CARS, CLOCKS, AND WATCHES SYMPOSIUM AT THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM Henry Ford’s early and lifelong passion for timekeepers, and the important connections between 19th-century New England watch manufacturing and 20th-century automobile mass-production, have never before been comprehensively examined. With a roster of important speakers and at the perfect venue, these themes will be developed…
Read MoreThe Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center of Purdue University Libraries welcomes applications for its 2017 Research Travel Grants. The purpose of these grants is to support the research of faculty, students, and independent scholars whose research cannot progress satisfactorily without consulting the Center’s unique collections onsite. Grants of up to $2000…
Read MoreThe Herman J. Albrecht Library of Historical Architecture, founded in 2006 and housed at Ohio State University’s Thompson Library (Columbus, Ohio), is a growing research resource for historians of technology. The Library holds an annually-increasing collection of rare and valuable books from the sixteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Although focused on architecture, the Library’s…
Read MoreWe sponsor the Clark Travel to Collections Research Grant that provides travel funding for automotive research at the Benson Ford Research Center of The Henry Ford. We are accepting applications for 2015 and the deadline is December 31, 2014. For more information on the available grants: http://www.thehenryford.org/about/grants.aspx
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