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Research & Instruction Help
Special Collections are for everyone! We're here to help you find materials and provide guidance on research with unique and rare resources.
Possible Research Topics
Peace, nonviolence, pacifism, and conscientious objection : Quaker history and spirituality : Women’s history : African-American history : Native American history : Environmental activism : Prison reform : the Book as an art form : Swarthmore College history : Swarthmore Borough history : more!
Moore Fellowship
The Moore Student Fellowship provides a paid opportunity to research any topic you choose - a perfect way to get paid to work on your thesis or other research project! Award winners can receive a stipend of up to $600 to complete up to 30 hours of research using resources in our special collections. Applications are due annually in March.
Academic Division Projects
Academic Divisions support research using unique materials in Special Collections. For example, the Black Genealogy at Friends Historical Library website was developed by student project assistants and FHL staff as an academic division project.
Work in Special Collections
Help preserve historical records and make them more accessible! Student employees sort printed and manuscript materials, perform data entry, scan images, file and reshelve books and archival materials, and work on special projects.
Student typically work 4 to 8 hours per week during the academic year and 35 hour per week in June and July.
