The OAH News

Call for Papers—Ab Initio: Law In Early America

The Legal History Consortium and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies together with the American Society for Legal History, the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Minnesota Law School, will sponsor a conference focusing on the legal history and historiography of North America to 1820. Paper proposals should be submitted by February 15, 2010. Read more >

Civil War Fellowships at Boston Athenaeum and MHS

The application deadline for the Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship for 2010–2011 is February 15, 2010. The Boston Athenaeum and the Massachusetts Historical Society will offer one Loring Fellowship on the Civil War, its Origins, and Consequences for four weeks of research at each institution. The fellowship will provide a stipend of $4,000 for a total of eight weeks of research. For information on the Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship—as well as on other fellowship competitions at the Massachusetts Historical Society—please see our website: www.masshist.org/fellowships.

Indiana Association of Historians Annual Meeting

The thirtieth annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Historians (IAH) will take place on February 26 and 27, 2010, at Anderson University’s Flagship Enterprise Center in Anderson, Indiana. Read more >

Social Science History Association Conference, Culture Network

The 35th Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association will be held in Chicago, Illinois, November 18–21, 2010. The deadline for proposal submissions is February 15, 2010. Read more >

Summer 2010 Community College Workshop Series

Community college professors teach the U.S. history survey course more often than their peers at other institutions. To assist these professors, the OAH has developed a series of regional workshops to provide professional enhancement opportunities and instructional materials. Workshops in Philadelphia in June 2010 will include plenary-style panels and small group break-out sessions focused on U.S. survey curriculum development, regional resources, and pedagogy. For more information, please visit the OAH Community College Workshops website.

Annual National Underground Railroad Summit

The National Park Service, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program and friends, invite proposals for the upcoming annual conference to be held in Topeka, Kansas, July 28–31, 2010 Read more >

Urban History Association—deadline extended

The deadline has been extended to February 15, 2010, for proposals for the Fifth Biennial Urban History Association Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 20–23, 2010. Read more >

OAH Launches New Web Site Design

The OAH is launching a newly designed Web site, including a new home page. Development of the site is ongoing, and we expect to finish it by July 1, 2010. The new OAH.org will feature enhanced navigation, rss feeds, and one-click access to the OAH’s most popular publications and resources. Check back frequently as we make these improvements, and let us know what you think.

Gilder Lehrman Announces 2010 Summer Seminars

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, a nonprofit organization supporting the study and love of American history through a wide range of programs and resources, holds a series of Summer Seminars in American History for Teachers. The application deadline is February 15, 2010. The Gilder Lehrman Institute also partners with schools on Teaching American History (TAH) Grants, offering TAH Grant services to school districts. For more information, please visit www.gilderlehrman.org/education/seminar_course_offerings.php.

Dr. Eric Walther to Deliver Fifth Annual Hinson Lecture

On March 11, 2010, Dr. Eric H. Walther, professor of history at the University of Houston, will deliver a lecture entitled “William Lowndes Yancey, the Conventions of 1860, and the Coming of the Civil War?” as this year’s installment of the University of Mobile’s Billy G. Hinson Lecture Series. Read more >

Louis R. Harlan remembered

We have been informed that Louis R. Harlan recently passed away. Dr. Harlan served as University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. A former president of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association, he holds the Pulitzer Prize, two Bancroft Prizes and the Beveridge Award for his books on Booker T. Washington. The OAH extends its deep condolences to his wife, Sadie, and his entire family. As additional information is received, the OAH will update this In Memoriam notice.

Summer Seminar in the History of the Book

The American Antiquarian Society announces its 2010 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book, “The Global American South and Early American Print Culture.” The seminar will be held Monday, June 14 through Friday, June 18, 2010. Application deadline is March 12, 2010. For more information, please visit www.americanantiquarian.org/summersem.htm.

National Humanities Alliance 2010 Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day

The National Humanities Alliance 2010 Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day will be held Tuesday, March 9, 2010, Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.nhalliance.org/events/2010-am-had/.

Margaret Fuller and Her Circles

The Massachusetts Historical Society is sponsoring a conference entitled “Margaret Fuller and her Circles” on April 8–10, 2010, in Boston. Read more >

European Union-United States Atlantis Program Grant Competition

Grants to support higher education and vocational training available through the European Union-United States Atlantis Program. For more information, please visit www.ed.gov/fipse.

Slave Narratives Seminar for History and English Faculty Members

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Council of Independent Colleges, with the United Negro College Fund, will cosponsor a seminar on slave narratives to be held at Yale University on June 13–16, 2010. Read more >

History of Science Society Fellowship in the History of the Space Sciences

The History of Science Society Fellowship in the History of Space Sciences is supported by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) History Division will annually fund one Fellow, for up to one academic year, to undertake a research project related to the history of space science. Applications must be received by March 3, 2010. For more information, please visit www.hssonline.org/publication/Newsletter2009/October-space-science.html.

Wall Street Journal—Historian 5th Best Job

The Wall Street Journal has released its 2010 list of “Best and Worst Jobs,” compiled by CareerCast.com using the following five criteria: environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress. This year “historian” ranks 5th—up 2 positions from 2009. For more information, please visit online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/st_BESTJOBS2010_20100105.html.

Conference Military History, Potsdam

Announcement for the conference “On the Path to Reunification: West and East Germany in their Alliances from 1970 to 1990?” convened by the Military History Research Institute in Potsdam from September 22–24, 2010. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of German reunification, the 51st International Conference for Military History focuses on the role security and military policies played in the long run-up to 1989–1990. The conference is open to everyone interested in the topic. For more information, please visit www.mgfa.de.

Segal Wins Book Award

Howard Segal, a professor of history at University of Maine, received the 2009 book award from the Henry Ford Heritage Association for his Recasting the Machine Age: Henry Ford’s Village Industries. The book describes Henry Ford's life and enterprises.

Summer Institute for High School Teachers

Secondary school teachers of U.S. history and government are invited to apply for a summer institute, “Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History,” to be held June 27–July 2, 2010, in Washington, D.C. Read more >

Funding for collaborative research available through TransCoop Program

Funding for collaborative research in the humanities, social sciences, economics, and the law available through the Transatlantic Cooperation in Research Program. Application deadlines are April 30, 2010 and October 31, 2010. Read more >

Greenwood Press is seeking authors

Greenwood Press seeks authors for a four-volume reference set entitled Chronology of the U.S. Presidency. Read more >

NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops

Participate in a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for Community College Faculty Summer Program in 2010. Read more >

Southwest Labor Studies Association Conference: Labor and Immigration: Past and Present

The Southwest Labor Studies Association will host its 36th Annual Conference, May 7–8, 2010, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. This year’s theme is “Labor and Immigration: Past and Present.” The conference will feature plenary sessions on labor and U.S. immigration policy and on immigrant worker organizing in Silicon Valley and the Monterey Bay area. For more information contact David Brundage at brundage@ucsc.edu or Pedro Castillo at pcastle@ucsc.edu. Read more >

The Role of the West in the Reunification of the US after the Civil War

The National Humanities Center is sponsoring a live, online professional development seminar for literature and history teachers entitled “The Role of the West in the Reunification of the U.S. after the Civil War” on February 25, 2010. Read more >

The Idea of Progress in the 19th Century

The National Humanities Center is sponsoring a live, online professional development seminar for literature and history teachers entitled “The Idea of Progress in the 19th Century” on February 18, 2010. Read more >

Picturing America in the 1930s: Reading Farm Security Administration Photographs

The National Humanities Center is sponsoring a live, online professional development seminar for literature and history teachers entitled “Picturing America in the 1930s: Reading Farm Security Administration Photographs” on February 23, 2010. Read more >

Walt Whitman’s Civil War Poetry—An American Experience Workshop

The National Humanities Center is sponsoring a live, online professional development seminar for literature and history teachers entitled “Walt Whitman’s Civil War Poetry: An American Experience Workshop” on March 18, 2010. Read more >

Hamilton’s America—Jefferson’s America: An American Experience Workshop

The National Humanities Center is sponsoring a live, online professional development seminar for literature and history teachers entitled “Hamilton’s America—Jefferson’s America: An American Experience Workshop” on March 24, 2010. The deadline to register is March 17, 2010. Read more >

OAH Appoints New Executive Director

At its fall 2009 meeting, the OAH Executive Board appointed Katherine Finley as the new executive director of the Organization of American Historians. Finley holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and has worked for history museums and associations; she is also a seasoned nonprofit executive. Finley’s experience and talents will be useful as the OAH works toward the goals adopted in its newest strategic plan. Read more >

San Francisco Rights Conference

San Francisco State University will host a conference September 16–17, 2010, exploring the question and place of rights in history, politics, and society. The deadline for papers and proposals is March 15, 2010. Read more >

NCHE National Conference 2010

Each spring, the National Council for History Education holds a national conference. The national conference is a place where everyone who loves to teach and learn history can come together and share. NCHE encourages conference proposals that illustrate collaboration and history education. The 2010 Conference theme is Crossroads of Peoples and Places Over Time and will be held at the Town & Country Resort in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.nche.net/conference.

United States Capitol Historical Society

Applications are invited for the twenty-fourth year of the United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support research and publication on the history of the art and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Graduate students and scholars may apply for periods ranging from one month to one year; the stipend is $2000 per month. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2010. For further information contact Dr. Barbara Wolanin, Curator, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 228-1222 or the United States Capitol Historical Society at www.uschs.org.

AHA offers an opportunity to mentor a graduate student with disabilities

Graduate study in history is arduous for all students, but students with disabilities face distinctive challenges. The American Historical Association (AHA) Task Force on Historians with Disabilities believes that historians who understand disability experiences firsthand could help such students deal with disability-related issues in graduate historical studies and in the development of their careers. If you are interested in mentoring a disabled graduate student, contact Paul Longmore at longmore@sfsu.edu. The task force will keep all provided information strictly confidential.

Newberry Library Fellowships in the Humanities

Newberry Library Fellowships in the Humanities support research in our wide-ranging, rich, and sometimes eccentric collections. We invite short-term fellowship applications from teams of two or three scholars who plan to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project. Application deadline is March 1, 2010. Read more >

W. Curtis Worthington Research Paper Competition

The Waring Library Society and the Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina invite entries for the W. Curtis Worthington Jr. undergraduate and graduate research papers competition. Entries must be received by April 30, 2010. Read more >

New England Journal of History

The New England Journal of History is accepting articles for its Fall 2010 Journal on American Domestic Issues. The deadline is March 2010. The Spring 2011 issue will be a General Issue, open to any aspect of history, and the deadline is September 2010. The Journal uses The Chicago Manual of Style, and articles and questions can be sent to Dr. Joseph Harrington, Editor, cacg1@aol.com.

Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship

The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience invites applications for the Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship to support outstanding writing on American history and culture by scholars and nonacademic authors. Deadline for applications is February 15, 2010. Read more >