As a result of a partnership agreement between the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and the Huntington Library, California, we were able to offer a one-month fellowship open to academic staff based at Durham University.
The fellowship included a subsistence stipend of up to $3,500 and reimbursement of costs associated with securing a J-1 visa. Fellows have been accorded standard visiting fellows’ rights. The Huntington have provided information that have helped the Fellow to secure local accommodation.
Recipients of all fellowships were expected to be in continuous residence at The Huntington and to have participated in and made a contribution to its intellectual life.
Scholars come from around the world every year to conduct advanced humanities research using The Huntington’s collections. Through a rigorous peer review program, the institution awards approximately 200 fellowships to scholars in the fields of history, literature, art, and the history of science. These scholarly pursuits lead to best-selling books, Pulitzer Prizes, acclaimed documentary films, and many of the history and social studies textbooks that educate the nation’s school children.
The Huntington's independent research library has significant holdings in British and American history; British and American literature; art history, the history of science and medicine; and the history of the book. The collections range chronologically from the eleventh century to the present and include 7 million manuscripts, 450,000 rare books, 440,000 reference works, and 1.3 million photographs, prints, and ephemera. A remarkable collection in the history of science and technology consists of some 67,000 rare books and reference volumes, as well as an important collection of scientific instruments. The Art Collections contain several notable British and American paintings; innumerable fine prints and photographs; and an art reference library. In the library of the Botanical Gardens is a broad collection of reference works in botany, horticulture, and gardening.
For further information please see http://www.huntington.org/
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