The Carol June Bradley Award for Historical Research in Music Librarianship was established by the Music Library Association in coordination with Carol June Bradley, a library science educator recognized as the foremost historian of music librarianship.
The $1,000.00 award is given to support research about:
- the history of music libraries and collections, and music librarianship (including oral history projects)
- the lives of music librarians (including oral history projects)
- music special collections, especially those that hold rare materials and/or are not well known
- specific aspects of music librarianship
- music library patron activities
- music librarian education
The grant will be awarded to support costs associated with the research process. Examples of such costs include:
- travel
- lodging
- meals
- supplies
- digital, photocopy or microfilm reproduction of source material
There are no restrictions as to an applicant's age, nationality, profession, or institutional affiliation. All proposals will be reviewed entirely on the basis of merit. Any publication of the recipient's work must state that this award helped to support the research process.
Applicants should submit the following documents:
- summary of the project, including plans for disseminating the findings
- preliminary budget with justification for expenses
- current vita
- names of three references along with complete contact information for each
Applications may be submitted electronically or by mail. The deadline for receipt is July 15, 2010. Applications received after that date will be considered for funding in 2011. Recipients will be notified by October 15, 2010, and announced at the MLA annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA, which will be held from February 9–12, 2011. Please direct all inquiries and application materials to:
David Hursh
Music Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
(252) 328-1239
hurshd@ecu.edu