2026-2027 Archie K. Davis Fellows Announced
The Archie K. Davis Fellowships were established in 1987 through a North Caroliniana Society fund created by the Research Triangle Foundation in honor of their retiring Foundation Board Chair and longtime North Caroliniana Society member and Society President Archie K. Davis.
The North Caroliniana Society offers, on a competitive basis, Archie K. Davis Fellowships to assist scholars in gaining access to resources contributing to knowledge of the state’s past. In evaluating proposals, the Society considers the qualifications of applicants; individual need; quantity, quality, and location of sources; length of research stay; plans for publication or other “product”; and, especially, potential of subject to advance among citizens of the state knowledge and understanding of their own history and culture.
Beginning in 2020 the four or five awards will be in the $4,000-$5,000 range to cover travel and subsistence expenses while fellows conduct research in North Caroliniana.
~ May 2026
In April, the North Caroliniana Society announced this year’s recipients of the Archie K. Davis Fellowships. The four scholars will each be awarded a $5,000 stipend.
Since 1988 more than 475 scholars have received Davis Fellowships. This support has produced numerous articles, monographs, and books about North Carolina. Many of them won coveted awards and contributed to the launching of outstanding academic or independent-scholar careers for their authors. Congratulations to each of these recipients!
The 2026 Archie K. Davis Fellows and topics are:
Dr. Kevin Kokomo
Twenty Years on the Dark and Bloody Ground
Katherine Okumu
Dark Undertow: Black Women’s Care Work and Environmental Knowledge in North Carolina’s River Economics, 1861-1931
Ben Susman
Everything in their path: The threat of disastrous flooding and the history of resistance and rebuilding in the Appalachian South, 1970-1985
Michael Verville
Remembering Resettlement: Memory and Community in North Carolina’s New Deal Farms