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David Scott Mitchell Memorial Fellowship
Subcategory of State Library of New South Wales Fellowships
Subcategory of State Library of New South Wales Fellowships
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History
'The David Scott Mitchell Fellowship encourages and supports the use of the Mitchell Library's collections for the study and research of Australian history. The David Scott Mitchell Fellowship was established in 2007 through the generous benefaction of Edward John Merewether, great-great-nephew of David Scott Mitchell. The Fellowship celebrates the centenary year of Mitchell’s bequest of his collection to the Library.' (Source : http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about-library-fellowships/david-scott-mitchell-memorial-fellowship )
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'The principal purpose of the David Scott Mitchell Fellowship is to encourage and support the use of the Mitchell Library's collections for the study and research of Australian history in writing and publication amongst scholars, researches and the wider community, including internaionally.'
The award was first offered in 2008.
Source: State Library of New South Wales website, http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/
Sighted: 30/09/2008
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2020
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Year: 2019
recipient Isobelle Barrett Meyering for ' Pipi Storm Theatre Company: A Cultural History of Children’s Rights'. -
Year: 2017
recipient Robert Crawford for his project, ‘Probing the Consumer’s Mind: The Ashby Research Service and the Post-war Australian Market’ -
Year: 2016
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Year: 2015
recipient Gabriela Zabala for her project: Left, radical & unacknowledged: the unpublished New Theatre plays of Jim Crawford.
