he Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program,
inaugurated in 2003, is a competitive summer scholarship
program in American history for outstanding college sophomores
and juniors. The program, based in New York City, has
been designed to both reward undergraduates who have demonstrated
superb research and writing skills in the field of American
history and provide an opportunity for the next generation
of historians to engage in discussions with eminent scholars
and in primary-source research. The Gilder Lehrman History
Scholars Program has two components:
- 15 History Scholarships that include a five-week
scholarly research program
- Up to 50 awards for One-Week Scholars [Finalists],
who will be invited to a one-week program.
History Scholars
receive a stipend of $2,200, along with room, board,
and a $600 travel allowance for a five-week program
in New York City. Scholars conduct primary-source research
to prepare historical materials for publication. The
projects provide the students with an opportunity to
work with original documents in the Gilder
Lehrman Collection and other archives. The students
also have exclusive meetings with eminent historians
to discuss historical issues and gain insight into history
as a profession (past sessions have been led by Eric
Foner, Kenneth T. Jackson, James McPherson, Sean Wilentz,
Christine Stansell, Steven Hahn, Steven Mintz, Ron Chernow,
and Catherine Clinton, among others). A third component
of the program is weekly behind-the-scenes visits, led
by archivists, to leading repositories of American historical
documents, printed books, and material culture.
Click
here for a printable (PDF) version of the 2009 History
Scholars brochure.
2009 History Scholars:
Eric Augenbraun of the University of
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, PA
Kelli Huggins of Siena College and
Prattsville, NY
Maxwell Johnson of Northwestern University
and Hamilton, NY
Ebony Jones of the University of New
Mexico and Albuquerque, NM
Diana Kirkland of Yale College and
Houston, TX
Danton Liang of the University of California,
Berkeley and Monterey Park, CA
Alicia Maggard of Willamette University
and Sammamish, WA
Nicole Mahoney of Wagner College and
Leonardo, NJ
Jake McMahon of Colorado State University
and Littleton, CO
James Randolph of Birmingham-Southern
College and Anniston, AL
Taylor Rausch of the University of
Missouri and Zionsville, IN
Anna Roberts of Rice University and
Oviedo, FL
Ashley Schmidt of Lynchburg College
and Jarrettsville, MD
Sarah Vickery of Wellesley College
and Ipswich, MA
Kay Witkiewicz of the University of
Florida and Cape Coral, FL
2009 One-Week History Scholars:
Katherine Bailey
of Concordia University and Oak Creek, WI
Jacqueline Beatty of Boston College
and Lansdale, PA
Eamon Bencivengo of Stonehill College
and Hawthorne, NJ
Kathleen Berggren of Georgetown University
and Granby, CT
Mark Boonshoft of SUNY Buffalo and
White Plains, NY
Samantha Bryant of Lynchburg College
and Lynchburg, VA
Dara Bu of the University of California,
San Diego and Burbank, CA
Alison Channon of Brandeis University
and Chicago, IL
Megan Claar of the University of Virginia
and Bealeton, VA
Ben Davidson of Williams College and
Larchmont, NY
Michael Educate of Yale University
and Lake Forest, IL
Alyse Galarza of the University of
Missouri and Columbia, MO
Judith Garber of Rutgers University
and South Orange, NY
Maren Gelle of St. Olaf College and
Lakeville, MN
Amanda Gonzalez of
Rosemont College and Swedesboro, NJ
Hope Grebner of Monmouth College and
Green Valley, IL
Abraham Gustavson of Ohio Wesleyan
University and Putnam, CT
Brian Hamm of Pepperdine University
and Jefferson City, MO
Robert Hannam of the University of
Hull and Hull, UK
Brandi Hatfield of Liberty University
and Edgewood, KY
Laura Houston of the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and Cincinnati, OH
Danielle Jakubowski of Baruch College,
CUNY and Brooklyn, NY
Braum Katz of the College of William
and Mary and Williamsburg, VA
Karen Katz of Haverford College and
New York, NY
Matthew Klayman of Harvard University
and Wynnewood, PA
Zach Klitzman of the University of
Pennsylvania and Bethesda, MD
Esther Lifshitz of Columbia University
and Cedarhurst, NY
Esther Mansdorf of the University of
Chicago and Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Taylor Margot of the University of
California, Berkeley and Menlo Park, CA
Sarah Matherly of Vassar College and
Urbana, IL
Miriam Miller of Barnard College and
Boca Raton, FL
Rachel Raasch of the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Menasha, WI
Daniel Raymond of the University of
Illinois and Burr Ridge, IL
Kate Redburn of Columbia University
and San Francisco, CA
Darcy Rendon of Smith College and Astoria,
NY
Vaclav Shatillo of Coe College and
Toledo, IA
Jennifer Shimada of Baylor University
and Brea, CA
Asher Smith of Emory University and
Great Neck, NY
Jackson Smith of Reed College and Portland,
OR
Jordan Smith of Carleton College and
Grantham, PA
Claire Steinman of Brandeis University
and Havertown, PA
Bryn Stole of Kenyon College and Webster
Groves, MO
Katharine Uva of Boston University
and Forest Hills, NY
Natasha Walker of City College, CUNY
and Brooklyn, NY
Jeffrey Washburn of the University
of Idaho and Arlington, WA
Artemus Werts of Rutgers University
and Plainfield, NJ
Lindsey Wheeler of Grinnell College
and River Falls, WI
Leticia Wiggins of Ohio State University
and Paradise, CA
Susan Wigodner of Lehigh University
and Highland Park, IL
Carmen Williams of Emory University
and Atlanta, GA
Sean Williamson of the University of
Louisville and Ashland, KY
Claire Wolnisty of Creighton University
and Chandler, AZ
For more information about the program, e-mail scholars@gilderlehrman.org.
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