Fellowships/Scholarships
The Dave Karp Memorial Fund established
through the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is for
scholarships to any person of Cherokee descent who
attends or will attend any branch of Southwestern
Technical College and studies some field of business
and/or commercial education.
A long-time Sylva, N.C. merchant, Karp died
in 1984. He had many friends and customers among
the Cherokee people. For more information write:
Dave Karp Memorial Fund, c/o Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indian, P.O. Box 455, Cherokee, N.C.
28719.
The Native American Program, through the
Smithsonian’s Office of Fellowships and Grants,
supports independent or directed research by Native
Americans in residence at the Institute in association
with its research staff. More information about the
stipends and allowances may be obtained from the
Smithsonian Institution, Office of Fellowships and
Grants, Suite 3300 L’Enfant Plaza, Washington,
D.C. 20560 or call (202) 287-3271.
D’Arcy McNickle Memorial Fellowships are
available to tribal Indians who are working on some
aspect of Indian history. The flexible program
accommodates a wide range of applicants, including
Indian students involved in graduate study, adults
with only a short time to use because of community
commitments, tribal historians, librarians and
archivists at tribal centers. Length of tenure and
stipends vary. Applications are due August 1, 1986.
Write for forms to: Center Fellowships, D’Arcy
McNickle Center, The Newberry Library, 60 West
Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60610.
Also available from the McNickle Center are
the Frances C. Allen Fellowships for women of
Indian heritage who are pursuing an academic
program beyond the undergraduate degree.
Candidates may be working in any graduate or pre¬
professional field, but the fellowships encourage
study in the humanities and social sciences. Amount
and length of stipend vary according to need.
Applications due August 1 .
Recent Articles
Hubert H. McAlexander, “Flush Times in Holly
Springs,” in Journal of Mississippi History,
XLVIII (Feb., 1986).
John H. Hann, “Demographic Patterns and Changes
in Mid-Seventeenth Century Timucua and
Apalachee,” in Florida Historical Quarterly,
LXIV (April, 1986).
Frank L. Owsley, Jr., “Prophet of War: Josiah
Francis and the Creek War,” in American Indian
Quarterly, IX (Summer, 1985).
Now and Then (Publication of East Tennessee State)
Fall, 1986. Whole issue is dedicated to the
Cherokees.
Recent Books
Jessica S. Brown, The American South: A Historical
Bibliography. 2 vols. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio
Information Services, 1986.
Edward J. Cashin (ed.), Colonial Augusta: Key of
the Indian Country. Macon: Mercer University
Press, 1986.
David Chestnut and others, Papers of Henry
Laurens. Vol X. Columbia: University of South
Carolina Press and Southern Historical
Association, 1985.
Gregory Frazier and Randolph J. Punley, The
American Indian Index: A Directory of Indian
Country, USA. Denver: Arrowstar Publishing,
1985.
Florette Henri, The Southern Indians and Benjamin
Hawkins, 1796-1816. Norman: University of
Oklahoma Press, 1986.
Paul Kutsche, A Guide to Cherokee Documents in
the Northeastern United States (Native American
Bibliography Series, 7). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow
Press, 1986.
William S. Powell (ed.), Dictionary of North
Carolina Biography. Vol. 2. Chapel Hill: Uni¬
versity of North Carolina Press, 1986.
Carolyn Keeler Reeves, The Choctaw Before
Removal. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi,
1985.
Samuel J. Wells and Roseanna Tubby (eds.), After
Removal: The Choctaw in Mississippi. Jackson:
University Press of Mississippi, 1985.
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have heard from high school teachers who used
some of the ideas and information in TALKING
LEAVES for classroom work, from individuals
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graciously shared your own ideas. Keep telling us
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