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Apply for an AAS research fellowship and learn a trade!

October 6th, 2009, by Paul Erickson

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Since the early 1970s, the American Antiquarian Society has been awarding fellowships to enable scholars to come to Worcester and spend anywhere from a month to a year in residence at the Society, immersing themselves in our collections. Many fellows over the years have raved about the richness of the research experience, which is borne [...]


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