American Antiquarian Society

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) cultivates a deeper understanding of the American past, grounded in its ever-growing collection of printed and manuscript sources. The Society fosters a broad community of inquiry through inclusive programs and generous support of scholarship. A national research library and learned society founded in 1812 by Revolutionary War patriot and printer Isaiah Thomas, AAS is located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The AAS library today houses the largest and most accessible collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, children's literature, music, and graphic arts material printed before the twentieth century in what is now the United States, as well as manuscripts and a substantial collection of secondary texts, bibliographies, and digital resources and reference works. AAS has rich collections of visual materials including maps, prints, photography, illustrated books and serials, and ephemera. Established in 2005, the Center for Historic American Visual Culture (CHAViC) at the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) provides opportunities for educators to learn about American visual culture and resources, promotes the awareness of AAS collections, and stimulates research and intellectual inquiry into American visual materials. CHAViC accomplishes these goals by offering fellowships, exhibitions, workshops and seminars, conferences, resources, and improved access to AAS collections.

The American Antiquarian Society offers four broad categories of visiting research fellowships, with tenures ranging from one to twelve months. All of the fellowships are designed to enable academic and independent scholars and advanced graduate students to spend an uninterrupted block of time doing research in the AAS library. Discussing this work with staff and other readers is a hallmark of an AAS fellowship. Scholars interested in using AAS visual collections are encouraged to apply to the fellowship program for funding. Fellowships for visual and material culture include the Jay and Deborah Last Fellowships, the American Historical Print Collectors Society Fellowship, The Drawn to Art Fellowship, the David Jaffee Fellowship in Visual and Material Culture, and Fellowships for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers.

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Application Deadline: January 15

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For more information on AAS fellowships please see: https://www.americanantiquarian.org/fellowships