Student Research
New York Public Libary
2011 Student Research projects:
Henry Wade
Avenger Field
Funding Senior Project Research
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Students requiring financial assistance to conduct research for their Senior project, visit archives, microfilm or copy primary source materials, etc., may receive funding from two sources:
The Kenneth K. Robertson ’65 Fund was created by a graduate of Allegheny College. The purpose of this fund is to provide financial support for a student or students studying history to assist with expenses related to the Senior project. This fund is administered by the Chair of the Department of History. Applications for funding should include an overview of the Senior Project, an explanation of the research to be undertaken, and a budget. Contact the Chair of the Department of History for additional information about the application process.
The Class of 1939 Student Research Fund is administered by the Dean of the College. Applications for funding should include an overview of the Senior Project, an explanation of the research to be undertaken, and a budget. Contact the Dean of the College for Additional information about the application process.
The Don M. Larrabee Prize & The Harold Huntley Haine Prize
The Department of History annually awards the Don M. Larrabee Prize and the Harold Huntley Haine Prize to the authors of the best senior projects. The prize recipients are selected from among those students who have earned the highest grades on their projects during the academic year. The winners of the prizes are announced at the annual Honors Convocation in the spring of each year.
The most important component of our major is the College-wide requirement of the Senior Project, or bachelor’s thesis, where students are expected to research and write as historians. Every Alleghenian completes a Senior Project in his or her major field-a significant piece of original work, designed by each student and a faculty advisor, that demonstrates to employers and graduate schools the ability to complete a major assignment, to work independently, to analyze and synthesize information and to write and speak persuasively.
Recent Senior Projects
