The Capitol Dome

Fall 2014

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THE CAPITOL DOME 49 Capitol Fellow Program Accepting Applications Applications are invited for the twenty-ninth year of the United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship. This fel- lowship is designed to support research and publication on the history, art, and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Graduate students and scholars may apply for periods ranging from one to twelve months; the stipend is $2500.00 per month. (Most awards are for one to three months.) Applications must be postmarked, e-mailed, or faxed by March 15, 2015, for the fellowship period beginning in September 2015 and ending in August 2016. Applications should be mailed to Dr. Donald Kennon, U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 200 Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002; faxed to the Architect of the Capitol at (202)-228-4602; or e-mailed in PDF format to bwolanin@aoc.gov and dkennon@uschs.org. Further details can be found at www.uschs.org. If you have questions about a potential topic, contact Dr. Barbara Wolanin at (202)-228-2700 or bwolanin@aoc.gov. e "America Under Fire" symposium was held one block from the White House in the White House Historical As - sociation's David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History at Decatur House, the historic home of one of the American naval heroes of the War of 1812, Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. e symposium was broadcast live by C- SPAN 3 to a much wider audience and was followed by thou - sands on social media. Videos of the individual presentations can be found at C-Span's Video Library (http://www.c-span.org/ about/videoLibrary/ ) by searching for the name of the speaker. e symposium papers have been prepared for publication by the White House Historical Association and will soon be avail - able for purchase. Steve Vogel Holly Schulman Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein

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