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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.
Forthcoming Events and Conferences
- Mon 14 October 2013
1963: A Turning Point in the Civil Rights Movement - Mon 28 October 2013
The Emancipation Proclamation 150 Years On
Mon 4 November 2013
John F Kennedy’s Presidential Heritage: A One-Day Conference
- Mon 11 November & Tue 12 November 2013
Understanding U.S. Politics 2013: Two One-Day Conferences for 6th Form Students - Mon 25 November 2013
Charles Urban: Pioneering the Non-fiction Film
Eccles Centre Recent Events
- Eighteenth Annual Douglas W Bryant Lecture
Lyse Doucet From Acadie to Arab Spring: Reflections on America's Place in the World 13 May 2013
Podcast
Eccles Centre Visiting Professorships, Fellowships And Postgraduate Awards 2013
The awards for April 2013 - September 2014 have now been made.
Details
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 Federal Writers' Project: A guide to materials held at the British Library
Seventeenth Annual 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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