Fellowships
The Historic New Orleans Collection is proud to announce the recipients of the 2008 Dianne Woest Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities:
Marise Bachand, Doctoral Candidate, History
University of Western Ontario
“Plantation Women and the Urban South, 1790–1860”
Patricia Behre, Associate Professor of History
Fairfield University
“Citizens of the World: Sephardic Jews in Early Louisiana”
Shelene Roumillat, Doctoral Candidate, History
Tulane University
“The Battle of New Orleans: New Perspectives on an Epic Confrontation”
The Dianne Woest Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities:
Woest fellows will be based at the Williams Research Center, home to some 35,000 library items, more than two miles of documents and manuscripts, and approximately 350,000 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings, and other artifacts. While THNOC resources should play a central role in the proposed research agenda, fellows will also be encouraged to explore other research facilities in the Greater New Orleans area.
The Woest Fellowship is open to doctoral candidates, academic and museum professionals, and independent scholars. U.S. citizenship is not required, but applicants should be fluent in the English language. Fellows will be expected to:
* present a public lecture during their term of residence
* acknowledge The Collection in any published work drawing on fellowship research
Stipend: The fellowship carries a stipend of $4,000/month, to be disbursed on a monthly basis for a minimum of one and a maximum of three months. Fellows may select their period(s) of residence, but all research must commence and conclude during the specified calendar year.
Deadline: Applications for the 2009 Woest Fellowship are due August 1, 2008. Awards will be announced September 15, 2008, with research to begin on or after January 1, 2009.
To Apply: DOWNLOAD the 2009 application form (12k pdf). For more information, call Dr. Alfred Lemmon, Director of the Williams Research Center, at 504-598-7124, or Dr. Jessica Dorman, Director of Publications, at 504-598-7174.
The Historic New Orleans Collection gratefully acknowledges the generosity of Dianne Audrey Woest (1935-2003), a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University, former president of the New Orleans Council for International Visitors, and true friend of the arts. Through a planned giving arrangement, Woest designated The Collection as a beneficiary of her estate.
