Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowships are for research on any topic supported by the collections. Stipends derive from the income on an endowment provided by the late Hall J. Peterson and his wife, Kate B. Peterson. This fellowship is awarded to individuals engaged in scholarly research and writing - - including doctoral dissertations - - in any field of American history and culture through 1876.
Application Deadline
January 15, 2025 - 12:00pm
Date
Name
Affiliation
Position
2007-08
Paul Jones
Ohio University
Assistant Professor
The Newgate Novel Comes to America: Antebellum Crime Fiction and the Anti-Gallows Movement
2006-07
Gesa Mackenthun
University of Rostock
Professor
The Conquest of Antiquity: Geographical Discovery and Romantic Scholarship in the USA
2006-07
Robert Naeher
Emma Willard School
Chair
Puritan Prayer, Expressive Voice, and the Shaping of Identity
2006-07
Gabriel Loiacono
Brandeis University
PhD Candidate
The People and the Poor: Experiences and Ideas of Poverty in Rhode Island, 1780-1888
2006-07
Candice Harrison
Emory University
PhD Candidate
The Politics of Exchange in Philadelphia's Public Markets, 1770-1859
2006-07
Natasha Lightfoot
New York University
PhD Candidate
Race, Class, and Resistance: The Aftermath of Emancipation in Antigua, 1831-1858
2006-07
Ruma Chopra
University of California, Davis
PhD Candidate
Loyalist Persuasions: New York City, 1776-1783
2006-07
Polly Ha
Cambridge University
PhD Candidate
The Decalogue and Formation of Denomination
2006-07
Eleanor McConnell
Brandeis University
PhD Candidate
A Scarce Plenty: Economics, Citizenship, and Opportunity in Revolutionary New Jersey, 1760-1820
2006-07
Eric Stoykovich
University of Virginia
PhD Candidate
Live Stock Nation: How Farm Animals Domesticated the Northern United States during the Early Republic, 1794-1876