Los Angeles Westerners Fellowship, Autry National Center

The Los Angeles Westerners Fellowship is supported by the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners, part of Westerners International, a group whose mission is to encourage and promote interest and research in the history of the American West. The Los Angeles Corral was formed in 1946, two years after the Westerners movement started in Chicago.  Westerners International was organized in 1959 to promote communication and cooperation between Corrals. There are currently 138 Corrals, including 12 in foreign countries. For more information on Westerners International visit their website: www.westerners-international.org

• Open to PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars focusing on the history of the American West.
• Topics relating to historical events or people and those that separate fact from myth are of interest.
• Stipend is $2,500 for one-month residency.
• Fellows will be expected to be in residence weekdays.
• Fellows will speak about their research at the July 8, 2009 meeting of the Los Angeles Westerners. If not local, Fellows should plan to be in residence at least two weeks prior to the July 8, 2009 Westerners meeting.
• Fellows will submit a brief written report on research completed to the Autry Institute within two weeks of departure.
• Applicants should describe their research project and clearly indicate the relevance of the collections of the Braun Research Library, the Southwest Museum of the American Indian, the Autry Library, and/or the Museum of the American West to their proposed research. You may search the library and museum collections online via the Autry National Center’s Collections Online digital database and our Library Catalog.

The application deadline is January 16, 2009. Announcement of the award will be no later than February 17, 2009. Applications should include:

• Cover letter indicating mailing address, e-mail address, daytime phone, title of proposal, and preferred dates of research
• Three-page, double-spaced project description
• One page CV
• Two letters of recommendation. Both letters should address your presentation skills

Send your application to:

Marva Felchlin
Associate Director, Institute for the Study of the American West
and Director, Autry Library
Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
mfelchlin@autrynationalcenter.org