2000 LARRY J. HACKMAN RESEARCH RESIDENCY PROGRAM

FUNDED BY THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION

RESEARCH  RESIDENCY  PROGRAM
The New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust announce the availability of  the awards for qualified applicants to pursue research using the vast resources of the New York State Archives.  The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program is intended to support advanced work in New York State history, government or public policy.  It also encourages public dissemination of research products.  The program honors a former New York State Archivist who oversaw the dramatic development of the State Archives between 1981 and 1995.  Larry Hackman is now Director of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri.

THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION, INC.
The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc., a major foundation that has long fostered research and scholarship, has awarded a $120,000 grant over three years to the Archives Partnership Trust to aid in the understanding and use of information in the State Archives.  This Luce grant enables the Trust to increase the number and amount of Research Residency awards magnifying benefits to scholars, the State Archives and the public.  The Luce grant also enables the Trust to make invitational fellowships to well-known authorities whose scholarship is needed to complete priority projects.

APPLICANT/PROJECT  ELIGIBILITY
Applicants working on doctoral dissertations and those at the postdoctoral level are particularly encouraged to apply, but any proposal for advanced research will be considered.  Projects involving alternative uses of the Archives, such as background research for multimedia projects, exhibits, documentary films, and historical novels, are also eligible.  The topic or area of study must draw, at least in part, on the holdings of the New York State Archives.  Preference will be given to projects:  (1) that have application to enduring public policy issues, particularly in New York State, (2) that rely on holdings that have been little used and are not available electronically or on microfilm, and (3) that have a high probability of publication or other public dissemination.

AWARDS
Award amounts are greater for in-depth research over a substantial period of time but generally fall in the $1,500 to $2,000-a-month range.   They are intended to defray costs of travel, living expenses, and other research-related costs, while also rewarding scholarship, creativity, and promise.

APPLICATION  PROCESS/DEADLINE
Application forms are available:
on-line:  http://www.sara.nysed.gov/new/hackman
or contact:  Jill A. Rydberg, Archives Partnership Trust, Cultural Education Center, Room 9C49, Albany, New York 12230; phone:  518-473-7091; fax:  518-473-7058; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
Applications must be received by January 31, 2000.  Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of scholars and archivists familiar with the State Archives and its holdings.  Decisions will be made by March 31, 2000.

REQUIREMENTS
Residencies must be completed by May 31, 2001.  At the end of the residency, awardees are expected to submit a final report on their research experience.  Residents are expected to make one public presentation in New York State on the results of the project.

PRE-APPLICATION  PLANNING
Potential applicants should contact the Archives Public Services staff before completing the application to discuss their research topic and the records that they propose to use.  Contact: Dr. James D. Folts; phone:  518-474-8955; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

A published "Guide to Records in the New York State Archives" is available from the State Archives, along with finding aids on some specific topics, or on the records of particular agencies.  The published guide to the Archives, the computerized catalog of record series descriptions, and selected topical finding aids are available on-line:  http://www.sara.nysed.gov.