The Legacy Fellowship, also for research on any topic supported by the collections, is funded by the gifts of former fellows and research associates. The tradition of former fellows directing their annual gifts to support a fellowship began in 1997. In that year a special effort was undertaken to solicit current-use funds from former holders of fellowships at AAS. The aim was to help a young scholar by supporting a short-term fellowship. This fellowship is awarded to an individual engaged in scholarly research and writing - - including doctoral dissertations - - in any field of American history and culture through 1900.
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| Date | Name | Affiliation | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | J. Opal | Brandeis University | PhD Candidate | Ambition and Democracy: Worldly Pursuits and Aspirations in New England, 1780 - 1830 | |
| 2001-02 | Kate Larson | University of New Hampshire | PhD Candidate | Asante, Daughter of Zion: The Life and Memory of Harriet Tubman | |
| 2000-01 | Matthew Hale | Brandeis University | PhD Candidate | Neither Britons nor Frenchmen: The Creation of American Nationality, 1789-1815 | |
| 1999-00 | Elizabeth Reis | University of Oregon | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Heaven Help Us: Angles, Gender, and American Religions | |
| 1998-99 | Bridget Ford | University of California, Davis | PhD Candidate | People of Sorrow, Children of Grace: Race and Religion in the Antebellum West |