Library of Congress Seeks Applicants for Kislak Fellowship

The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is accepting
applications for a Kislak Fellowship that offers a post-doctoral scholar
an opportunity to conduct research related to the discovery, contact and
colonial periods in Florida, the Caribbean and Mesoamerica using the Jay
Kislak Collection.

The fellowship is awarded for a period of up to eight months at a
stipend of $4,200 per month. Applications must be postmarked by Friday,
Oct. 15, 2010. For an application form, visit
www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kislak.html.

The fellowship is open to scholars worldwide with a Ph.D. or other
terminal advanced degree awarded by the Oct. 15 deadline.

The Kislak Collection is a major collection of rare books, manuscripts,
historic documents, maps and art of the Americas donated to the Library
of Congress by the Jay I. Kislak Foundation of Miami Lakes, Fla. The
collection contains some of the earliest records of indigenous peoples
in North America and superb objects from the discovery, contact and
colonial periods, especially for Florida, the Caribbean and Mesoamerica.

The Kislak Fellowship Program supports scholarly research that
contributes significantly to a greater understanding of the cultures and
history of the Americas. It provides an opportunity, for a period of up
to eight months, for concentrated use of materials from the Kislak
Collection and other collections of the Library of Congress. The program
supports research projects in the disciplines of archaeology, history,
cartography, epigraphy, linguistics, ethno-history, ethnography,
bibliography and sociology, with particular emphasis on Florida, the
circum-Caribbean region and Mesoamerica. The program encourages
interdisciplinary projects that combine disciplines in novel and
productive ways.

For information about the Kislak Collection and exhibition "Exploring
the Early Americas," visit www.loc.gov/exhibits/kislak/ and
www.kislakfoundation.org/collections.html. For information about
acquiring a copy of the Kislak Collection exhibit catalog, visit
www.loc.gov/today/pr/2007/07-248.html.

Short-term Kislak Fellowships, with an annual application deadline of
Jan. 31, are also available. To learn more about the short-term
fellowships, visit www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/kislakshort.html.

The Kluge Center was established in 2000 through an endowment of $60
million from John W. Kluge. Located in the Thomas Jefferson Building of
the Library of Congress, the center was created to bring together the
world’s best thinkers to stimulate and energize one another, to distill
wisdom from the Library’s rich resources and to interact with
policymakers in Washington. For further information on the Kluge Center,
visit www.loc.gov/kluge/.