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JANINA DOMANSKA/de GRUMMOND COLLECTION
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
This
fellowship program, established by the Janina Domanska Literary Estate
and the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at the
University of Southern Mississippi, awards grants to scholars
engaged in projects based substantially on the holdings of
the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection. Please use
the Ask de Grummond Reference form if you have questions
about the Fellowship. An application
form is available online.
I. PURPOSE
The purpose
of this program is to encourage imaginative and productive research
in children's literature and specifically to encourage and facilitate
scholarly use of the resources of the de Grummond Children's
Literature Collection at the McCain Library and Archives, The
University of Southern Mississippi. This collection focuses
on American and British children's literature, historical as
well as contemporary. Original
manuscripts and illustrations of more than 1,200 authors and
illustrators are
a special emphasis of the Collection. In addition, more than
100,000 published volumes, dating from 1530 to the present
and including more than 250 magazine titles, are contained in
the Collection. Among the resources available for use are the
original illustrations, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, dummies,
preliminary sketches, photographs, and correspondence of award
winning author/illustrator, Janina Domanska.
II. ELIGIBILITY
Grants up to $850 may be made to applicants of any discipline who
engage in projects which require substantial use of the de Grummond
Collection. Awards will be based upon the applicant's scholarly
qualifications, the merits of the proposal submitted, and the
appropriateness of the proposal to the resources of the de Grummond
Collection. Preference will be given to projects which have
a good likelihood of being published. Fellowship monies can
be used for travel, lodging, and meals, and must be expended by May 31, 2009.
III.
CONDITIONS
Recipients
will be requested to submit a short report of their research
at the de Grummond Collection and will be obligated to provide
the Collection with a copy of any publication that was made
possible by the fellowship. Publications resulting in full or
part from this support should include an acknowledgement of
the Janina Domanska/de Grummond Collection Fellowship.
IV. TO
APPLY
An application
can be printed from this website or may be obtained from the
address below. Mail the
completed application, postmarked by December 1, 2008, to:
Ellen Ruffin, Curator
de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Dr., #5148
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
If you have further questions or comments,
please contact us at:
ellen.ruffin@usm.edu
Phone
- 601.266.4349
Fax -
601.266.6269
For information about the Ezra Jack Keats/de Grummond Collection Fellowship click here.
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