Activities Overview
ENGL 482 (fall 2008) and ENGL 489 (spring 2009) coursework
Discussed the readings:
- A Nickel and a Prayer,
- secondary sources on Hunter,
- historical works that provided context for A Nickel and a Prayer,
- African American autobiographical narratives (fall 2008).
Planned archival research trips (fall 2008).
- Determined budget for travel, accommodations, meals, and photocopies.
- Wrote travel grant proposal letters to likely sponsors.
- Followed up on letters.
- Received funding from the Clemson University Department of English.
- Received funding from the College of Arts, Architecture, and Humanities
through the Humanities Board of the Clemson University Foundation.
- Received funding from a private donor.
Collaborated on publishing proposal for a new, edited and annotated edition of A Nickel and a Prayer (fall 2008).
- Researched publishers.
- Collaboratively wrote draft of the book proposal.
- Submitted final proposal.
- Received letter of acceptance from West Virginia University Press.
Worked on annotations.
- Determined what needed to be annotated.
- Researched, wrote, and revised a draft of the annotations.
Completed individual assignments:
- individual research areas,
- African American autobiographies and their authors (fall 2008),
- annotations,
- term papers
- A Nickel and a Prayer,
- secondary sources on Hunter,
- historical works that provided context for A Nickel and a Prayer,
- African American autobiographical narratives (fall 2008).
Planned archival research trips (fall 2008).
- Determined budget for travel, accommodations, meals, and photocopies.
- Wrote travel grant proposal letters to likely sponsors.
- Followed up on letters.
- Received funding from the Clemson University Department of English.
- Received funding from the College of Arts, Architecture, and Humanities
through the Humanities Board of the Clemson University Foundation.
- Received funding from a private donor.
Collaborated on publishing proposal for a new, edited and annotated edition of A Nickel and a Prayer (fall 2008).
- Researched publishers.
- Collaboratively wrote draft of the book proposal.
- Submitted final proposal.
- Received letter of acceptance from West Virginia University Press.
Worked on annotations.
- Determined what needed to be annotated.
- Researched, wrote, and revised a draft of the annotations.
Completed individual assignments:
- individual research areas,
- African American autobiographies and their authors (fall 2008),
- annotations,
- term papers
Out-of-class activities
- Guided tour of Woodburn Plantation, November 2008
- Archival research trip to Cleveland, Ohio, November 2008
- Archival research trip to Charleston, South Carolina, March 2009
- Cabin dedication ceremony at Woodburn Plantation, May 2009
- Archival research trip to Cleveland, Ohio, November 2008
- Archival research trip to Charleston, South Carolina, March 2009
- Cabin dedication ceremony at Woodburn Plantation, May 2009
Multimedia presentations
- Women’s Studies Forum, January 2008
- Discourse and Donuts, March 2009
- Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, March 2009
- Clemson Board, 2009
- Presentation before the Association of Professional Women, March 2009
- "'A simple story of service'?: Reconciling Autobiography and the
Archives,"paper presented by Dr. Thomas at the Northeastern
Modern Language Association Convention in Montreal, Canada, April 2010
- Discourse and Donuts, March 2009
- Focus on Creative Inquiry Symposium, March 2009
- Clemson Board, 2009
- Presentation before the Association of Professional Women, March 2009
- "'A simple story of service'?: Reconciling Autobiography and the
Archives,"paper presented by Dr. Thomas at the Northeastern
Modern Language Association Convention in Montreal, Canada, April 2010
Upcoming Events
- Release of edited and annotated edition of A Nickel and a Prayer,
to be published by West Virginia University Press in 2011.
© 2009 Jane Edna Hunter Project
