Emily Clark pursues her Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University
and her dissertation title is “Renouncing Motherhood: Women's Sexualities and
Labors in Eighteenth-Century New England.” Emily spent a lot of time studying
notarial papers in manuscript collections. Insurance records do not at first
hearing inspire great interest; however, when you consider the various reasons
one makes a claim or needs a notary, you realize that these collections provide
windows into many aspects of ordinary life. Again, it is easy to make an
appointment, and below is a link to but one of the series.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
NERFC Fellow Research at the Boston Athenaeum
The Boston Athenaeum has welcomed two NERFC fellows this
month. Amber Hodge travels from the University of Mississippi where she is a Ph.D.
candidate. Her dissertation title certainly gets attention: "The Meat of
the Gothic: Animality and Social Justice in United States Fiction and Film of
the Twenty-First Century." Amber has requested a variety of works,
including many pamphlets from the MSPCA and early proponents of animal rights.
She's even looked at an artists' book. The deluxe edition of a collaboration
between Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston includes an edition of Black Beauty, which
attracted Amber, but she couldn't help spending time admiring the accompanying
prints. If you want to, follow this link and click on the button "request
rare appointment." We'd be happy to share it.
Mary Warnement, MLIS
William D. Hacker Head of Reader ServicesBoston Athenæum
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