Brown Family Collection Fellowship
Brown Family Collection Fellowship supports graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in residential research using family collections to study African American and Indigenous histories and culture.
Funder: American Antiquarian Society
Due Dates: January 15, 2027, at 12:00 p.m. (Application)
Funding Amounts: $2,400 per month for one to two months
Summary: Supports residential research using the Brown Family Collections and related AAS holdings on African Americans and Indigenous Peoples.
Key Information: Open to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars for research in residence in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Description
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) administers this fellowship for researchers whose projects would benefit from the Brown Family Collections alongside its other holdings related to African Americans and Indigenous Peoples. Supported by funds provided by the late Hall J. Peterson and Kate B. Peterson, it offers graduate students and postdoctoral scholars time in residence to use the Society’s library for research and writing.
The collections document a Black family in nineteenth-century Worcester with familial connections to the local Nipmuc community. Entrusted to AAS by descendants, they include correspondence, official documents, photographs, portraits, and the family’s library. These materials support research across history, literature, and culture, including family life, Black women’s writing, environmental knowledge, and African American and Indigenous histories.
