Fellowships and Internships
The Society of the
Cincinnati invites applications for the Tyree-Lamb
Research Fellowship. The fellowship is named in honor of
two members of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State
of Virginia, Lewis Tyree Jr., and John K. Lamont Lamb. It
is intended to provide $1,000 to support the cost of
travel, housing and per diem expenses for a scholar
wishing to use the Society’s library for a period of at
least one full week. The fellowship is open to
graduate-level students and other scholars who are
conducting research that may benefit from the library’s
holdings.
The Society of the
Cincinnati Library collections include contemporary books,
manuscripts, maps, and works of art on paper which support
the in-depth study of eighteenth-century naval and
military history and the art of war during that period.
The library also houses books and archives related to the
formation and history of the Society of the Cincinnati, as
well as materials related to the life of Larz and Isabel
Anderson, whose Gilded Age home now serves as a museum and
as the headquarters of the Society.
The fellowship
recipient will be required to complete his or her week of
research within a period of one year from the date of the
award. Further, the recipient will be required to submit a
three-to-five-page written report and summary of research
findings, which may be published in the Society’s journal,
Cincinnati Fourteen. In addition, the library
requests a single copy of any subsequent publication
(article, thesis, dissertation or book) that may result.
Applicants should
submit the following: 1) a curriculum vitae, including
educational background, publications and professional
experience; 2) a brief outline of the research proposed
(not to exceed two pages); and, for current graduate
students, 3) two confidential, sealed letters of
recommendation from faculty or colleagues familiar with
the applicant and his or her research project. Note: If
letters are to be mailed independently, please include the
names of those writing the recommendations when submitting
the application.
Applications must be
received by November 15, 2007. Applicants will be notified
by January 15, 2008.
Applications should
be mailed to:
Ellen McCallister Clark, Library Director
The Society of the Cincinnati
2118 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008
For further information about the
collections, contact Rebecca Cooper, manager of reader
services, at (202) 785-2040, ext. 411, or
rcooper@societyofthecincinnati.org
