Reynolds Associates Research Fellowships in the History of the Health Sciences for 2013
Reynolds Associates Research Fellowships in the History
of the Health
Sciences for 2013
The Historical Collections Unit of the Lister Hill
Library of the Health
Sciences, UAB announces Reynolds Associates Research
Fellowships in the
History of the Health Sciences for 2013
The Reynolds Associates, in conjunction with the
Historical Collections
(HC) unit of the Lister Hill Library, University of
Alabama at
Birmingham (UAB), are pleased to announce the
availability of short-term
awards of up to $1,000 to individual researchers studying
one or more
aspects of the history of the health sciences during the
2013 calendar
year. Intended to support research using the HC unit as a
historical
resource, the fellowship requires the on-site use of at
least one of the
unit’s three components, which are the Alabama Museum
of the Health
Sciences, Reynolds Historical Library and UAB Archives.
Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences – The Museum
holds equipment,
instruments, and objects representing the history and
development of the
health sciences. Among its holdings are the Nott
pathological specimens,
nineteen wax anatomical models purchased by Dr. Josiah
Nott (1804-1873)
and originally brought to Mobile, Alabama in October of
1860. The scope
of the collection includes, but is not limited to the
fields of
medicine, nursing, ophthalmology, dentistry, public
health, and allied
health.
Reynolds Historical Library – The Library is a
significant repository of
materials relating to the history of the health sciences.
Currently, the
Reynolds holds approximately 13,000 titles ranging in
date from the 14th
century up to the early 20th century, including 30
incunabula and many
of the world’s most important medical works. Anatomy,
surgery,
dentistry, ophthalmology, botanical medicine,
electrotherapeutics, Civil
War medicine, southern medicine, and 19th century
diagnosis and
therapeutics are some of the areas in which the library
has especially
strong holdings.
UAB Archives – The Archives contains over 2,300 linear
feet of processed
materials relating to the medical school of the
University of Alabama,
the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Alabama
health science
community. Other primary resource materials include
personal papers,
corporate records, and an extensive collection of
photographs. It is the
official repository for the Southern Surgical
Association, Southeastern
Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the
International
Organization for Mycoplasmology.
Anyone who wishes to use HC for historical research may
apply,
regardless of his or her academic status. Fellowships are
awarded to
individual applicants, not to institutions, as awarded
funds are meant
to help offset the costs associated with visiting and
utilizing HC and
not for institutional overhead (e.g. clerical costs,
supplies, or other
attendant project expenses).
Applicants should submit an outline of the proposed
project and an
abstract (not to exceed 250 words) stating its general
scope and
purpose; a budget listing travel and other attendant
expenses; the
length of the anticipated visit; a brief curriculum
vitae; and two
letters of recommendation (preferably from individuals
familiar with the
nature of the applicant’s research and scholarly
interests). All
materials must be submitted by December 31, 2012 to
receive
consideration. Awards will be announced by February 28,
2013. Successful
applicants will be expected to exhibit work or deposit a
copy of the
finished manuscript, thesis, dissertation or publication
with Historical
Collections. For further information on the Historical
Collections unit
at Lister Hill Library, UAB, please visit the web at
Send applications to:
Michael Flannery
UAB Lister Hill Library 301
1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0013