LONGFELLOW FRIENDS ARCHIVAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR 2000

The Friends of the Longfellow House, the Cambridge, Massachusetts,

home of the 19th-century poet, under National Park Service management

since 1972, offers two fellowships annually, each for $1,000. These

stipends have been established with the goal of bringing greater interest

to the archival holdings of the site. They include materials (letters,

manuscripts, books, photographs, material objects) from the 17th to the

early 20th century with the heaviest concentration in the mid to late 19th

century.   A strong part of the collection focuses on the taste

of Longfellow, his wife Frances Appleton, their children, and relatives

such as the Dana family.

Recipients of the fellowships are requested to be in residence in

the Cambridge/Boston area for a minimum of two weeks between November and

September of the coming year. It is expected that a copy of whatever

publication results from work at the Longfellow site will be sent to the

House. Also, if research is far enough advanced, recipients might be

encouraged to give a talk for the Friends of the Longfellow House.

To be considered for a Fellowship, applicants should submit an

application form, a brief (1-3 page) project description, a curriculum

vitae and the name and telephone number of one professional

reference. The project proposal should include an account of how the

applicant intends to use archival materials in the Cambridge/Boston area

Preference will be given to applicants whose research plan makes maximum

use of the Longfellow Collections, although it is understood that

researchers may also want to work at such places as the Massachusetts

Historical Society and Houghton Library at Harvard.

Please note that the Longfellow House Archives are temporarily

removed to another location in Boston while the Longfellow National

Historic Site is closed for renovation through 2001. The Longfellow

Archives are fully accessible in their temporary location.

Requests for application forms and initial information about the

archives should be sent by E-mail to: Robert Mitchell at

<Rmitchell@clarku.edu> Mail requests and completed application to the

Fellowships Committee, Longfellow House, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA

02138.

Deadline: October 1, 2000