The Richards Center is a unique resource for interpreting and reflecting on the Civil War. The Center also sponsors graduate and faculty research as well as a speaker series and undergraduate involvement and internships.
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- Location:
- University Park, PA, 18602
- Phone:
- 814 863 0151
- Mon - Fri:
- 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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- Fall 2009 Lecture Series: Nanc...
102 Weaver Building
Friday, December 4 at 4:00pm
Gettysburg National Military Park, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Deadline: December 11, 2009 Thanks to the generosity of Laurence H. and Lynne G...
Richards Civil War Era Center
Thanks to the generosity of Laurence H. and Lynne G. Brown,
the Richards Civil War Era Center is pleased to invite applications
from qualified undergraduate students for three paid internships during
the summer of 2010; two at Gettysburg National Military Park and one at
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The purpose ...of the internships
is to provide aspiring historians with hands-on experience in public
history. Deadline for submitting applications is December 11, 2009.
Richards Civil War Era Center Thank You to all the men and women who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces! Keep them in your thoughts this Veterans' Day!
Richards Civil War Era Center Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts Celebrates 100 Years
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Continuing the success of the past one hundred years, the College of the Liberal Arts moves ahead toward national leadership in the teaching of critical thinking and analysis, communications and leadership skills, and the breadth and depth of knowledge that sustains a democratic society. ...
Richards Civil War Era Center
Congratulations to The Penn State University Libraries and the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center
who were awarded a planning grant from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services. The grant entitled, "The Pennsylvania Home Front in
the Civil War" will identify and assess materials of potential value to
advance... research into the Northern home front during the Civil War.
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services is a grant-making federal agency supporting museums and libraries of all types.
See MoreRichards Civil War Era Center Today in the Civil War: Today in 1863, General Grant leaves Bridgeport, AL to take command of the Union troops at Chattanooga.
Richards Civil War Era Center
Call for Papers!
In Search of the State: The U.S. and Its Citizens in theLong Nineteenth Century. The Richards Center will be sponsoring a graduatestudent conference at the Days Inn Penn State on February 5 and 6, 2010.Authors whose papers are accepted will receive a $400 stipend to defraytravel costs. Submissions incl...uding your full contact information, a copy ofyour C.V. and an abstract of up to 500 words should be emailed to RachelLouise Moran (rlm331@psu.edu) by November 30, 2009. Additional informationcan be found at: http://www.personal.psu.edu/rlm331/searc
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A Graduate Student Conference The George and Ann Richards Civil War Era CenterThe Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
See MoreRichards Civil War Era Center Thanks to everyone who came out to hear Dr. Gallagher on Friday. It was a great presentation with a full crowd, so I hope you enjoyed yourselves!
The Penn State Department of History and the Richards Center has one of the top programs in the country for training in the Civil War Era and preparing the next generation of scholars...
The George and Anne Richards Center offers some amazing internship opportunities! This past summer, I was an intern at Gettysburg National Military Park...
