The Past Speaks

The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society has created a new research grant opportunity for use of Hagley Library resources and revised its grant application procedures.  In addition to its existing research and dissertation grant programs, the Center now invites applications for one-week exploratory research grants that are intended to determine if Hagley library collections are useful for a particular project. Applications for all grants now must take place through our web-based system that can be accessed through our grants and fellowship page, http://www.hagley.org/library/center/grants.html. More information on our grants programs is included below. Questions about our grant procedures may be directed to Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org.

Hagley Exploratory Research Grants

These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Applicants should reside more than 50 miles from Hagley, and the stipend is $400. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31

Henry Belin du Pont Fellowships

These research grants enable scholars to pursue advanced research and study in the collections of the Hagley Library. They are awarded for the length of time needed to make use of Hagley collections for a specific project. The stipends are for a maximum of eight weeks and are pro-rated at $400/week for recipients who reside further than 50 miles from Hagley, and $200/week for those within 50 miles. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30 and October 31

Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation Fellowships

This fellowship is designed for graduate students who have completed all course work for the doctoral degree and are conducting research on their dissertation. Applications should demonstrate superior intellectual quality, present a persuasive methodology for the project, and show that there are significant research materials at Hagley pertinent to the dissertation. This is a residential fellowship with a term of four months. The fellowship provides $6,500, free housing on Hagley’s grounds, use of a computer, mail and internet access, and an office. Application deadline: November 15

Carol Ressler Lockman
Hagley Center
PO Box 3630
Wilmington DE  19807
Email:  clockman@hagley.org

This video was developed by the Chinese government for use in African and other developing countries. The basic message is that while Western nations have a long track record of aggression towards the Third World, China has always been non-expansionist and non-imperialist. (I’m not certain how the Tibetans, Koreans, etc would feel about this).  China can, therefore, be trusted to exercise its new global clout wisely.

Note how the early modern European sailing vessel is sporting the flag of the modern European Union. The video also criticizes Japan for joining the European powers in trying to colonize China in the early 20th century. The animation shows that after Japan was A-bombed by the USA, is became the land of Hello Kitty and Toyota cars. I must say that it is rare to see Hello Kitty and the name of a Harvard academic (Joseph Nye) in the same animated video.