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The OAH News
David Weber
David J. Weber, the founding director of the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University, died on August 20, 2010, of multiple myeloma. Weber served the OAH in various capacities, most recently as a member of the OAH Executive Board (2006–2009) and as an OAH Distinguished Lecturer (1995–2001). For more information, visit www.smu.edu/News/2010/david-weber-dies-23aug2010.aspx.
Call for Papers: Southern Labor Studies Conference
To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Southern Labor Archives at GSU, the 15th Southern Labor Studies Conference proposes to turn a similar self-critical gaze on the materials labor historians rely on to produce the field of “labor history.” Read more >
Call for Papers: Popular Music Histories
International Association for the Study of Popular Music welcomes proposals concerning all facets of popular music in the U.S. and abroad, but especially encourage submissions that address the themes: Canonical Histories; Alternative Histories; Archival Approaches; Historical Methods; and Local Histories. The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2010. Read more >
Call for Papers: Heidelberg Center for American Studies 8th Annual Spring Academy Conference
The eighth HCA Spring Academy on American History, Culture, and Politics will be held from 21-25 March 2011. The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for this annual one-week conference that provides twenty international Ph.D. students with the opportunity to present and discuss their Ph.D. projects. Read more >
2011 SHFG Powell Prize
The John Wesley Powell Prize alternates annually in recognizing excellence in the fields of historic preservation and historical displays. In 2011, the prize will be awarded to either an individual or to principal collaborators for a single major historical display project completed in 2009 or 2010. The award for historical display is given for any form of interpretive historical presentation including, but not limited to, museum exhibits, historical films, CDs, websites, or multi-media displays. Read more >
Call for Papers on the Intellectual History of Black Women
The Black Women’s Intellectual and Cultural History Collective (BWICH) is seeking paper submissions for a broad-ranging conference on black women’s contributions to black thought, political mobilization, creative work and gender theory. Read more >
Peggy Pascoe
Peggy Pascoe, long time OAH member, and 2009 winner of the Lawrence W. Levine Prize for the best book in American cultural history, died on July 23, 2010 at the age of 55. For a complete obituary and brief biography, please visit http://history.uoregon.edu/news/pascoe_obituary/.
OAH Endorses Recommendations for a Well-Rounded Education
The Organization of American Historians endorsed recommendations for how the federal government can better support core subjects beyond reading and math. Read more >
Thank you!
Please join us in thanking the individuals who gave OAH Lectures during the first half of 2010 and the institutions that hosted them. View complete list >
OAH Awards and Prizes
Each year the OAH sponsors or cosponsors awards, prizes, and grants given in recognition of scholarly and professional achievements in the field of American history. Many awards have an October 1 deadline. View a complete list of OAH Awards and Prizes >
New Membership Dues Structure Adopted
In conjunction with the recently adopted strategic plan, the Executive Board of the Organization of American Historians has enacted a simplified dues structure for individual members. Read more >
OAH/NCPH 2012 Call for Papers
The OAH and the National Council on Public History are pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2012 OAH/NCPH Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Proposals on the theme “Frontiers of Capitalism and Democracy” will be accepted starting October 1, 2010. For more information, please visit www.oah.org/programs/meetings/call_for_proposals/.
Deadline for JAH Special Issue Approaches
The deadline for receipt of submission for the JAH Special Issue on North American borderlands history is September 10, 2010. For more information, please visit The Journal of American History.
National Coalition for History
The OAH supports the ongoing efforts of the National Coalition for History which provides leadership in history-related advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill. Visit the National Coalition for History to read this week’s “Washington Update.” Read more >
Call for Proposals—Key Moments in Human Spaceflight
The NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum invite proposals for presentations to be held at its joint symposium, “1961/1981: Key Moments in Human Spaceflight,” at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on 26–27 April 2011. Proposals may address any area of human spaceflight history related to the theme. Submissions are due by October 15, 2010. For more information, please visit history.nasa.gov.
Elizabeth Whitaker
OAH member Elizabeth Whitaker passed away on April 10, 2010 at the age of 51. She was a published author, lecturer, and researcher. For a complete obituary and brief biography, please visit http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Elizabeth-Whitaker&lc=7294&mid=4215877.
Call for Papers—Libraries and The Cultural Record
Libraries and The Cultural Record, a peer–reviewed journal of history published by the University of Texas Press, invites submissions for a special issue devoted to exploring historical perspectives on state library agencies in the United States. Contributors are encouraged to consider the topic in diverse ways. Read more >
NEH Teaching Development Fellowships
The National Endowment for the Humanities will award Teaching Development Fellowships to support college and university teachers pursuing research aimed specifically at improving existing undergraduate courses. The application deadline is September 30, 2010. For more information, please visit www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/TD_Fellowships.html.
Roger Williams University—Call for Papers
Roger Williams University is seeking papers for its third conference on religion and the state. Researchers are invited to submit from any academic fields, especially, though not exclusively, from history, political science, literature and religious studies. The conference, entitled ?Religion and the State in the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and America,? will be held April 1?3, 2011 at the university. The deadline for submission is October 1, 2010. Read more >
Pennsylvania History: A Call for Civil War Papers
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, is seeking paper submissions for a 2011 special issue on the Civil War and Reconstruction in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region. Papers concentrating on Pennsylvania history as well as papers on the broader Mid-Atlantic region are encouraged. Read more >
Vernacular Architecture Forum: Call for Papers
The Vernacular Architecture Forum invites paper proposals for its 2011 Annual Meeting in Falmouth, Jamaica. Papers should address vernacular and everyday buildings, sites, or cultural landscapes worldwide. Submissions on all vernacular topics are welcome, but papers that explore topics related to the conference themes of heritage tourism are encouraged. The deadline for paper proposals is September 13, 2010. Read more >
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Now Available
The Newberry Library is pleased to announce the completion and release of its Digital Atlas of Historical County Boundaries website, publications.newberry.org/ahcbp. The Atlas will assist researchers find accurate and comphrensive county data from 1634 through 2000. Read more >
NEH Grant Opportunity Deadline September 15
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering grants of up to $25,000 for faculty to develop a new undergraduate course that fosters intellectual community through the study of an enduring question. The application deadline is September 15, 2010. For more information, please visit www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html.
Oickle signs for 2 books
Alvin F. Oickle is under contract to publish two books in Spring 2011. Oickle’s 1998 biography, Jonathan Walker: The Man with the Branded Hand, will be reissued with new material and images by Westholme Publishing. The second book will be published by The History Press as part of its “disaster series” and will explore the steamboat Erie, which sank in 1841, carrying more than two hundred new immigrants to their deaths on Lake Erie.
Historical Associations Issue Recommendations About Rewarding Public History Work for Promotion and Tenure
“Tenure, Promotion, and the Publicly Engaged Academic Historian,” a report offering best practices for evaluating public history scholarship in history departments, was adopted by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Executive Board on April 8, the National Council on Public History (NCPH) Board of Directors on June 3, and the American Historical Association (AHA) Council on June 5, 2010. Read more >
The Underground Railroad on the Western Frontier
The fourth annual National Underground Railroad Conference will be held in Topeka, Kansas from July 28–31, 2010. The four-day conference, entitled “Battleground for Freedom: The Underground Railroad on the Western Frontier,” will include renowned speakers, educational workshops, panel discussions, an exhibit hall, a film screening, and tours of local museums and historic sites. Read more >
Luebke receives award for Outstanding Achievement
The Society for German-American Studies awarded its Outstanding Achievement Award for 2010 to Frederick Luebke, Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln.
Library of Congress Seeks Applicants For Kluge Fellowships
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is accepting applications for Kluge Fellowships that offer post-doctoral scholars an opportunity to conduct humanistic and social-science research in the Library’s large and varied collections. The fellowships are awarded for periods of up to 11 months at a stipend of $4,200 per month. Applications must be postmarked by Thursday, July 15, 2010. Read more >
Bell receives Grant
Karen B. Bell received a Research Support Grant from the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study, Harvard University, Schlesinger Library for Women for the 2010-11 academic year.
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Visiting Scholars Program
The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program, which provides grants of $500 to $1000 to researchers working at the center?s archives. Awards of $500-$1000 are normally granted as reimbursement for travel and lodging. Read more >
Interviews with Award Winners from the OAH Annual Meeting
The Organization American Historians sponsors or cosponsors more than twenty annual awards, prizes, fellowships, and grants, presented at the OAH Annual Meeting, to recognize scholarly and professional achievements in American history. In a series of interviews from the 2010 OAH Annual Meeting, Michael Regoli talks with a few of the winners. Read more >
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.
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 >
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.
