CONGRATULATIONS! to the 2009 recipients of the Cecilia L. Johnson Library Grant.

Chris Wilhelm (FSU) for research on the creation of Everglades National Park

Jonathan DeCoster (Brandeis) for research on early colonial alliances and rivalries among the native peoples of Flordia

The Cecilia L. Johnson Grant provides funds for graduate student researchers who wish to come to the University of Florida to work in the Florida history collections. Application is open to all graduate students at higher institutions of learning, with special attention to students coming from a distance. Awards are for $1000. Researchers are required to spend at least one week (five working days) on the University of Florida campus making use of materials in the George A. Smathers Libraries. Preference will be given to students who are currently working on an article, thesis, or book dealing with some aspect of Florida history, or in which Florida is a major component of research. All applications will be reviewed by a judging panel composed of archivists and historians at the University of Florida.

A similar award is available for faculty through the Julian Pleasants Visiting Scholar Grant offered through the Samuel Procotor Oral History Program.

For information on how to apply see the Application Instructions or contact James Cusick at jgcusick@ufl.edu. The next application period will open October 1, 2009 and will close January 15, 2010.