“This imaginative bursary allows me access to key sources in the Royal Archives and I look forward greatly to studying material in the new Washington Library at Mount Vernon.”

“I am delighted and honoured to be named Mount Vernon’s Georgian Papers Fellow for 2017,” said Fraser. Fraser was selected based upon her significant scholarship on the life, leadership, and legacy of George Washington, as well as the broader mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. She will also have the opportunity to share her research with the community of scholars and students at Kings College London-a premier British University. As part of the fellowship, Fraser will also receive an award of $10,000. “This fellowship exchange is a great example of the need to support research to continue to understand the lasting legacy of George Washington on both sides of the Atlantic.”ĭuring this three-month fellowship, Fraser will spend one month in-residence at Mount Vernon and two months in Windsor. “We’re delighted to support Flora’s work, she’s a brilliant historian who knows the archive at Windsor well.” said Doug Bradburn, founding director of the Washington Library. This important new alliance allows the Washington Library to establish a scholarly exchange with King’s College London, in order to digitize, disseminate, study, and interpret an extraordinarily rich collection of historic materials, including correspondence, maps, and royal household ledgers. The Georgian Papers Programme is a partnership of the Royal Library and Archives and King’s College London, as well as a number of American institutions including the Washington Library. The fellowship, funded by The Amanda and Greg Gregory Family Investment Fund, provides an opportunity for a scholar of the era of George Washington to work in the Royal Library and Archives at Windsor Castle, focusing on the papers of King George III. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington is thrilled to announce the selection of prize-winning author and historian Flora Fraser as its second Georgian Papers Fellow. Author Flora Fraser Named as Mount Vernon’s Georgian Papers Fellow

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