Resources
Faculty Web Projects
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Digital Archive: Provides users the opportunity to explore Chamberlain's life and legacy. It draws primarily from Bowdoin College's generous Chamberlain collections, offering a digital archive of documents, images and biographical information. Project was a collaboration between Professor Patrick Rael, Honors Student and Gibbons Summer Fellow David K. Thomson '08, The Department of Archives & Special Collections, and The Bowdoin Design Group (Communications).
Mongol Invasion Scrolls: This project permits users to view scrolls depicting the Mongol invasions of Japan in the 13th Century. The site includes reproductions of the original scrolls, as well as several reconstructions from later periods. Comparison of the scrolls reveals much about the military and social practices of medieval Japan. Project designed by Prof. Tom Conlan, in conjunction with the Office of Educational Research and Development.
Flight to Freedom: This interactive website permits users to experience the plight of enslaved African Americans who "stole themselves" and escaped to the North. Players adopt the persona of an actual fugitive slave, and encounter experiences drawn from primary historical sources. Project designed by Prof. Patrick Rael, in conjunction with the Office of Educational Research and Development.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Digital Archive
Department-approved style manuals
- Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 3rd ed. (Boston: Bedford Books/St. Martin's Press, 2001). Contains much concise, useful advice, including a guide to Chicago-style citations.
- Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). The standard source for college history writers. Comprehensive presentation of Chicago-style citation formats (as well as other styles).
- Diana Hacker, Rules for Writers, 3rd ed. (Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1996). A standard reference, useful for identifying and correcting writing mistakes.
- The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003). The authoritative guide to style in the history profession.
Online guides for citing sources
- Research and Documentation Online (online guide from Bedford/St. Martin's Press)
- A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities (from H-Net)
- Online! from Bedford's/St. Martin's Press (for electronic sources only)
- Citing Electronic Sources (from the Library of Congress)
- Sources: Their Use and Acknowlegement (a general guide to citation from Dartmouth College).
- The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
Other resources
- Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students. Prof. Patrick Rael's online writing guides.
- The American Historical Association's guide to understanding and avoiding plagiarism. Includes useful exercises.
Departmental Lectures
The Alfred E. Golz Memorial Lecture
Alfred E. Golz Lecture Fund was established by Ronald A. Golz '56 in 1970 in memory of his father. This fund is used to support a lecture by an eminent historian or humanitarian to be scheduled close to the November 21 birthday of Alfred E. Golz. Past Golz lecturers have included Peter Duus, Adam Hochschild, Peter Hayes, Lizbeth Cohen, Natalie Zemon Davis, James McPherson, Jonathan Spence, Ira Berlin, Friedrich Katz and David Brion Davis.
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Grants & Fellowships
Departmental Grants
Paul Nyhus Travel Grants
Travel grants established in the name of Professor Paul Nyhus (1935-2005). These grants are intended to facilitate primary research by History majors enrolled in either Honors or an Independent Study. There are two types of grants, a smaller one intended for short travel within the US and a larger one that supports longer endeavors.
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Sherman David Spector of the Class of 1950 Fellowship for Graduate Study in History and Teaching
These fellowships are designed to assist seniors interested in pursuing a career in history or the teaching of history. Spector Fellowships are open to senior history majors and alumni/ae who majored in history at Bowdoin.
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Institutional Grants
Bowdoin Mini-Grants for Research
These Bowdoin-wide grants support academic year undergraduate research and travel. There are three separate awards:
- The Davis Fund exists "to encourage undergraduate interest in international affairs"
- The Koelln Fund exists "...to encourage broad, essentially humanistic inquiry", particulary that which is interdisciplinary in nature.
- The Roberts Fund exists "...for the purpose of helping some underprivileged scholar do research in any field." Please note that Student Fellowships defines 'underprivileged' as students currently receiving financial aid and that these funds are earmarked for senior honors research.
Applications are considered monthly and are due on the 15th of every month.
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The Grua/O'Connell Research Award
A travel award for honors students, regardless of discipline, to support student travel that will substantially enhance students’ honors projects or research being conducted under the mentorship of a faculty member. Awards can also be used to defray the expenses of materials. Typically, two grants of up to $2000 are made per year. The deadline for the 2009-2010 academic year is September 30th.
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