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THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL is seeking applications for the eighteenth annual United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support research and publication on the history of art and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. The proposed topic must relate directly to some element of art and architecture within the United States Capitol complex: the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, or the Botanic Garden. It may include studies of individual artists, architects, or other historical figures and forces. The research must involve the resources of the Architect of the Capitol or pertinent material in the Library of Congress, National Archives, or other collections identified in the proposal. Graduate students and scholars may apply for periods ranging from one month to one year. The stipend is $2,000 per month, up to a maximum of $24,000 for a full year. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2004. For further information or an application, please contact:

Barbara Wolanin

Curator

Architect of the Capitol

Washington, D.C. 20515

IN CONJUNCTION with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Summer Institute on Early Southern History and Decorative Arts announces a call for papers for the fourth biennial Gordon Conference. Graduate students and scholars in fields relating to southern decorative arts and material culture from 1600 to 1850 are invited to submit proposals for the presentation of current research and scholarship. ...