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The Archival Summer Seminar in Germany is organized by the German Historical Institute. It is a two-week program (June 27 - July 8, 2011) for advanced graduate students in German historical studies. The program trains participants to read old German script, familiarizes them with German research facilities (archives and libraries), provides a forum for discussing research methods, and helps prepare them for their prospective dissertation research trips to Germany. The group will spend the bulk of their time in various German archives. Students will learn how to contact archives, use finding aids, identify important reference tools, and become generally acquainted with German research facilities. Participants will be exposed to various approaches that archivists, librarians, and scholars use to locate source material in an exceedingly complex repository landscape. They also will gain insight into how historical materials are acquired, stored, and made accessible to scholars. Participants will hear from scholars actively engaged in research, and will have the chance to ask them questions on research methods, strategy, and planning.
Applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at a North American institution of higher education. Please note that the program is exploratory in nature and should not be considered a predissertation research grant; participants will have only limited opportunity to do their own work. We hope that participants will gain an appreciation for the various kinds of archives and special collections located in Germany, either for future reference or for their general edification as scholars of German culture, history, and society. Of course, students are welcome to ex-tend their stay in Germany to do their own exploration and/or preliminary research after the tour ends.
Deadline for submission is December 31, 2010.
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