The McNeil Center is the focal point for an extraordinary community of interdisciplinary scholars at all levels in the profession. The bulk of the Center’s resources are devoted to support for graduate students and others early in their careers, but through its conferences and publications, it seeks to enrich the entire field. The Center is fortunate to rest on a solid core of financial support from the late Robert L. McNeil, Jr., the Barra Foundation, the University of Pennsylvania, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and many other generous institutions—not least the members of the McNeil Center Consortium. But the annual support of individual donors is also absolutely vital to the Center’s programs, and many members of our community find membership in the Friends of the MCEAS to be an excellent way of expressing their commitment to the Center and its mission. Friends contributions are particularly crucial in bridging the budgetary gap for conferences and publications, and they are the sole source of support for Friends of the MCEAS Dissertation Fellowships, awarded for projects dealing with Philadelphia and the Mid-Atlantic region.
Please consider joining the Friends of the MCEAS today.
Membership categories and benefits, suitable to a variety of aspirations for life in “the Best Poor Man’s Country,” are as follows:
$25+: Redemptioner (student rate; copy of university ID required)
Includes a one-year subscription to Early American Studies
$100+: Friendly Associator
Includes a one-year subscription to Early American Studies
$175+: First Purchaser
Includes a one-year subscription to Early American Studies
and a 40% discount on books published in the Early American Studies series
$325+: Free Trader
Includes a one-year subscription to Early American Studies,
a 40% discount on books published in the Early American Studies series,
and one free copy of an Early American Studies monograph
$500+: Weighty Friend
Includes a one-year subscription to Early American Studies,
a 40% discount on books published in the Early American Studies series,
and one free copy of an Early American Studies monograph
$1,000+: True and Absolute Proprietor
Includes a one-year subscription to Early American Studies,
a 40% discount on books published in the Early American Studies series,
and one free copy of an Early American Studies monograph
Donate online through our secure website (major credit card required):
If you prefer to mail a gift to MCEAS:
Please make checks payable to the “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” and include “MCEAS” in the memo section.
Checks should be sent to:
The McNeil Center for Early American Studies
University of Pennsylvania
School of Arts & Sciences Office of Advancement
3600 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3284
Friends are also encouraged to consider additional contributions to two special funds:
- The John M. Murrin Prize for the best article published annually in Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
- The Richard S. Dunn Appreciation Book Fund, established by Center alumni to expand the MCEAS library.