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Research Fellowships
Zuni stone ram fetish with inlaid turquoise eyes, carved by Jeff Davis for tourist trade, 1988. Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Autry National Center 2004.29.77
The Autry National Center’s Institute for the Study of the American West is pleased to award Visiting Scholar Fellowships to individuals who wish to pursue research in the field of Western history. The Institute also confers the Butcher Scholar Award and the Autry Summer Fellowship, which is given to graduate students at UCLA who wish to pursue research in Western history. Previous Visiting Scholar Fellows include Susan S. Rugh, Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University, in 2003, and Adrianne Santina, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas School of Visual Arts, one of two Fellows appointed for 2004. Rugh studied children’s television Westerns and the part they played in attracting tourists to the West in the 50s and 60s. Santina’s research focused on the appearance of Plains Indian tipis in American popular and visual culture during the past 125 years. Topics studied by past Autry Summer Fellows include the history of tourism and recreation in Southern California; American Indian actors in early motion pictures; how frontier life influenced familial roles and gender ideals for American men and women; John C. Fremont’s 1842, 1843-44 report and map; and the social history of the African American community in Los Angeles. Interested in applying for the Visiting Scholar Fellowship, the Butcher Scholar Award, or the Autry Summer Fellowship? Use the links for additional details and application procedures. |
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