Fwd: 20th Century Japan Research Awards

[Aaron Gerow]

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From: Darlene King <dk12 at umail.umd.edu>

                   ANNOUNCEMENT

          20th Century Japan Research Awards

	The Center for Historical Studies, History
Department, and McKeldin Library, University of Maryland,
announce a competition for two Research Awards on 20th
century Japan.  Each is worth up to $1200.00 for use of the
Prange Collection and East Asia Collection (McKeldin
Library, University of Maryland) on research topics related
in whole or in significant part to the period of the Allied
Occupation of Japan and aftermath, 1945-1960.  Holders of
doctoral degrees or equivalent, established scholars, and
advanced graduate students at he dissertation stage are
eligible; historical topics are preferred.  The deadline
for application is October 15, 2001.  Funds may be used at
any time up to September 15, 2002.  Announcements of
successful applicants will be made by November, 15, 2001.

	Reimbursements up to $1200.00 for travel, photo
duplication, living or other related research expenses (not
including the cost of computers or software) will require
receipts for processing by the University.  Competition is
open to scholars in all parts of the world; University of
Maryland faculty, staff, and students are not eligible.

	Send resume and description of research project
(two or three pages), and, if a graduated student, please
include a brief letter from your chief faculty adviser, to:

		Prange Fellowship Selection Committee
		Center for Historical Studies
		Department of History
		University of Maryland
		College Park, MD 20742
		Email: historycenter at umail.umd.edu

	Materials in the Prange Collection include
virtually all Japanese language newspapers, news agency
releases, magazines, pamphlets, and books dating from the
period of Allied censorship, 1945-1949, in addition to over
10,000 newspaper photos.  There are also materials
published by Chinese and Korean residents, most of which
are written in Japanese.  Related collections in English
include the personal papers of Charles Kades and Justin
Williams.  Office correspondence documenting policies and
decisions of the Press, Publications, and Broadcast
Division, Civil Censorship Detachment, Supreme Commander
for the Allied Powers, Japan are complementary to official
Occupation records housed at the Natinal Archives, College
Park.  Japanese newspapers and magazines from the Prange
Collection are available for research on microform; books
may be read in the Prange Archives.  In addition, the East
Asia collection contains Japanese language books published
during the wartime period, scholarly monographs on Occupied
Japan, and a wide variety of reference works.

	For further information about the Prange Collection
and East Asia Collection, please consult the following
websites:

	http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/PRC/prange.html
	http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/EASTA/eastasia.html

	Congratulations to current recipients, Prof.
Michael Molasky, University of Minnesota (The Jazz Scene in
Occupied Japan); and Lori Watt, doctoral candidate,
Columbia University (The Empire Comes Home).