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Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Reminder--2013 Ephemera Society of America
Fellowship application deadline Dec. 1
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:47:44 -0500
From: Henry Raine <[log in to unmask]>
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With apologies for cross-posting:
*2013 Ephemera Society of America Philip Jones Fellowship*
The Ephemera Society of America invites applications for the Philip
Jones Fellowship for the Study of Ephemera. This competition, now in its
sixth year, is open to any interested individual or organization for the
study of any aspect of ephemera, defined as minor (and sometimes major)
everyday documents intended for one-time or short-term use. It is
expected that this study will advance one or more aims of the Society:
* To cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history
identified with it
* To further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of
ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest
* To promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation,
exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials
* To serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and
scholars
* To contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in
our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and
internationally
The $1,000 stipend can be applied to travel and/or study expenses, but
cannot be used to purchase ephemera. How the stipend will be used; the
expected form and outcome of the project and its relationship to
ephemera; when and how the outcome will be disseminated; and its benefit
to furthering the goals of the ESA should be clearly stated in the
application.
Ephemera includes a vast amount of paper material such as
advertisements, airsickness bags, baseball cards, billheads, bookmarks,
bookplates, broadsides, cigar box labels and bands, cigarette cards,
clipper ship cards, board and card games, greeting cards, sheet music,
maps, calendars, blotters, invitations, luggage labels, menus, paper
dolls, postcards, posters, puzzles and puzzle cards, stock certificates,
tickets, timetables, trade cards, valentines, watch papers, and
wrappers. These are but a handful of examples. Please see the ESA
website at www.ephemerasociety.org <http://www.ephemerasociety.org/> for
more information about ephemera.
The fellowship selection criteria include: 1. the significance of the
project; 2. the project's relationship to ephemera and the mission of
the Ephemera Society of America; 3. how the project will be shared with
ESA members and the general public; 4. evidence of the applicant’s
ability to disseminate the results of the project effectively through
scholarly or other articles, presentations, exhibitions, etc.; and 5.
how the applicant will use the stipend.
Examples of previously funded proposals include:
* A study of Charles Magnus, one of the most prolific printers of
ephemera in the nineteenth century
* A study of an ephemeral guidebook, /The Negro Motorists Green Book/,
demonstrating how black Americans adapted to changes resulting from
the automobile and the interstate highway system during the era of
segregation
* An elementary school teacher's project using ephemera to interest
children in the social history of various cultures
* A study of the Victorian custom of exchanging snippets of hair and
its relationship to archival documentation
* A study of black church fans and their significance in shaping
African American identity and community life in America
Applications are due December 1, 2012. Specific application instructions
for this fellowship can be downloaded at
http://www.ephemerasociety.org/ESA_Fellowship_App_Instr_2013.pdf. In
order for an application to be considered, these instructions must be
followed.
The applicant's resume, submitted as part of the application, should
include the applicant's experience and proven ability to carry out this
project and disseminate its results. The completed application should be
sent electronically to: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Decisions will be reported to the successful individual or organization
by March 10, 2013, and will be announced at the Society's annual meeting
and conference, March 15-17, 2013, in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
The successful candidate will have one year to complete the project, and
will be required to submit two written reports to the Board of the
Ephemera Society: an interim progress report due September 10, 2013, and
a final report due March 10, 2014. The winner may also be asked to write
an article about the project for an issue of the Society's /The Ephemera
Journal/, and/or prepare a presentation about the project for the
following year's annual conference.
--
Henry Felix Raine
Director of Digital Programs and Library Technical Services
New-York Historical Society
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