Katherine Acheson, University of Waterloo

Research

book history early modern marginalia rare books archives peer-to-peer research collaboration

Latest funding

The Future of Research in Early Modern Marginalia
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$46,347
The Future of Research in Early Modern Marginalia
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$19,181

All 2 grants and awards

The Future of Research in Early Modern Marginalia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Acheson, Katherine O.

Keywords: book history; early modern; marginalia; rare books; archives; peer-to-peer research; collaboration

$46,347

The Future of Research in Early Modern Marginalia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Acheson, Katherine O.

Keywords: book history; early modern; marginalia; rare books; archives; peer-to-peer research; collaboration

$19,181

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: book history Dear Professor Acheson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on book history connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Future of Research in Early Modern Marginalia" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]