Lapides Fellowship in Pre-1900 Juvenile Literature and Ephemera
Lapides Fellowship in Pre-1900 Juvenile Literature and Ephemera supports scholars’ research on American materials made for or by youth through 1865 to examine juvenile literature and ephemera.
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Funder: American Antiquarian Society
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,400 per month for one to two months
Summary: Supports residential research on American printed and manuscript materials produced through 1865 for or by children and youth.
Key Information: Open to postdoctoral scholars and graduate students working on doctoral dissertations; residence in Worcester, Massachusetts, is required.
Description
The Lapides Fellowship in Pre-1900 Juvenile Literature and Ephemera is administered by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS). It supports research on printed and manuscript materials produced in America through 1865 for or by children and youth. Projects may examine the creative, artistic, cultural, technological, or commercial aspects of American juvenile literature and ephemera.
The fellowship provides one to two months of residence to use the AAS library’s resources in Worcester, Massachusetts, for research and writing. Past supported work has explored antebellum literature for working children, animals in nineteenth-century children’s literature, Sunday schools and children’s religious culture, girlhood, public education, and the hymn as a vehicle for children’s literacy.
