7.0093 Travel Grant to Duke Libraries (1/60)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Wed, 14 Jul 1993 21:21:19 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0093. Wednesday, 14 Jul 1993.
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 93 14:36 EDT
From: "N. M. Houston" <NMH@DUKEMVS.BITNET>
Subject: travel grant posting
Please consider posting this announcement to HUMANIST.
Questions? nmh@dukemvs.ac.duke.edu or nmh@mail.lib.duke.edu
Thank you.
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> >
> > John W. Hartman Center
> > for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History
> > Special Collections Library
> > Duke University
> >
> > TRAVEL-TO-COLLECTIONS GRANTS 1993-94
> >
> > Three or more grants of up to $1000 are available to (1)
> > graduate students in any academic field who wish to use the
> > resources of the Center for research toward M.A., Ph.D., or
> > other postgraduate degrees; (2) faculty members working on
> > research projects; or (3) independent scholars working on
> > nonprofit projects. Funds may be used to help defray costs
> > of travel to Durham and local accommodations.
> >
> > The major collection available at the Hartman Center at the
> > current time is the extensive Archives of the J. Walter
> > Thompson Company (JWT), the oldest advertising agency in the
> > U.S. and a major international agency since the 1920s. It
> > is anticipated that the advertisements (1932+) and a
> > moderate amount of agency documentation from D'Arcy, Masius,
> > Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) will be available for research by
> > autumn 1993. The Center holds several other smaller
> > collections relating to 19th and 20th century advertising
> > and marketing.
> >
> > REQUIREMENTS: Awards may be used between November 15, 1993
> > and December 31, 1994. Graduate student applicants (1) must
> > be currently enrolled in a postgraduate program in any
> > academic department and (2) must enclose a letter of
> > recommendation from the student's advisor or project
> > director. Please address questions and requests for
> > application forms to:
> >
> > Ms. Ellen Gartrell, Director
> > John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and
> > Marketing History
> > Special Collections Library
> > Duke University
> > Box 90185
> > Durham NC 27708-0185
> >
> > Phone: 919-660-5836
> > Fax: 919-684-2855
> > email: egg@mail.lib.duke.edu
> >
> > DEADLINES: Applications for 1993-94 awards must be received
> > or postmarked by September 30, 1993. Awards will be
> > announced by the end of October.
> >
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