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History grad student awarded fellowship
He will spend April at the New York Historical Society, carrying out research on letters and account books of 17th-century merchants, as well as court records, petitions and official correspondence. The focus of his research is the dependence of English colonists on Dutch traders in the 17th century and the development of New York City. I have been interested in how the English built colonies, Koot said, and New York is a prime example. Manhattan had been settled by the Dutch when the English sailed into the harbor in 1664. In a bloodless takeover, the English slowly established their presence, incorporating the Dutch mercantile trade as part of their colonization effort. We are delighted to be supporting brilliant young scholars like Christian Koot, James G. Basker of Barnard College and president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute, said. The institute promotes the study and love of American history through several educational programs, including short-term fellowships in American history for faculty and for doctoral candidates who are working on their dissertations, using the New York Historical Society, the Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library or the New York Public Library for research. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Coot was a Hagley Fellow from 1999-2003 and a fellow of the Program in Early American Economy and Society, and he received one-month fellowships from the New York Historical Society and the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati. He also received the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Delaware Award in American History. This past summer, Coot, who teaches American history at UD, taught at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth and presented a paper at the annual international seminar on the history of the Atlantic world at Harvard University. Article by Sue Moncure To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |