This Summer Program, sponsored by the GHI Washington and the German Department of the University of Madison, Wisconsin, is designed to introduce students to the German handwriting of previous centuries, expose them to a variety of German archives, familiarize them with major research topics in early modern German history, and encourage the exchange of ideas between young American and German scholars. Our main purpose is to assist participants in planning the course of their future research in Germany.
Participants will attend courses in German handwriting of various periods, and in archival science at the Federal and State Archives in Koblenz. They will also visit a wide variety of archives, including business, media, church, city and university archives. During the program, participants will be introduced to German archival organization and practice, and, at each stop, archivists will discuss the history and use of their respective collections. Students will have brief occasion to explore finding aids and to meet individually with archivists. We plan to stay in Koblenz for the first week, travel to Bonn and Heidelberg from there and then continue to Cologne.
Ten North American graduate students will be selected to participate. The program will provide round-trip airfare (economy class, tourist rate) to Germany, transportation via rail to the various destinations, and accommodations (double occupancy).
Candidates must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program. Preference will be given to those who have already chosen a dissertation topic that makes the consultation of German archives necessary. Successful candidates must be fluent in German.
Applications must be received by . Applicants will be notified by February 15, 1999.
For specific information about the program, please contact
Dr. Christof Mauch
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