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Television Producer Seeks Historians
Leftfield Pictures, producers of television programming for the History Channel—as well as Bravo, A&E, National Geographic and other networks—is looking for historians of American history and US Military History, to cast for upcoming shows being shot in Las Vegas, Nevada. Interested individuals should contact Ms. Sarah Cowan (sarah.cowan@leftfieldpictures.com). For more information about Leftfield Pictures, visit www.leftfieldpictures.com.
Robert Remini
Robert Remini, former historian for the US House of Representatives, died April 1, 2013. He was 91 years old. A member of the Organization of American Historians for more than 52 years, Remini was an award-winning biographer and "foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time." Read more >
Walter L. Sargent
Walter L. Sargent, University of Maine Farmington, passed away on January 27. Read more >
Vernon S. "Pete" Braswell
Vernon S. "Pete" Braswell died January 31, 2013. Braswell taught American history at Del Mar College from 1965 until 1989. He was in his fiftieth year as a member of the Organization of American Historians. Read more >
Edward M. Bennett
Edward M. Bennett died on March 3, 2013. He taught for 33 years at Washington State University and was a member of the OAH for more than 50 years. Read more >
Robert H. Zieger
Robert H. Zieger, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Florida, passed away on March 6, 2013. Zieger, a fify-one-year member of the OAH, began his teaching career at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1964 and moved to the University of Florida in 1986. Paul Ortiz, University of Florida, has written a remembrance of Professor Zieger for the Southern Labor Studies Association Web site. Read more >
Witt, Bolster Bancroft Prize Winners
Please join us in congratulating OAH members John Fabian Witt, Yale University, and W. Jeffrey Bolster, University of New Hampshire, 2013 winners of Columbia University's prestigious Bancroft Prize. Read more >
2013 Paul A. Stellhorn Undergraduate New Jersey History Award
The Paul A. Stellhorn Undergraduate New Jersey History Award recognizes outstanding research and writing by undergraduates about New Jersey's history. Eligible are term or seminar papers or senior theses written by undergraduate students during 2011, 2012, or 2013 that deal with a topic in the history of New Jersey. Papers must be nominated by the professor for whose course the student wrote the paper or who mentored or served on the committee for the student's senior thesis. Award is a framed certificate and a modest cash award. Sponsored by the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance and other organizations, the presentation will be held at the New Jersey Historical Commission's annual conference in November 2013. Deadline for submissions is June 1. For more information contact Richard Waldron acrelius@optonline.net.
Cromwell Dissertation Prize for 2013
The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation has funded a dissertation prize of $2,500. The winning dissertation may focus on any area of American legal history, including constitutional and comparative studies, but topics dealing with the colonial and early national periods will receive some preference. Anyone who received a PhD in 2012 will be eligible for this year's prize. The Foundation awards the prize on the recommendation of the Cromwell Prize Advisory Committee of the American Society for Legal History. Deadline for submissions is May 31, 2013. Read more >
Fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study
Each year, the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ, invites about twenty scholars to be in residence for the full academic year to pursue their own research. The School welcomes applications in economics, political science, law, psychology, sociology and anthropology. It encourages social scientific work with an historical and humanistic bent and also entertains applications in history, philosophy, literary criticism, literature and linguistics. Applicants must hold a PhD at time of application, and can only be a member in the school once. Each year there is a general thematic focus that provides common ground for roughly half the scholars; for 2014-2015 the focus will be Egalitarianisms. Deadline for applications is November 1, 2013. Read more >
Time for Everyone: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Public Time
Twenty years ago at Harvard University, the Longitude Symposium brought together collectors, restorers, dealers, academics, curators and people from seventeen countries interested in the history of time measurement. "Time for Everyone: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Public Time" will be held on November 7-9, 2013 at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. Read more >
Governor's Conference on Otto Kerner
The Governor's Conference on Otto Kerner (Illinois governor, 1961-1968) will include four panel sessions: Kerner Administration Goals and Accomplishments; Journalists' View of the Kerner Administration; Trial and Conviction of Otto Kerner; and The Public and Private Otto Kerner. The conference will be held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth St., Springfield, IL. Read more >
2013 National Trust Preservation Conference
The National Trust for Historic Preservation will hold its 2013 National Preservation Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 29-November 2. The conference encompasses nearly one hundred education and field sessions using Indianapolis and the surrounding area as a living laboratory of preservation examples. Read more >
Call for Papers: 2013 Gulf South History and Humanities Conference
The 2013 Gulf South History and Humanities Conference will be held October 10-12 in Pensacola, Florida. The program committee seeks papers around the conference theme, "Five Hundred Years After Ponce De Leon: The Gulf South in Change, 1513-2013." Proposals should be postmarked by July 1, 2013. Read more >
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
In preparation for its opening in the spring of 2013, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum launched its social media efforts this month on Twitter and Facebook. Information on construction milestones, library features, exhibits, opening dates, and hours of operation is available via @GWBLibrary and Facebook.com/GWBLibrary. The Bush Library and Museum is the thirteenth US Presidential Library administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Read more >
Stein named Distinguished Professor
The University's Board of Trustees appointed City College of New York historian and author Dr. Judith Stein a University Distinguished Professor at its January 2013 meeting. The appointment recognizes Professor Stein's outstanding scholarship over the past four decades, which has helped shape the study of 20th century U.S. history, labor history, African-American history and political economy.
A Special Issue of Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies
Frontiers: A Journal of Women's Studies invites submissions for a special issue on women of color and gender equity. With this special issue, we commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the 1974 Women's Educational Equity Act which provided funds for Title IX and codified women's equality under the law in the US setting forth a foundation for antidiscrimination policies and remedies as well as cultivating a language and rhetoric for gender equity. All special issue submissions and questions should be directed to frontiers@osu.edu. Read more >
Native Americans of New England: A Historical Overview
Native Americans of New England: A Historical Overview (July 7-26, 2013) is a summer institute for K-12 teachers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Each successful applicant receives a stipend to help with the cost of travel, lodging, and meals. Read more >
History of Science Society 2013 Annual Meeting
The History of Science Society will hold its 2013 annual meeting at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The meeting will mark the centennial anniversary of the society's journal Isis, one of the premiere international journals in the history of science. Submissions on all topics are encouraged. All proposals must be submitted via the HSS Web site or on the annual meeting proposal forms that are available from the HSS Executive Office. Deadline for applications is April 1, 2013. Also, anyone wishing to submit a panel or paper idea for the upcoming conference should visit hssmeeting.wikia.com. Read more >
C-SPAN 2013 Summer Educators' Conference
This summer, C-SPAN will be hosting two, day-and-a-half long conferences at C-SPAN's headquarters in the heart of Washington, DC. Airfare to and from Washington, two nights' hotel stay, and meals during the conference are all provided by C-SPAN. The dates for the conferences are: Monday, July 8th-Tuesday, July 9th; and Thursday, July 11th-Friday, July 12th. The application deadline is Friday, April 5, 2013. Read more >
2013 Midwest Archives Conference
Registration is now open for the Midwest Archives Conference 2013 annual meeting. The meeting will be held in Indianapolis, IN at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis April 18-20. Read more >
Massachusetts and the Civil War: The Commonwealth and National Disunion
The Massachusetts Historical Society invites you to attend its conference on Massachusetts and the Civil War: The Commonwealth and National Disunion, April 4-6. Read more >
Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: Capitalism, Democracy, and Progressivisms, 1877 to 1920
The Chicago Metro History Education Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Loyola University Chicago invite K-12 teachers to apply for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, "Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: Capitalism, Democracy, and Progressivisms, 1877 to 1920," to be held July 8-August 2, 2013. NEH Summer Scholars will spend four weeks in Chicago, a center of Progressive Era reform, engaging in vigorous discussions about this critical time period in American history and creating materials to use in their classrooms. Read more >
Federal History
Federal History, a journal of the Society for History in the Federal Government, welcomes manuscript submissions for its 2014 edition. It features articles exploring the development of the federal government. Read more >
Fellowships at the David Library of the American Revolution
To promote advanced scholarship, the David Library of the American Revolution (DLAR) offers short-term Resident Research Fellowships for conducting research in its collections. DLAR's rich resources in microfilm and print on virtually every aspect of the era of the American Revolution (1750-1800) are fully listed at www.dlar.org. Fellows receive a stipend of $1600 per month ($1000 if your legal address is within a 100-mile radius of DLAR) plus housing and 24-hour access to the Library. The David Library does not fund research conducted at other institutions. Fellowship Awards will be made by the David Library's Academic Advisory Council sometime in April 2013. Questions? Contact Meg McSweeney, Chief Operating Officer, at (215) 493-2233, ext.106, or email mcsweeney@dlar.org.
Massachusetts and the Civil War: The Commonwealth and National Disunion
The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street in Boston, will host this conference April 4-6, 2013, which will consider reform activities; military life; politics and the economy; slavery and emancipation; and how citizens dealt with the war's consequences. It will feature new areas of emphasis, including the radical intellectual tradition, health and the environment, and the memory of the war. Preregister to receive conference papers in advance; panelists and commentators will offer brief remarks, and a discussion with the audience will follow. Read more >
2013 OAH Annual Business Meeting
The 2013 OAH Business Meeting will be held immediately preceding the OAH Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address on Saturday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. All OAH members are encouraged to attend and participate in the governance of the organization. Read more >
The OAH Announces Sponsored Memberships
Do you have current students or recent graduates who could benefit from and would enjoy membership in the Organization of American Historians? If so, you can take advantage of the OAH’s new sponsored membership category for young scholars. Read more >
OAH Explores New Publication Possibilities
OAH President Al Camarillo provides an update on the fall 2012 OAH Executive Board meeting where a task force was formed to explore new publication possibilities in a digital age. Read more >
NARA Assumes Expanded Role in Federal Records Management
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is about to experience a sea change in the way it oversees the management and preservation of government records. This change is a result of a directive from me and the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is our response to the president’s mandate to reform records management for the twenty-first century as delivered in his Memorandum on Records Management. In it, the president outlines his goal to require departments and agencies to manage all of their permanently valuable records in electronic form by the end of the decade to ensure transparency, efficiency, and accountability in government. Read more >
National Archives Updates Open-Government Plan
One of President Barack Obama’s first actions when he took office in 2009 was to make a commitment to the “open government” principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration. At the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), we also made that commitment. Doing so was not difficult, since those same principles of open government are embedded in our basic mission. Read more >
NHPRC Promotes More Product, Less Processing
One of the seldom-told stories at the National Archives is about the work of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Most people, if they have heard of the NHPRC at all, know about its work in supporting historical documentary editions—the papers of American presidents, statesmen, or civil rights leaders. Or they have a general notion that the commission awards grants for preservation and access projects at state and local government agencies, colleges and universities, and nonprofit organizations. Since it began giving grants in 1964, the NHPRC has awarded $207 million to 4,900 projects in all fifty states and special jurisdictions. Read more >
A Presidential Charge to Improve Federal Records Management
President Barack Obama has designated the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) as one of the leading agencies in his Open Government Initiative to bring more participation, collaboration, and transparency to government. Read more >
Making Access Easier at the National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration is increasing its use of social media sites and tools to provide access to its vast holdings. Read more >
NARA Tightens Security to Prevent Thefts, Mutilation
Over the years, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has faced many physical and environmental threats to its holdings including fire, water, insects, and mold. We have been open about these risks and forthcoming about our efforts to combat them. However, there’s another risk to our collection. Read more >
Founding Fathers’ Papers Headed for Internet
At the National Archives, we often note that we have ten billion pieces of paper in our holdings, containing the history of our nation from its beginnings in the Revolutionary period up to present. Now, we know that we don?t have all the documents that tell the story of our democracy. That?s why we are active in ensuring that historical documents not in our holdings are also preserved and made easily available to everyone. We do this through our grant-making arm, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). Read more >
At NARA, Making Tough Choices in the Budget
The Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero, discusses many of the tough decisions his organization faces as a result of federal budget cuts for 2012. Read more >
National Archives Takes Leading Role on Declassification
David S. Ferriero discusses President Obama’s mission for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Read more >
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