The David Jaffee Fellowship in Visual and Material Culture is named for David Philip Jaffee, who was a wonderful friend and favorite reader at AAS. Elected to membership in October 2007, Professor Jaffee was instrumental in the development of the Center for Historic American Visual Culture (CHAViC) at AAS, encouraging engagement with images, artifacts, books and photographs of all kinds in the study of American history. The fellowship will provide a stipend for the study and use of visual and material culture in the pursuit of research on all aspects of American history before 1900. It is open to both postdoctoral scholars and graduate students at work on doctoral dissertations. Fellows are selected on the basis of the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the scholarly significance or importance of the project, and the appropriateness of the proposed study to the Society's collections. Preference will be given to individuals who have not held long-term fellowships during the three years preceding the period for which the application is being made. The length of the fellowship is one to two months during the period of June 1 to May 31. Two letters of recommendation must be submitted. Please visit the fellowship's website or contact the American Antiquarian Society for more information.