The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies
and the University of Maryland
Libraries invite applications for two $1,500
grants to support research in the library’s Gordon W. Prange Collection and
East Asia Collection on topics related to the period of the Allied
Occupation of Japan and its aftermath, 1945-1960. Holders of a Ph.D. or an
equivalent degree are eligible to apply, as are graduate students who have
completed all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation. The
competition is open to scholars in all parts of the world and from any
discipline, but historical topics are preferred. University of Maryland
faculty, staff, and students may not apply. More information can be found
on the Prange Collection website
.

*The application deadline is* *November 18, 2016*. The grant must be used
by October 27, 2017. Grant funds will be disbursed in the form of
reimbursement for travel, lodging, meals, reproductions, and related
research expenses. Such costs as computers or software are not eligible.
Reimbursement will require submission of receipts for processing by the
University. NOTE TO NON-U.S. CITIZENS: approximately 30% of the total
award may be withheld for tax purposes, depending upon the recipient’s
country of origin. The withholding may be reimbursed to the recipient after
filing a tax form with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

All applications must be submitted electronically by attachment to
millercenter@umd.edu with “Twentieth-Century Japan Research Awards” in the
subject line. Applications must include a curriculum vitae and a two-to
three-page description (double-spaced) of the research project.
Applications from graduate students must be accompanied by a letter from
the principal faculty advisor attesting to the significance of the
dissertation project and to the student’s completion of all other degree
requirements.

Materials in the Gordon W. Prange Collection include virtually all
Japanese-language newspapers, news agency releases, magazines, pamphlets,
and books dating from the period of Allied censorship, 1945-1949, in
addition to over 10,000 newspaper photos. There are also materials
published by Chinese and Korean residents, most of which are written in
Japanese. Related collections in English include the personal papers of
Charles Kades and Justin Williams. Office correspondence documenting
policies and decisions of the Publications, Pictorial, and Broadcast
Division, Civil Censorship Detachment (Civil Intelligence Section), Supreme
Commander for the Allied Powers Japan, are complementary to official
Occupation records housed at the National Archives, College Park. Japanese
newspapers and magazines from the Prange Collection are available for
research on microform. Other Prange materials are made available for
research in the Prange Collection reading area after consultation with the
Prange Curator or Manager. The East Asia Collection contains
Japanese-language books published during the wartime period, scholarly
monographs on Occupied Japan, and a wide variety of reference works.

During the campus visit, the award recipient will give an informal talk on
his/her research. At the conclusion of the visit, the recipient will
submit a one-page summary of his/her research findings and a blog post that
will appear on Prange Collection social media sites. Reimbursements will be
made after the summary and blog post have been submitted to the Prange
Collection staff.

For further information about the collections, consult the following
websites: http:/www.lib.umd.edu/prange and
http://www.lib.umd.edu/EASIA/eastasia.html