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The Friends of the Air Force Academy Library
Announce the Clark-Yudkin
Research Fellowship
The Friends of the Air
Force Academy Library invites applications for
the Clark-Yudkin Research Fellowship. The
fellowship is named in honor of a founder and
long-time president of The Friends, Lieutenant
General Albert P. Clark, and a major benefactor,
Major General Richard A. Yudkin.
The Clark-Yudkin Research
Fellowship is intended to provide short-term
research grants of up to $15,000 to help defray
the cost of travel, housing, and per diem
expenses for a scholar who wishes to use
materials available in the Air Force Academy
Library's Clark Special Collections Branch. The
size and duration of the grant will vary
according to the applicant's research proposal.
Clark-Yudkin Research Fellowships are tenable
from May 2012 to April 2013. The deadline for
applications is March 1, 2012.
The Clark Special
Collections Branch contains over 1500 manuscript
collections and some 1000 individual collections
of personnel papers as well as rare books, art
work, memorabilia, films, and electronic media
that provide rich insight into aeronautical
history and the evolution of military aviation.
Holdings include:
·
The Colonel Richard Gimbel
Aeronautical History Collection. This collection
is the result of a dedicated effort by Colonel
Richard Gimbel to assemble an unrivaled
collection on the history of man's dream of
flight from the earliest times to the advent of
powered flight. The Gimbel Collection is
composed of a broad array of items--ancient
seals, rare commemorative medals, prints, books,
periodicals, and manuscripts--that chronicle the
pre-history of powered flight.
·
Stalag Luft III Collection. This
unique collection contains memoirs, diaries,
photographs, and memorabilia donated by former
prisoners of war confined to Stalag Luft III,
the German prison camp made famous by the "Great
Escape" of World War II.
·
Royal Air Force (RAF) Eagle
Squadrons Collection. An unparalleled archive of
papers, photographs, logbooks, letters, and
other materials relating to the legendary RAF
Eagle Squadrons of World War II.
How to Apply: Applicants for a
Clark-Yudkin Research Fellowship are asked to
complete an
application form and to submit a PDF file
containing a budget form, a curriculum vitae or
resume, and a research proposal not exceeding
one thousand words in length to
friends@usafalibrary.com.
The research proposal should address
specifically the relevance to the proposed
research of the unique resources found in the
Clark Special Collections Branch. Summary
descriptions of these holdings can be found at
the link to "Collections" on The Friends home
page. More detailed descriptions are available
at the
Air Force Academy
Library Special Collections page.
Research grants are
expected to be in the range of $1000 to $15,000.
The amount of a given grant will be determined
by the relevance of the research proposal to the
holdings of the Clark Special Collections
Branch, the merits and significance of the
project, and the applicant's scholarly
qualifications. Research grants will be awarded
by April 7, 2012. The recipient
will be expected to complete his or her
fellowship research within a period of one year
from the date of the award.
Expected output of the
Clark-Yudkin Research Fellowship will be a
scholarly book, thesis, or a paper worthy of
publication in a scholarly journal and possibly
of a presentation to an audience of colleagues
and cadets at the Academy. The Friends also
request a single copy of any subsequent
publication (article, thesis, or book) that may
result. Further, the recipient will be expected
to submit a two to four page written report and
summary of research findings, which may be
published in The Friends semi-annual
newsletter.
Click here to access the application
Applicants must also arrange for two
confidential letters of recommendation to be
sent directly to the following address:
The Friends of the Air Force Academy
Library
P.O. Box 188
USAF Academy CO 80840-0188
ATTN: Research Fellowship Selection
Committee
Questions concerning the
"Clark-Yudkin" Research Fellowship may be
addressed to:
The Friends of the
Air Force Academy Library
P.O. Box 188
USAF
Academy, CO 80840-0188
Email:
friends@usafalibrary.com
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