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How to Apply |
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Persons wishing to attend the
institute must submit a complete application consisting of the NEH application
cover sheet (see below), three copies of a detailed resume, and three copies of
an essay describing personal and professional interest in attending the
institute. Applicants must also have two letters of reference sent to the
Director under seperate cover. Submit completed applications and letters of
reference to:
Reading Popular Cartography
Institute
Hermon Dunlap Smith Center
The Newberry
Library
60 W Walton St
Chicago, IL
60610-7324 Applicants are
responsible for reading the descriptive letter from the Institute Director and
the NEH Application Information and Instructions prior to submitting an
application. The Director's Letter
and Application Materials
(NEH application instructions and cover sheet) may be downloaded here (requires
Adobe Acrobat).
To request that the Director's Letter and application
materials be mailed to you, please send your name and complete mailing address
to the address listed above, or submit the same information via
e-mail. Please note: If you are
unable to download materials from this Web site, you most likely will not be
able to open them as e-mail attachments because the attachments will be the
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Staff & Faculty |
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Staff
James Akerman, Director, The
Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography, The Newberry
Library
Susan Hanf, Program Assistant, The Hermon Dunlap Smith
Center for the History of Cartography, The Newberry Library
Faculty
Tom Conley, Professor of Romance
Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Michael Conzen,
Professor of Geography, University of Chicago
Diane Dillon,
Independent Scholar-in-Residence of Art History The Newberry
Library
Matthew Edney, Associate Professor of
Geography-Anthropology and American & New England Studies, University of
Southern Maine
Richard Francaviglia, Professor of History and
Director of the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies & the History of
Cartography, University of Texas - Arlington
Adele Haft,
Associate Professor of Classics, Hunter College
Robert Karrow,
Jr., Curator of Special Collections and Curator of Maps, The Newberry
Library
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography,
Syracuse University
Patrick Morris, Map Cataloguer and
Reference Librarian, The Newberry Library
Jeffrey Patton,
Associate Professor of Geography, University of North Carlina -
Greensboro
Jeffrey Peters, Associate Professor of French Language
and Literature, University of Kentucky
Susan Schulten,
Associate Professor of History, University of Denver
David
Woodward, Arthur Robinson Professor of History, University of Wisconsin
- Madison
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Preliminary Program |
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A detailed schedule, syllabus,
and reading list will be sent to successful applicants in June 2004.
Week 1 - Introduction to Popular
Cartography
Faculty: Akerman, Edney, Karrow, and
Morris
Week 2 - Map Production and the Modern Map
Trade
Faculty: Akerman and Woodward
Week 3 - Maps in Literature and the Arts
Faculty:
Conley, Dillon, Haft, and Peters
Week 4 - Maps in
the Public Sphere
Faculty: Francaviglia, Monmonier, and
Patton
Week 5 - Mapping and Making American
Identity
Faculty: Akerman, Conzen, and Schulten |
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Lodging & Travel |
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Participants are required to make their own
travel and lodging arrangements. The stipend is fixed at $3,250 and is intended
to help off-set these costs.
Lodging.
The Seneca Hotel (200
E. Chestnut) is the recommended residence for particpants who do not live in
the Chicago area. A limited number of studio-style suites have been reserved
for institute particpants. Particpants wishing to stay at The Seneca must
contact the hotel no later than 8 May 2004. Rate information is listed in
the Letter from the Director.
Airports. Midway Airport and O'Hare
Airport serve the Chicago area. Public transportation, taxis, and
independently-operated shuttle services are available between the airports and
the Newberry Library/Seneca neighborhood.
Public Transportation.
The Chicago Transit
Authority (CTA) operates trains and buses within Chicago. The Newberry
Library is a few blocks south of the Red Line train stop at Clark and Division,
and is very close to bus routes #22 Clark, #70 Division, and several others.
Metra operates commuter
rail lines between several Chicago suburbs and downtown. Trains arrive at Union
Station, Ogilive Station, and Randolph Street Station - connections to CTA
buses or trains are convenient to all three.
Parking. Parking is
not available at the Newberry Library. Street parking is metered (2 hours
maximum) and is heavily restricted during the morning and evening rush hours.
There are several parking garages near the Newberry. Recommended daily garage
parking is available at 100 W. Chestnut (enter from Clark Street) at a
discounted rate of $8 for up to 9 hours if you have your ticket validated at
the Newberry. |
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About the Newberry |
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 The Newberry Library is an independent research library and
educational institution dedicated to the expansion and dissemination of
knowledge in the humanities. The Library's holdings span the history and
culture of western Europe from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century and
the Americas from the time of first contact between Europeans and Native
Americans. Its strengths include: European discovery, exploration, and
settlement of the Americas; the American West; local history, family history,
and genealogy; literature and history of the Midwest, especially the Chicago
Renaissance; Native American history and literature; the Renaissance; the
French Revolution; Portuguese and Brazilian history; British literature and
history; the history of cartography; the history and theory of music; the
history of printing; and early philology and linguistics. The Library's mission
is to acquire and preserve research collections of such materials, and to
provide for and promote their effective use by a diverse community of
users.
 Reading Popular Cartography is supported in
part by a grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, supporting excellence in the humanities. |
