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The Eccles Centre for American Studies was founded by David and Mary Eccles in 1991. Based at the British Library - which houses the foremost collection of American books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers and sound recordings outside of the United States - the Centre has two broad aims: to promote the Library's North American materials, and to support American Studies in schools and universities.
Featured Events
- Fri 24 May 2013
Conference: The State of the Union: Challenges and Expectations for the Obama Administration - NOW FULLY BOOKED Fri 31 May 2013
Obama’s Second Term: Power, Progress and the Partisan Divide - Fri 7 June 2013
The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power Talk by the author Kim Ghattas - Mon 10 June 2013
Propaganda in the Americas: A Historical Evaluation - Tue 6 August 2013
Power and Persuasion: Michael Dukakis in conversation
Eccles Centre / British Library Writer in Residence Award
NEW Applications are now invited for the 2014 Writer in Residence Award. More
The 2013 Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award was given to the critically acclaimed historian Andrea Wulf and the talented poet and novelist John Burnside. More
Eccles Centre Recent Events: Podcasts and Presentations
- Bruce Stokes, Pew Research Centre Obama vs Romney: It's the Economy Stupid 24 September 2012
- The Rt. Hon. Professor Shirley Williams The American Presidential Election: model of democracy or flawed system? 11 June 2012
- Gary Younge Rorschach President: How Barack Obama Personifies the Anxieties and Aspirations of America 26 March 2012
Eccles Centre Visiting Professorships, Fellowships And Postgraduate Awards 2013
The awards for April 2013 - September 2014 have now been made.
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Recipients
Eccles Centre Garrison Keillor Fellowship
The Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library invited applications for the Garrison Keillor Fellowship. The award has now been made. More
New Research Resources
The 17th Douglas W Bryant lecture
Rorschach President: How Barack Obama
personifies the anxieties and aspirations of America(PDF format 209KB) by Gary Younge
Early American Science: A Selective Guide To Materials At The British Library
"For Myself, For My Children,
For Money"
includes both a bibliography of early American women's writings at the
British Library, and selective biographies
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