Whitney Martinko, Principal Investigator

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Via our cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, the National Council on Public History seeks a qualified historian (or team of historians) to conduct a Special History Study for Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, MA. This SHS will compile historical research to answer fundamental questions about the history of historic preservation at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters NHS as well as the connections between the Longfellow family and the historic preservation movement. The study will explore the Longfellow family’s relationship to networks of preservationists locally, regionally, and nationally. Please read the full narrative in PDF or Word format for the description of the project’s scope of work and timeline, as well as instructions for submitting your letter of interest.

Project Budget: $39,250 (This is the total compensation for the PI(s), including travel, 508 compliance, and copyright permissions.) There is an optional additional $2,000 for an outside copy editor, which can be redirected to the PI if they are part of a larger organization that has internal copyediting capacity if the selected PI(s) have team capacity.
Deadline for Letter of Interest to NCPH: August 1, 2023
Expected Date to Award Project:  September 1, 2023
Anticipated Start Date:  October 1, 2023
Timeline for Completion:  November 1, 2026