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Non-NU Email The Center for American Music in the University of Pittsburgh Library System is pleased to announce its first annual research and travel grant. Researchers are invited to request up to $2000 to support research in the Center’s collections, which include: - Foster Hall Collection (for research on Stephen C. Foster) - Bing Crosby Collection - Dave Burrell Archive* - Charles Henry Pace and Frankie M. Pace Gospel Music archive - Ethelbert Nevin archive - Joe Negri archive - Robert Schmertz archive - Adolph M. Foerster archive Other notable materials include posters, programs, and photographs of blackface minstrelsy; nineteenth-century binders’ volumes; and an extensive collection of rare recordings. More information about these materials, including finding aids, can be found at https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.library.pitt.edu/cam-doing-research__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!W7Sw6HQw9p5borhTs6VaB0ePPpSBIOllEQMTG0fozOt3dIm3yJoo1wmAmi1GTOkZiYLN1w7QpA$ . The application deadline for the inaugural award is Friday, November 19, 2021. Applications should include (1) a project proposal describing the intended use of the Center’s collections and the expected outcome (500–700 words), (2) a budget (not to exceed $2000), and (3) a CV (with references). The award winner will be notified by Thursday, December 23. Applications and questions should be directed to: Kathryn Miller Haines, Head Center for American Music University of Pittsburgh Library System kmill -at- pitt.edu *The Dave Burrell Archive is currently being processed. If you are interested in studying these materials, please contact Kathryn Miller Haines. _______________________________________________ AMS-Announce mailing list and bulletin board: WANT TO SUBMIT A POST? See: http://www.amsmusicology.org/page/announce TO SEE THE ARCHIVED POSTS: https://LISTSERV.UNL.EDU/cgi-bin/wa?A0=AMS-ANNOUNCE TO UNSUBSCRIBE, or switch to/from Digest mode: log in to https://LISTSERV.UNL.EDU and edit your subscription. AMS-Announce: A service of the American Musicological Society, www.amsmusicology.org