Enter to win the Fellman Prize!
The Robert Fellman Memorial Scholarship Prize is awarded to a WPI undergraduate student for the best essay written about the life or work of the author Charles Dickens. The scholarship was established in the memory of the noted Dickensian Robert Fellman, who bequeathed his Charles Dickens collection to WPI in 1995. The collection includes many volumes of Dickens’s writings (including rare first editions of his major works); unique manuscripts and autograph letters; Dickens-related periodicals; letters, biographies, and illustrations; and many volumes of reference works, criticism and commentary on the novel, Dickens’s England, the Victorian period, and related English authors.
The essay must focus on some aspect of Charles Dickens’s life or work. The essay should be three to eight pages (750-2000 words) in length, double spaced.
The prize is $100. The winner will be announced in early February 2017, near the time of Dickens’s birthday. The winner will be invited to present the essay at the February meeting of the Worcester chapter of the Charles Dickens Fellowship. The submission deadline is 16 December 2016. Participants should send four copies of their essay to Fellman Prize c/o K. Markees, Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609, or simply attach an electronic copy to email addressed to archives@wpi.edu with “Fellman Prize” in the subject line.
Congratulations to the 2016 Fellman Prize winner!
Congratulations to Shadi Bavar, the winner of the 2016 Robert Fellman Memorial Scholarship Prize! Her essay titled “The Power of Wealth: An Examination of the Effect of Money on Character” demonstrated a careful and thoughtful reading of text. In her essay, Ms. Bavar explores how the change in financial situation influences several individuals in Dickens’s novel Our Mutual Friend.
The Robert Fellman Memorial Scholarship Prize is awarded to a WPI undergraduate student for the best essay written about the life or work of the author Charles Dickens. The scholarship was established in the memory of the noted Dickensian Robert Fellman, who bequeathed his Charles Dickens collection to WPI in 1995.
Ms. Bavar has been invited to present the essay at the next meeting of the Worcester chapter of the Charles Dickens Fellowship on February 6 (the day before Dickens’s birthday), and will receive a cash prize of $100.
If you would like to learn more about the Fellowship or would like to attend the meeting, please contact Professor Joel B. Brattin.
The essay must focus on some aspect of Charles Dickens’s life or work. The essay should be three to eight pages (750-2000 words) in length, double spaced, in a font no larger than 12-point.
The prize is $100 cash. The winner will be announced in early February 2016, at the time of Dickens’s birthday. The winner will be invited to present the essay at a meeting of the Worcester chapter of the Charles Dickens Fellowship. The submission deadline is 17 December 2015. Participants should send four copies of their essay to Fellman Scholarship c/o K. Markees, Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609, or simply attach an electronic copy to email addressed to dickens@wpi.edu with “Fellman Prize” in the subject line.
WPI’s Curation, Preservation, and Archives staff are blogging a few of their favorite things to celebrate American Archives Month! What’s your favorite archival object? Let us know in the comments below!
Statue of Dicken’s Mr. Samuel Pickwick, all sides.
Though he is not a seemingly unusual or particularly attractive gentleman, the humorous Mr. Pickwick, depicted here painted plaster, served as the catalyst for Charles Dickens’ writing career.
Dickens rose to fame through The Pickwick Papers, a series of loosely related events published originally in serial form. Samuel Pickwick is an elder gentleman who is notably kind and wealthy. He founds and acts as long-lasting president to the Pickwick Club. Along with his three comrades Mr. Nathaniel Winkle, Mr. Augustus Snodgrass and Mr. Tracy Tupman, Pickwick makes journeys to obscure locations in London seeking adventure.
The WPI Curation, Preservation and Archives is home to the statute of Mr. Pickwick and a bound first edition of The Pickwick Papers, collected and donated to WPI by Mr. Robert D. Fellman.
Fellman Prize winner announced on Dickens’s birthday!
Ms. Thomas has been invited to present the essay at the April meeting of the Worcester chapter of the Charles Dickens Fellowship, and will receive a cash prize of $100.
On September 21, Gerald Charles Dickens, the great great grandson of Charles Dickens visited Gordon Library’s exhibition “TheEngaging and Enduring Mr. Dickens” and the Fellman Dickens Collection. Gerald is an actor who brings to life the novels of his famous ancestor and was in Worcester for performances at Mechanics Hall and Vaillancourt Folk Art as part of the “Dickens Returns!” Weekend. He was delighted to see the exhibition as well as letters written by Dickens and other materials in the Fellman Dickens collection.
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Please join WPI Humanities and Arts Professor Joel Brattin who will give a brief overview of the life and major works of England’s greatest novelist, Charles Dickens. Those who attend the presentation will have the opportunity to see rare samples of Dickens’s works in the form in which they were originally published, and will also have the opportunity to examine unique items from the Robert D. Fellman Dickens collection, including original works of art, manuscript letters in Dickens’s handwriting, and the gem of the collection, the remarkable Attendance Book for the Guild of Literature and Art.
Event hosted by WPI Archivist Margaret Anderson.
Note: Registration is limited to the first 15 registrants so be sure to sign up soon!