MHA Award Winners 2023

Congrats to all the winners!

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Church History Department Research Grants

Call for Applications: Research Grants at the Church History Department

The Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites applications for grants to conduct research in its archival, art, and artifactual collections in Salt Lake City, Utah. The department intends to award three types of grants in 2023:

• Domestic Young Scholar: for graduate students, recent graduates, or young professionals living in the United States and researching in Latter-day Saint history, Latter-day Saint art history, or Latter-day Saint studies. This grant, of up to $5,000, is intended to facilitate approximately one week (or more) of research at the Church History Library and/or Museum. Up to three grants may be awarded.
• International Young Scholar: for advanced students, recent graduates, or young professionals living outside the United States and researching in Latter-day Saint history, Latter-day Saint art history, or Latter-day Saint studies. This grant, of up to $9,500, is intended to facilitate approximately three weeks (or more) of research at the Church History Library and/or Museum. Up to two grants may be awarded.
• Latter-day Saint Project of Significance: for a more experienced scholar, either within or outside the United States, conducting research on a significant project in Latter-day Saint history, Latter-day Saint art history, or Latter-day Saint studies. This grant, of up to $20,000, is intended to facilitate either multiple trips to the Church History Library and/or Museum over an extended period or a single lengthy stay.

To apply for a grant, please submit the following:

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Editor Search Announcement for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought

Dialogue’s Board of Directors announces a search for a new editor-in-chief to begin in 2024. You can read the original call for applicants HERE.

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought has long served as the journal of record for the intellectual and cultural life of the Mormon people. Thanks to more than five decades of work by editors, authors, and the Board, Dialogue continues to provide space for some of the community’s most vibrant thinking on cultural, historical, theological, and social issues, and remains the premier literary repository for the tradition. Dialogue is a quarterly subscription-based print journal, and all of our content–current and archived–is freely available on our new website at the moment of publication. In addition, Dialogue now has a substantial internet presence with web-only content. 

The journal publishes four issues per annual volume. Submissions and peer review are managed through a system provided by the University of Illinois Press. The new editor will continue to liaise with the Press to ensure the journal’s visibility, as well as with the Dialogue Board to build upon the journal’s strengths and fulfill the Dialogue Foundation’s mission. Further, the editor will be expected to be engaged in relevant scholarly and cultural organizations by representing the journal at conferences and other events.

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FREE Global Mormon Studies Conference

Global Mormon Studies 2023 Online Conference

“This Prison… of a Crooked, Broken, Scattered, and Imperfect Language”

June 1-3 2023

Conference Schedule

The full schedule for the conference can be found on this page.

Throughout Mormonism’s scriptural canon, individuals struggle with what Joseph Smith lamented was “this prison… of a crooked, broken, scattered, and imperfect language”. Contemporary scholars, too struggle with “imperfect language”, hemmed in by disciplinary boundaries, language barriers in sources and publication outlets, and a mismatch between terms and definitions native to academic study and religious movements. Many diverse voices remain largely absent from global Mormon studies.

Conference Registration

GMS 2023 is a free conference; however, you must register to get access to sessions, other events, and the Slack workspace where we will share information and encourage conversations. You can register for the conference at this link.

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Job: LDS Church History Library

ORIGINAL POST HERE

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducting research accurately and within professional standards under the supervision of project management.
• Producing high-quality reports and white papers for both internal and external use. This may require historical research, verification of transcripts of documents against original sources, developing and writing narrative history, performing oral histories, or other tasks as assigned.
• Meeting deadlines and performing all assigned tasks according to professional and Church History Department standards.
• Engaging in outreach activities with historical organizations and agencies, including participating in collaborative work planning and consultation meetings, making presentations, preparing annotated lists of resources on Church History Department products, and conference/symposia planning.
• Planning and conducting oral history interviews.
• Working on multiple projects simultaneously and serving on internal committees and working groups. Consulting with management and team members on project management questions.
• Contributing to a collegial and professional atmosphere that incorporates the highest standards of behavior and cooperation, promoting teamwork and group purposes.

QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in history, American studies, religious studies, or related field, or a master’s degree with 3 years of experience in researching and writing in the historical field. Strong skills in archival research. Excellent writing skills and the ability to work in a public history setting to the highest academic standards. Experience in conducting oral history interviews and/or with public history projects a plus. Professional and personal integrity required to maintain the trust and confidence of professional colleagues and department leadership and to represent the department in wider scholarly and public circles.

Two PAID INTERNSHIPS at the LDS Church History Museum

The Church History Museum is hosting two paid curatorial internships this summer (May-August), one working with the Art Curator and one with the Artifacts Curator.

Art Curatorial Internship: https://epej.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/…/CX_1001/job/355244

Artifacts Curatorial Internship: https://epej.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/…/CX_1001/job/355245

MWHIT Event (April 13, 2023)

CFP: MHA co-sponsored panel at Society for US Intellectual History

See the full CFP HERE.

PAID Internship: LDS Church History Library

JOB DESCRIPTION (ORIGINAL AD HERE)

The Church History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints digitizes, describes, and provides online access to as much of its holdings as possible. We identify and describe people, places, and events in millions of images from published materials and archival collections. Our metadata is derived from paper and electronic indices and the digital content itself. We make these records available via the Church History Catalog, Church History Biographical Database, FamilySearch, and other platforms.

We are looking for a candidate with the education, experience, and passion to help create and transform this metadata, and to assist employees and volunteers by performing quality assurance reviews and providing feedback. Our team’s mission is to improve the discoverability and usability of archival records in the Church History Catalog, Church History Biographical Database, and other research tools offered by the Church History Library.

This is a paid, part-time (28-hour per week), hourly position.

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Job Ad: LDS Church History Department Multi-Area Manager – Asia & Asia North Areas

LINK TO ORIGINAL JOB AD

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Church History Multi-Area Manager assists the Church History Department in its purpose to help God’s children make and keep sacred covenants by managing all efforts to collect, preserve, and share Church history throughout the Asia & Asia North Areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify key people, places, events, and developments related to the Church in the Asia and Asia North Areas.
• Lead efforts to collect and preserve historically significant records (e.g., oral histories, photographs, journals, etc.).
• Train and direct a network of volunteers to carry out Church History Department priorities & initiatives.
• Provide information and support to Area Presidencies and Area Office staff, contribute to area initiatives, develop plans and budgets, and actively participate in area committees.
• Consult with Area Office personnel and other headquarters departments to share Church history through websites, publications, exhibits, historic markers, and anniversary events.

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