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2024 New York State Archives Closings

The State Archives will be closed on the following days:

Research Room Rules

 

Welcome to the Research Room

The Research Room is a facility for using materials belonging to the New York State Archives and the State Library - Manuscripts & Special Collections, which are part of the New York State Education Department, Office of Cultural Education.

Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Sample Application

This is a sample successful general application (with the personal "Applicant Information" section removed) to help guide other applicants as they prepare their applications.

Project Title

Systems of Long-Term Care for the Aged and Chronically Ill in New York State, 1940-1970 

Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Award Recipients

2024 Award Recipients

John Austin, independent researcher
“The Jefferson Farm School, 1898-1954” (The school, located in Watertown, offered agriculture courses to rural students.)
 
Collin Bonnell, Ph.D. Candidate, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
“Joining the Ascendancy: Six Old English Families' Evolutions from Irish to British Elites” (study of 18th century immigrants to New York)
 
Aidan Collins, Lecturer; Associate Lecturer, University of London

Hackman Research Residency Forms

Applications must be postmarked or emailed by midnight (ET) January 15, 2024. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of scholars and archivists familiar with the New York State Archives and its holdings. Decisions will be made by April 15, 2024.

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Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program

Applicant/Project Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

  • University and college faculty and graduate students in all academic fields
  • Community historians, including those who work for a municipality or a historical society, museum, or similar non-profit organization
  • Primary or secondary school teachers
  • Journalists
  • Filmmakers
  • Artists
  • Scientists
  • Authors

Projects may lead to diverse research products, including:

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