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KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE by Capt. Ray Williamson. The remarkable story of M aine W indjammer Cruises,™ fo under of the windjammer industry. 172 page, 11 x 14 hardcover book with over 100 full-page images from the days of cargo to the present. Price- $48. Call 800 736-7981; email sail@ mainewindjammercruises.com.
the sloop Clearwater. The annual festival apply fo r a H odson T rust- John Carter fea rures six perfo rmance stages, environ- Brow n Library Fellowship is 15 Ma rch . mental education exhibits, and opportuni- The J. M . Stuart Fellowship is open to ties to sail aboard both Clearwater and the Brown University PhD students in the organization's other vessel, Mystic Whaler. humanities or social sciences, whose dis(724 Wolcott Ave, Beacon, NY 12508 ; sertation topic relates to the early hi story Ph. 845 265 -8080; email: offi ce@clear- and culture of the Americas and whose water.org;www.clearwater.org) .. . Dead- research and writing wo uld benefit from lines for fellowship applications at the privileged and sustained access to the reJohn Carter Brown Library (JCBL) in sources of the JC BL. The Smart Fellowship Providence, Rhode Island, world re- application must be accompan ied by a nowned for its extensive holdings in the nomination from the student's department literature of European exploration and chair. N ominations and applications are travel in the Western Hemisphere, are due by 29 January. Finally, the JC BL Colcoming up in January and March. The laborative Cluster Fell owship is open to H odson T rust Fellowship supports work small groups of2 to 4 scholars who would by academics, independent scholars, and be in simultaneous residence fo r periods w riters wo rking on significant proj ects of up ro one month to wo rk in collaborarelating to the literature, history, culture, tion on a particular them e, o bj ect, or or art of the Americas before 183 0. C an- scholarly project. The fellows hip carries a did ates with a US history topic are strong- weekly stipend of $5 00 per person. D eadly encouraged to concentrate on the pe- line fo r this fell owship is 15 January. The riod prior to 1801. The fellows hip is also John Carter Brown Library has supported open to filmmakers, novelists, creative and numerous fe ll ows researching ropics in perfo rming artists, and others working on maritime history, and is a valuable resource proj ects that draw on this period of his- for indep endent scholars and gradu ate to ry. The four-month fellowship is di- students. They also offer short-term (2 to vided into two parts: two months of re- 4 months) and long-term (5 to 10 months) search at the JC BL during the academic fellowships. Derails on all fellowships and year, and two months of writing at the rhe library's holdings are online at www. CV Staff Center at Washington College brown .edu /academics/libraries/john-cartin Chestertown, M D , during rhe follow- er-brown /fellowships. (JC BL, 94 George ing summer. The stipend is $5,000 per St. , Providence, RI; Ph . 4 01 863-2725. month for a total of $20,000 , plus housing The library is located on the campus of and university privileges. The deadl ine to Brown University.) ,!,
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