Summer Seminars for Teachers
The Gilded Age: 1865-1896
Location: Stanford University
- August 1-7, 2010
- Director: Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Stanford University
This seminar will focus on markets, corruption and mass immigration in the Gilded Age. We will look at the rise of the modern corporation and the first great age of modern technology in the United States. Topics include Edison and the World's Fair, the Penny Press, Mass Culture, Advertising, and the Expansion of the State.
Please find below important information regarding The Gilded Age: 1865-1896.
readings
Readings are sent by the Institute to seminar participants. Readings may include:
Bellamy, Edward. Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887. BiblioLife, 2008.
Lears, Jackson. Rebirth of a Nation: The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009.
travel & accomodations
The Stanford campus is located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. Its 8,180 acres reach from the rural foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the bustling Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto.
Stanford is roughly equidistant from the San Jose and San Francisco airports. There are many shuttle companies providing transportation from both, and taxis serve the Stanford campus as well. You can also reach the University Avenue Station in Palo Alto via the Cal Train. To do this take the #65 bus from San Jose Airport to Santa Clara Station, or the SFO Cal Train Shuttle from San Francisco Airport to Millbrae.
Stanford University provides detailed driving instructions, as well as further advice on public transportation and the University's own shuttle system, Marguerite.
Workshop participants will be housed in on-campus dormitories. Participants will be provided with bedding and towels only. Please note that participants should plan to bring alarm clocks, hangers, iron, shampoo, hair dryers, kitchen utensils, etc. Every room is equipped with an internet connection, but cables are not provided. Participants will have access to computer clusters, but many choose to bring laptops. Studio buildings have a lounge on the first floor with a television and VCR.
meals
Meals will be served cafeteria-style in spaces shared by other programs. All meals will be paid for by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
stipend
Each summer seminar participant will receive reimbursement of travel expenses up to $400. Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to and from the seminar.
Participants traveling internationally or from Alaska and Hawaii receive a $500 stipend upon completion of the seminar.
Applicants to seminars should note that supplements will not be given in cases where the $400 allowance is insufficient to cover all travel expenses.
Our stipend policy has changed from previous years, for more information on our stipend policy click here.
graduate credit
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American history is proud to announce its agreement with Adams State College to offer three hours of graduate credit in American History to participating seminar teachers.
Teachers are required to submit a reflection paper and a copy of one primary source activity completed during or immediately after the seminar.
Teachers will also be given an opportunity to take additional online and distance coursework that counts toward an MA in History from Adams State College.
Enroll and learn more about the course description
For more details, please contact: Edward R. Crowther, Ph.D.
To ensure that your credit appears on your transcript as summer-term class work, you must enroll by August 1, 2010.
questions?
E-mail seminars@gilderlehrman.org or call 646-366-9666.