The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly transformed the historical research process. The sudden closure of libraries, archives, and museums left scholars physically unable to consult primary sources. Researchers, in turn, restructured their investigations to capitalize on materials they could access digitally. The consequences of these shifts will resonate for years as students defend dissertations and scholars publish books and articles that were shaped by the pandemic. At the same time, collections-based institutions now have the opportunity to learn from their COVID experiences and devise new ways to serve their constituents' needs.As historians in different settings assess the dramatic social changes that have occurred since the spring of 2020, it is essential to consider the pandemic's impact on their profession. The April 2022 issue of Technology and Culture explored how curators and archivists responded to the pandemic. This public history section builds on those discussions by examining how COVID-19 led one U.S. institution, the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology (LHL) in Kansas City, Missouri, to launch a virtual fellowship program.
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