitae.

*         One letter of recommendation from a faculty member. Applications are due by March 4, 2013. All application material should be submitted as one continuous PDF or Word file to fellowships@cjh.orgfellowships@cjh.org>. Letters of recommendation should be submitted under separate cover.

Ethan Zadoff
Coordinator of Fellowship Programs
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212)-294-8303

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