
The University of New Mexico
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May 16, 2006
Apply Now for 2006-2007 Fellowships with Center for Southwest Research at UNM
The Center for Southwest Research at the University of New Mexico is looking for graduate students interested in fellowships for the fall 2006/spring 2007 academic year. The fellowships all involve research conducted at the CSWR in Zimmerman Library and involve specific areas.
Each of the fellowships is for $15,000 and requires 20 hours of work a week during the fall and spring semesters. The application deadline is June 2, 2006. For applications or more information please contact Donald Burge at (505) 277-4781 or dburge@unm.edu . For more detailed information about the fellowships, go to http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/fellowships2006.php
The Clinton P. Anderson Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled at UNM in a discipline related to the history and culture of the Southwest, and requires working in the Anderson Reading room during weekend reference hours.
The Juan & Virginia Chacón Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled at UNM for work in the Center for Southwest Research. The fellow will process the John Ussery Papers, which contain published and unpublished materials relating to renewable energy technology from 1970 through the 1990's.
The Beatrice Chauvenet Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled at UNM studying architecture, archives, historic preservation, public history, museum studies, fine arts or another related discipline. The fellow will process architectural firm records, conduct historical research and write collection notes from the John Gaw Meem Archives of Southwestern Architecture for inclusion in the On Line Archive of New Mexico.
The Fray Angelico Chavez Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled at UNM for work in the Center for Southwest Research. The fellow will write descriptions of documents in the Archivo General de la Nacion collections pertaining to the Spanish colonial history of New Mexico.
The John Gaw Meem Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled at UNM studying architecture, historic preservation, public history, museum studies, fine arts, or another related discipline. The John Gaw Meem fellow will process the architectural collections, both drawings and records of Frank M. Standhart, and write collection notes to be included in the On Line Archive of New Mexico.
The George I. Sanchez Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled at UNM for work on digital projects in the manuscripts unit of the Center for Southwest Research. The fellow will process digital files from the American Indian Oral History collection.
The Preservation Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student enrolled at UNM who will be trained in preservation and conservation techniques by the Conservation Specialist. The fellow will work with the Curator of Manuscripts and the CSWR Associate Director to develop a systematic approach to control what materials are being preserved and which await preservation.
The fellowships are funded by the Center for Regional Studies.The University of New Mexico is the state's largest university, serving more than 32,000 students. UNM is home to the state's only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico's only academic health center. UNM is noted for comprehensive undergraduate programs and research that benefits the state and the nation.
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