Category Archives: Archival Research

Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships

Posted on January 10, 2014 by briansandberg

Originally posted on Cluster for the Study of Religious Violence:
Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium Short-Term Fellowships Application deadline for 2014-15 fellowships: January 15, 2014 The Newberry Library will award two short-term fellowships to support scholars at Center for…

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Italian History, Religious History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

French Paleography Workshop

Posted on January 7, 2014 by briansandberg

Call for Applications MIDDLE FRENCH PALEOGRAPHY WORKSHOP COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK JUNE 9-27, 2014 This paleography workshop will provide intensive training in the accurate reading, editing, and interpretation of a manuscript in Middle French, in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, History of Science, Information Management, Lectures and Seminars, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | 1 Comment

French Pamphlets at the Newberry

Posted on December 4, 2013 by briansandberg

Research Methods Workshop for Early Career Graduate Students French Pamphlets at the Newberry: The Formation of the Concept of “Revolution” and Revolutionary Ideology Directed by Dale Van Kley, Ohio State University Meets 9:00 am to 4:45 pm Friday, January 31, … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Comparative Revolutions, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, French Revolution and Napoleon, Graduate Work in History, Information Management, Lectures and Seminars, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions | Leave a comment

French Paleography Workshop

Posted on December 2, 2013 by briansandberg

The 2014 French Paleography workshop will take place at the Meeter Center for Calvin Studies in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from June 16 through June 27, 2014. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Meeter Center and the Sixteenth Century Society and … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, French History, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Lectures and Seminars | 1 Comment

PhD Dissertation Lengths

Posted on July 16, 2013 by briansandberg

Marcus Beck, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, has created a chart demonstrating the varying average lengths of PhD dissertations by discipline. According to io9, “Beck took the pressure of readying for his defense and channeled it toward … Continue reading →

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Collection of War Letters Opens

Posted on July 3, 2013 by briansandberg

A large private collection of American war letters is preparing to open to the public. The collection is the result of the work of Andrew Carroll, an individual collector who became curious about wartime letters after suffering the loss of … Continue reading →

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Digital Tools in Archival Research

Posted on May 27, 2013 by briansandberg

Historians have been using digital tools in archival research for some time now, but news media are finally beginning to pay attention to digital humanities. An article in the New York Times reports on historians’ use of digital cameras in … Continue reading →

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Saving Manuscripts in Timbuktu

Posted on May 27, 2013 by briansandberg

When Malian rebels and Islamist militants took control of Timbuktu last year, they targeted Sufi shrines and cultural heritage sites they viewed as idolatrous. They also aimed to destroy medieval manuscripts that they consider heretical and secular. Most of Timbuktu’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Museums and Historical Memory, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society | 1 Comment

Archives and Gun Tracking

Posted on May 21, 2013 by briansandberg

Historians use archives extensively in their research and are increasingly using digitized archives and other digital humanities resources. It is surprising, then, to discover that the United States government is still using low-tech archival methods to keep track of firearms … Continue reading →

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Medici Archive Project Archival Studies Seminar

Posted on April 12, 2013 by briansandberg

The Medici Archive Project – Seminar on Paleography and Archival Studies 2013 For the third consecutive year, the Medici Archive Project will be offering a two-week intensive seminar on archival research especially intended for advanced graduate students in Renaissance and … Continue reading →

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