Friends of Fondren Library Research Awards
Launched in 2008 and funded by the Friends of Fondren Library, the Fondren Library Research Awards program recognizes students who demonstrate extraordinary skill and creativity in the application of library and information resources to original research and scholarship. Students submitted their research project and an essay outlining how they used specific library tools and resources to do their research. For more information about the awards, see here
Recent Submissions
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Allegory for Political Rehabilitation: William and Mary, 1692, and Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen
(2014)When King William III and Queen Mary II ascended to the English throne in 1689 they were relatively well received. However, by 1692 their relationship with the public was strained. This created a need for image rehabilitation ... -
A Singular Cloud: Race, Natural Science, and the Origins of Art History in the United States, 1845-1875
(2014)The abolition of slavery in the United States incited a social rupture that spread even to the halls of Harvard University. In defense of liberal ethics of equality and freedom, the study of art, previously the domain of ... -
Disentangling Desire in 1950s Houston: On Assemblages and Racial Disparity in American Criminal Justice
(2014)The criminalization of black males has been documented and theorized by historians and sociologists alike. While scholars have often analyzed their data with a critical eye to gender and race when black men meet the United ... -
A Woman’s Role in 1913: The Role of Fashion, Marriage, and the Woman’s Suffrage Movement In Demonstrating Female Rights
(2014)Issues of The Atlanta Constitution newspaper in January 1913 made women’s place in society remarkably clear. Ads, articles, and “help wanted” sections all illustrated that women held a less powerful place in society than ... -
Empathy in the Physician-Patient Relationship: How Physicians Define, Develop, and Demonstrate Emotional Work in Clinical Practice
(2013)In recent years, much research has been focused on the role of empathy in the patientphysician relationship. Empathy has been shown to improve patient communication, trust, and clinical outcomes. Driven by this evidence, ...
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