Kelly Douglas Fund | About 
History and Administration
 

History of the Fund

The Kelly-Douglas Fund was established in 1975 through generous donations of I. Austin Kelly III (1903-2003, SB'26). Its founder and first director was the historian Richard M. Douglas (1922-2005), who came to MIT in 1962 to head the Humanities Department. Upon his retirement in 1991, Austin Kelly requested that the Kelly Fund be re-named the Kelly-Douglas Fund in honor of its first director. 
 

Ironton Austin Kelly                        Richard M. Douglas
 

1996 - 2023
The Fund was subsequently piloted for five years by the historian Arthur Kaledin, and then for ten years (1996-2006) by the music historian, Lowell Lindgren, under whose tenure the basic policies of the Fund as it operates today were put into place. Professor Lindgren was the motivating force behind the undergraduate traveling fellowships; these were first awarded in 2000, following the silver anniversary of the Kelly-Douglas Fund.


           

Arthur Kaledin                            Lowell Lindgren                          Shankar Raman
 

Current Director

The Current Director of the Kelly-Douglas Fund is Professor William Broadhead of the History Section.

William Broadhead, Director  

Fund Administration 

The Fund is housed in the Dean's Office in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Its activities are overseen by a Director appointed by the Dean and a Board consisting of HASS Faculty selected by the Fund's Director. The current Director of the Kelly-Douglas Fund is Professor William Broadhead of the History Section.