Announcements

Activities of Members

Stephen Bertman published a new book entitled Cultural Amnesia: America's Future and the Crisis of Memory.

William Blair, Pennsylvania State University, will take over as the new editor of Civil War History: A Journal of the Middle Period in March 2000.

Jo Blatti has joined the staff of the Old Independence Regional Museum as their new executive director.

John J. Bukowczyk, Prof. of History at Wayne State University, was awarded the Gold Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland at a January 2000 ceremony in Detroit.

Kathryn Burns received the 2000 Hagley Prize in Business History for her book, Colonial Habits: Convents and the Spiritual Economy of Cuzco, Peru (Duke University Press, 1999).

Eve A. Carr received the Woodrow Wilson-Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grant for her work entitled, "Immigration, Motherhood, and Medicine in a Twentieth-Century Border Town: The Newark Methodist Maternity Hospital, El Paso, Texas."

John W. Chambers II has edited The Oxford Companion to American Military History (New York, Oxford Press, 2000), published "The American Debate over Modern War, 1871-1914," in Anticipating Total War: The German and American Experience, 1871-1914 (Cambridge University Press, 1999), and published "Jimmy Carter's Public Policy Ex-Presidency" (Political Science Quarterly 113, no. 3 (Fall 1998).

James E. Davis of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas has been appointed Executive Director of the Social Science Education Consortium (SSEC) in Boulder, Colorado.

Estelle F. Feinstein and Freeman W. Meyer received the Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. Award in recognition of their lifetime contributions to Connecticut history.

Harvey J. Graff, of the University of Texas at San Antonio, has taken office as the President of the Social Science History Association for 1999-2000.

Joseph Harsh, of George Mason University, has been named winner of the 1998 Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Nonfiction for his book, Confederate Tide Rising: Robert E. Lee and the Making of Southern Strategy, 1861-1862.

Richard K. Lieberman, of LaGuardia Community College, received the Sloan Public Service Award from the Fund for the City of New York for his extraordinary public service.

Martin V. Melosi has been named to the Odense Fulbright Chair in American Studies at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. He also published a new book, The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America From Colonial Times to the Present (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000).

Linda Karen Miller, of Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Virginia, has received the 1999 University of Kansas School of Education Excellence in Teaching Award, the 1999 National Peace Corps Association Global Teachnet Teacher of the Year Award and the Virginia Geography Society Nystrom Teacher of the Year Award.

David Morgan, Valparaiso University, has received the 1999-2000 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award in Religion and Philosophy from the Association of American Publishers for his book, Protestants and Pictures: Religion, Visual Culture, and the Age of American Mass Production (Oxford University Press).

William Nixon has been awarded a Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship for 2000-01.

Patrick D. Reagan, Tennessee Technological University, published Designing a New America: The Origins of New Deal Planning, 1890-1943 as a volume in the series, The Political Development of the American Nation (University of Massachusetts Press). He also completed, American Journey: World War I and the Jazz Age (Primary Source Media/The Gale Group, 2000).

Eric Schneider received a Gilder Lehrman fellowship at the Columbia Rare Book and Manuscript Collection for his project, "The Golden Spike: Heroin and the Postwar City."

Liz Shapiro, President of The Connecticut League of History Organizations, Inc. accepted the Betty M. Linsley Award for the organization's promotion and sustained support of Connecticut history for the past fifty years.

James F. Siekmeier published a new book entitled Aid, Nationalism and Inter-American Relations: Guatemala, Bolivia and The United States, 1945-1961 (Edward Mellen Press).

Bruce M. Stave has been named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, where he is Director of the University's Center for Oral History.

Eugene M. Wait will be included in the reference book 2000 Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century (Cambridge, England), and will also be included in Contemporary Authors very soon.

Awards and Prizes

The Baylor University Institute for Oral History welcomes applications for a fellowship for the academic year 2000-2001, open to individuals in any field who can benefit form the holdings of the Institute. The fellowship carries with it a stipend of $3,000. Applicants should send a copy of their vita and a description of their research project, and arrange to have sent to the Institute letters of reference from two persons who can assess the significance of the work and the ability of the scholar to carry it out. Deadline: 15 May 2000. Contact: Rebecca Sharpless, Director, Institute for Oral History, Baylor University, PO Box 97271, Waco, TX 76798; <www.baylor.edu/~Oral History/Guide welcome.html>

The American Federation of Teachers with the Walter Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University seek applicants for The Albert Shanker Fellowship for Research in Education. This research grant provides assistance for advanced graduate students and junior/senior faculty utilizing the AFT archives as well as collections related to educational history housed at the Walter P. Reuther Library. Two grants in the amount of $500 will be awarded. Deadline: 30 May 2000. Applications are available on the Reuther Library website at <www.reuther.wayne.edu> or on the AFT website at <www.aft.org> or by contacting Daniel Golodner, Wayne State University, Walter P. Reuther Library, Detroit, MI 48202; (313) 577-4024; <daniel_golodner@wayne.edu>.

The Center for Louisiana Studies of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette invites nominations for recipient of the James William Rivers Prize in Louisiana Studies, to be awarded in November 2000. Nominations should be made by 1 June 2000. Nominations for the $1,000 award must be in writing and sent to the James William Rivers Prize Committee, Center for Louisiana Studies, P.O. Box 40831, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504; fax (337) 482-6028; phone (337) 482-6027. Please include documentation or reasons in support of any nominations.

The Presbyterian Historical Society announces four awards. First, The Makemie Award of $500 is presented for an outstanding (book-length) contribution to a topic in American Presbyterian or Reformed history. Second, The Woodrow Wilson Award of $100 is given for the best published scholarly article pertaining to a topic in American Presbyterian or Reformed history. Third, The Robert Lee Stowe Award of $250 is given for the best published historical study of an American Presbyterian or Reformed congregation. And last, The Patricia Ann Burrus Spaulding Award of $200 is given for the best published scholarly historical article pertaining to an American Presbyterian or Reformed woman or women. All entries must have publication dates of 1998, 1999, or 2000 and be submitted by 1 July 2000. Four copies must be submitted to the Publications and Awards Committee, Presbyterian Historical Society, P.O. Box 849, 318 Georgis Terrace, Montreat, NC 28757; (828) 669-7061.

The State Historical Society of Missouri seeks nominations for the first Lewis E. Atherton Prize, awarded to an outstanding master's thesis on Missouri history or biography. Nominees must have completed the master's degree between 1 July 1998 and 30 June 2000, and nominations must be made by the department that granted the degree. Criteria for selection include originality of subject matter or methodology, effective use of sources, clarity of style, and contribution to the understanding of Missouri history. The recipient is awarded a $300 cash prize and a certificate to be presented at the Society's annual meeting in October 2000. Deadline is 1 July 2000. Send 3 copies of the thesis to: James W. Goodrich, Executive Director, State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry, Columbia, MO 65201-7298.

The Michigan Historical Review announces competition for the student essay prize. The Review will accept papers written by senior level and graduate students relating to Michigan's political, economic, social, and cultural history. We also welcome essays on American, Canadian, and Midwestern history that directly or indirectly explore important themes related to Michigan's past. Entries should not exceed 10,000 words and should be double-spaced, with endnotes double-spaced on separate pages. To permit anonymous reviewing, the author's name should not appear on the copies. Five copies and an original must be submitted. Include a cover letter indicating the student's address, school, program, advisor, and stage in studies. Deadline: postmarked 15 July 2000. The winning essay will be published in the Review and awarded a $500 cash prize. Send submissions to: David Macleod, Editor, The Michigan Historical Review, Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859.

The Montana Magazine of Western History and the Montana Historical Society will present the Merrill G. Burlingame -- K. Ross Toole Award to a faculty-sponsored undergraduate or graduate student submitting the best article-length manuscript on a Montana or western history topic. Deadline is 17 July 2000. For complete information, write The Montana Magazine of Western History, P.O. Box 201201, Helena, MT 59620; (406) 444-3761.

The Fulbright Scholar Program's annual competition opens 1 March 2000 for lecturing and research grants in some 130 countries. Opportunities are open to those inside and outside of the academic institutions. Grants are available to faculty and administrators form two-year, four-year and graduate institutions. Awards vary from two months to an academic year or longer, and most lecturing assignments are in English. Some eighty percent of the awards are for lecturing. Deadlines: 1May 2000 for distinguished chairs awards in Europe, Canada and Russia; 1 August 2000 for lecturing and research grants worldwide; and 1 November 2000 for spring/summer seminars and administration positions in Germany, Dorea and Japan. Contact: CIES at 3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Washington, DC 20008; (202) 686-7877; <apprequest@cies.iie.org>; <http://www.cies.org>.

The Association for the Study of Connecticut History invites nominations for the Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. Award. The award is given for the best work on a significant aspect of Connecticut's history published in 1999. A work will be considered only if nominated by someone other than the author. Deadline: 31 August 2000. Contact: Patricia Bodak Stark, 84 Beaver Brook Road, Lyme, Connecticut 06371.

The Association for the Study of Connecticut History also invites nominations for The Betty M. Linsley Award to recognize the best work on a significant aspect of Connecticut's history published in 1999 by, for, or on behalf of a Connecticut Historical Society. Again, the work will only be considered if nominated by someone other than the author. Deadline: 31 August 2000. Contact: Patricia Bodak Stark, 84 Beaver Brook Road, Lyme, Connecticut 06371.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation jointly sponsor 2 fellowships of $5,000 each in the history of American obstetrics and gynecology each year. Recipients of the fellowships spend 1 month in the Washington, DC area working full-time to complete their specific historical research projects, the results of which must be disseminated through publication or presentation at a professional meeting. Deadline is 1 September 2000. Contact: Susan Rishworth, History Librarian/Archivist, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 409 Twelfth Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2588; (202) 863-2578; fax: (202) 484-1595; <srishwor@acog.org>.

The National Endowment for the Humanities is announcing its 2001 Summer Stipends to support two months of full-time work on projects that will make a significant contribution to the humanities. In most cases, faculty members of colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions for the competition, while other individuals need not be nominated. Deadline for application is 1 October 2000 and the stipend is $4,000. Contact <stipends@neh.gov> or (202) 606-8200 for more information.

The James J. Hill Library will award a number of grants up to $2,000 to support research in the James J. Hill, Louis W. Hill, and Reed/Hyde papers. These different sets of papers document a wide variety of historical subjects, and span the years 1853-1960. For more information on the collections or to apply, contact W. Thomas White, Curator, James J. Hill Library, 80 West Fourth Street, St. Paul, MN 55102; (651) 265-5441; <twhite@jjhill.org>. The deadline for applications is 1 November 2000.

The Western Front Association of the United States is announcing its new Western Front Association Annual Undergraduate Essay Award. In the year 2000, the Association is sponsoring for the first time a competition for an essay of up to 3,000 words written by a college undergraduate. The essay may address virtually any aspect of the American experience during the years 1910-1924, and must contribute to a better understanding of the impact of World War One on this country. Entries are due by 31 December 2000 and first prize is $500. For more information contact Paul Cora at <sq617@aol.com>.

The Museum of the Confederacy invites nominations for its 31st annual book awards competition. The Jefferson Davis Award is presented annually for the best book-length narrative relating to the Confederate period, and the Founders Award is presented biennially for outstanding documentary editing relating to the Confederate period. Nominations for the 2000 Jefferson Davis Award and the 1999-2000 Founders Award must be submitted by 15 January 2001. Contact: Dr. John M. Coski, The Museum of the Confederacy, 1201 E. Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219, <library@moc.org>.

The Bicenntenial Commission of the United Methodist Church in Indiana is sponsoring an essay contest on the history of United Methodism or its predecessor denominations in the state of Indiana. Essays must be 10-50 pages in length and may cover topics related, but not restricted to, biography, social, cultural, gender, or ethnic histories. The winner receives $1,000 and publication of his or her work. Deadline is 31 January 2001. Submit entries to: Essay Conest, United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 331, Greencastle, IN 46135; (765) 658-4406.

The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program, which provides financial assistance to researchers working at the Center's archives. The Center's collections are described on the Web at <http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/>. Applications are accepted at any time. Contact: Archivist, Carl Albert Center, 630 Parrington Oval, Room 101, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019; (405) 325-5401; fax (405) 325-6419; <kosmerick@ou.edu>.

The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic announces details for the 1999 Shear Book Prize. In order to be eligible for the prize, a nominated book must deal with any aspect of the history and culture of the early American republic, 1789-1850 and have a 1999 copyright date. For information, contact Jan Lewis at (973) 353-1469 or <janlewis@andromeda.rutgers.edu>.

Call for Papers

The Savannah River Site Historical Council invites individual papers and/or complete panel proposals for a two day interdisciplinary conference on the historical impact of the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina on the region and nation. The conference will be held in Augusta, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina on 23-24 March 2001. Deadline is 31 May 2000. Send a brief abstract of the proposal to Eric Emerson, Program Chair, South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC 29401; (843) 723-3225; fax (843) 723-8584; <emersoncc@msn.com>.

The Center for Millennial Studies, Boston University, is announcing a call for papers for their conference titled, "Swords into Ploughshares: Mass Enthusiasm, Peace Movements and Tranformational Millennialism." This call for papers in millennial studies focuses on the forms of millennial thinking that attributes important elements in the creation of the messianic or utopian age to human effort, whether divinely, ideologically, or messianically inspired. Send one page abstracts and a one page CV with summer and fall contact information to: Beth Forrest, Center for Millennial Studies, Boston University, 704 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 205, Boston, MA 02215. The abstract and CV are due by 1 June 2000. For possible topics, visit <http://www.bu.edu/mille/events/cfp00.html>.

Heritage Matters, the publication of the Cultural Resources Diversity Initiative of the National Park Service Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnership Programs, is issuing a call for articles for its next issue. Readers are encouraged to submit articles, information on publications and projects, and conference announcements and other notices. Submitted material should be no more than 400 words and include the author's name and affiliation. Deadline for publication is 1 June 2000. Submit items to: Scott D. Whipple, Editor, Heritage Matters, DOI/National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Suite 350 NC, Washington, DC 20240; (202) 343-1000; <scott_whipple@nps.gov>.

Restoration and Renovation, the nation's only trade show and conference dedicated to architectural rehabilitation, cultural landscape preservation and period-inspired new design and construction, is announcing a call for presentations. Charismatic speakers and facilitators with knowledge and expertise pertaining to historic preservation, restoration, renovation, and historically-inspired new design are invited to submit proposals for workshops and seminars to be presented at the upcoming conferences. The deadline for proposals is 1 June 2000. For more information contact: (800) 982-6247; fax (978) 664-5822; <hwolf@egiexhib.com>; <http://www.egiexhib.com>.

The Walter W. Ristow Prize seeks to recognize achievement in cartographic history and map librarianship and is awarded annually by the Washington Map Society. Any student attending accredited colleges or universities may apply. Entries are to be research papers or bibliographic studies related to cartographic history and/or map librarianship. Text may not exceed 7,500 words, in English. Mail four copies with title page including name, address, phone number and e-mail by 1 June 2000. The winner will receive $500, a one-year membership in the Washington Map Society, and the paper will be published in The Portolan, the journal of the Washington Map Society. Contact: John Docktor, Ristow Prize, 150 S. Strathcona Drive, York PA 17403; <jdocktor@cyberia.com>.

The Agricultural History Society, National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), University of Nevada at Reno (UNR) College of Agriculture, and UNR Department of History will sponsor a conference on Water and Rural History in Reno, 31 May–2 June 2001. The event will be held in the new conference facilities of the University Inn on the UNR campus. Papers are invited on a wide variety of water and rural history topics. They may include, but are not limited to, rural water supplies and uses, such as water quality, irrigation, sanitation, social and economic aspects of rural water consumption supply, snow surveying, water supply forecasting, and historical aspects of hydrology. Organizers are planning a Saturday field trip to rural sites of water origin and use. The trip may take participants to a local irrigation project or into the Sierra valley to view the streams that feed and drain Lake Tahoe. Submissions for sessions and papers should include a 500-word description of the scope and the theme of the proposed session or individual paper. Topics should be submitted by 1 July 2000 to Professor William D. Rowley, History Department (308), University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557; <rowley@scs.unr.edu>. Following the conference participants may submit papers to the editor of Agricultural History to be considered for inclusion in the symposium issue of the journal.

The American Society for Environmental History and the Forest History Society invite panel and paper proposals for its 2001 meeting entitled "Making Environmental History Relevant in the 21st Century." Papers that examine any aspect of human-environment interactions over time are welcome. The program committee especially encourages proposals related to the theme of the conference. The program strongly encourages proposers to organize complete panels with two or three papers, a chair, and a commentator. Proposals should include five copies of the following: 1) For panel proposals, provide a cover sheet with the title of the panel, the full name and affiliation of each participant, and the titles of each paper. 2) For each paper proposal, submit a 250-word abstract of the paper and a two-page maximum resume for each participant, including full name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail address. Deadline: 1 August 2000. Mail to: Dale Goble, College of Law, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844; (208) 885-7976; <gobled@uidaho.edu>.

The Pioneer America Society is announcing its 32nd annual conference entitled "Nineteenth-Century Industrial Development." The conference committee is currently soliciting proposals for papers, special sessions, and panel discussions relating to the conference theme. However, papers on all material culture topics of interest to the society are welcome. The abstract deadline is 1 September 2000. Contact: Marshall E. Bowen, Geography Department, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401; (540) 654-1493; fax (540) 654-1074; <mbowen@mwc.edu>.

The Tax History Foundation and Museum, Inc. is looking to publish papers on topics related to "Technological Change and Commercial Development." The papers must discuss topics within accounting, commercial and economic history. Papers will be published on the Internet at the website <http://www.taxhistoryfoundation.org>. Please forward topics and brief abstracts of paper submissions to the foundation at <adoniram@taxhistoryfoundation.org>. Papers may be submitted in WordPro, WordPerfect or Microsoft Word and should be transmitted electronically. Target date for submission of the completed paper is 1 September 2000.

The American Association for the History of Medicine welcomes papers on topics related to the history of health and healing, of medical ideas, practices and institutions, the history of illness, disease, and public health--from all areas and regions of the world. The program committee welcomes session proposals and proposals for luncheon workshops; the papers for such sessions will be judged on their individual merits. Send six copies of a one-page abstract (350 words) of unpublished work to Janet Golden, History Department, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 08102 by 15 September 2000. Abstracts should also include: Name, preferred mailing address, work and home telephone numbers, present institutional affiliation, and academic degrees.

The Colonial Society of Massachusetts announces a conference to be held in Sturbridge, Massachusetts on 21-22 April 2001, focusing on the impact of Euro-American colonization on the New England Indian experience in the indigenous homelands form earliest times to the present, as well as the diaspora of Native peoples into Canada, New York, and elsewhere. It is the Society's hope to elicit presentations which will represent both the best new scholarship and the new activism of American Native communities that have begun to reshape understandings of the region. The Society encourages presenters to reexamine Eurocentric definitions of what constitutes the "colonial period" and the forms of colonization experienced by Native peoples. Papers should not have been previously published elsewhere. Send a brief description of proposals to: John W. Tyler, Editor of Publications, Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, MA 02108 by 1 October 2000.

The organizing committee of the 2001 Winterthur Conference, co-sponsored by The Costume Society of America, invites proposals for papers that will analyze the relationships between clothing and the American visual arts from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Projects that result from the collaborative work among individuals representing different disciplines and fields of study will be given priority. Please submit a 250-word proposal by 1 October 2000 to Rosemary Troy Krill, Education Division, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735; fax (302) 888-4953; <rkrill@winterthur.org>.

The Roosevelt Study Center in Middelburg, The Netherlands, will host for the fifth time the biennial conference of European Historians of the United States on 18-20 April 2001. The theme for this conference is: "Nation on the Move: Mobility in U.S. History." The conference aims to explore motives of individual or collective mobility, modes of transportation, and developments in routes and transport technology. One-page proposals for paper presentations are due before 15 October 2000. For submissions or more information, contact: Dr. Cornelis A. van Minnen and Prof. Sylvia L. Hilton, Roosevelt Study Center, P.O. Box 6001, 4330 LA Middelburg, The Netherlands; <rsc@zeeland.nl>; fax 31-118-631593.

Lasell College, as part of the Sesquicentennial anniversary of its founding, will hold a conference entitled "Civility in America Since 1851." The conference will take place on 27-28 April 2001. Send paper and session proposals with title and 200 word abstract by 1 November 2000 to Joseph Aieta III, College of Arts & Sciences, Lasell College, Auburndale, MA 02466; <jaieta@lasell.edu>.

Call for authors in the area of First Lady Scholarship. First, The American First Ladies Encyclopedia is seeking essays on every first lady and ten topical essays. Due date is 1 December 2000. Secondly, The Presidential Wives Series is seeking short biographies on every first lady. Payment is made for both awards. For more information on both awards, contact Robert P. Watson, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hilo, HI, 96720; <watsonr@hawaii.edu>

Arcadia Publishing, the country's largest publisher of local and regional history titles, invites interested parties to submit new book proposals for their 2000 production calendar. Their books, which document local history through the use of archival photographs and accompanying captions, are intended to be democratic histories, accessible to all members of a given community. For more information on how to become an author, or to obtain a New Book Proposal form, please contact: Acquisitions Editor, Arcadia Publishing, 3047 N. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 410, Chicago, IL 60657; (773) 549-7002; fax (773) 549-7190.

The Association for the Study of Connecticut History is announcing a call for papers for its conference in November 2001 entitled, "Murder in New England: Crime and Punishment in the Northeast, 1600-Present." Proposals for papers should be sent to Lawrence B. Goodheart, 455 N. Bigelow Road, Hampton, CT 06247.

Garland Publishers is seeking strong proposals for books focusing on the history of education, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries. Proposals should be about 2-3 pages and clearly explain the importance of the proposed topic, its intended thesis, the target audience, existing books that it will compete against and a tentative outline of chapters. Contact: Professor Edward R. Beauchamp, Department of Educational Foundations, Wist Hall 108, College of Education, 1776 University Avenue, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822; (808) 956-4246; fax (808) 956-9100; <bedward@hawaii.edu>.

History Computer Review seeks articles and reviews on computer-assisted history education. Topics could include new ways of using commercially produced software, original software you have created, unique solutions to challenges presented by teaching particular subjects or a particular group of students, or essays on the challenges teachers face in applying this new and rapidly evolving technology. Begun in 1985, HCR reaches a worldwide audience of historians and is a peer-reviewed print journal published twice a year. For information or article submission, contact the editor, Dr. James B. M. Schick, Department of History, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762; (316) 235-4317; fax (316) 235-4080; <jschick@pittstate.edu>. For essays or reviews of web sites contact Dr. Kelly A. Woestman, Department of History, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762. Those interested in reviewing should write Dr. Leslie Gene Hunter, Department of History, Box 166, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas 78363 <L-Hunter2@tamuk.edu>.

Fordham University Press' Hudson Valley Heritage Series has begun a series featuring books on history, literature, folklore, economy, and society of the Hudson Valley. The series editor is Robert F. Jones. Both original works and reprints of works of proven merit that have gone out of print will be considered. For the series, the Hudson Valley is defined as reaching from the Narrows to Fort Edward and including the counties bordering both sides of the river. Inquiries may be directed to Robert F. Jones, Fordham University, Department of History, Bronx, NY 10458; (718) 817 -3930; <rjones@murray.fordham.edu>.

Roger Hughes, of Gahr High School, is seeking volunteers to help research and write a course outline, or any part of it, and/or to work toward the acceptance of an Advanced Placement Military History course for high school students which is acceptable to the College Board. Volunteers may contact Roger Hughes at (562) 926-5566, ext. 5212 or at (714) 839-1350.

The NASA History Office is pleased to announce the inauguration of a "Centennial of Flight" series of books to be published by Texas A&M University Press. This series is intended as a cohesive set of volumes, written for a general readership, that will synthesize the development of flight in the twentieth century. The series editor, Roger D. Launius, invites proposals for a series of relatively small, general interest paperbacks on the history of flight to be published between 2001 and 2003 for the centennial of the first powered flight by the Wright brothers on 17 December 1903. Proposals are especially welcome for syntheses relating to the following aeronautical and astronautical topics: development of aeronautical technology, rise of fighter aircraft; development of airlines and air transportation, both in the U.S. and worldwide; evolution of air regulation, policy, and law; development of the aerospace industry; military aeronautics; general aviation aerospace reconnaissance; social history of the airplane; strategic bombardment; human spaceflight; the space race; rocketry; space science. These various volumes will be some 200 pages in length, published in paperback form, and would not contain scholarly apparatus, but would have a good essay at the end pointing the direction to other studies of the subject. Interested persons should contact the series editor: Roger D. Launius, NASA Chief Historian, Code ZH, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546; (202) 358-0383; fax (202) 358-2866.

The Social Science/History Department of Luzerne County Community College will sponsor its Annual Conference on "The History of Northeastern Pennsylvania: The Last 100 Years" on 6 October 2000, in the College Conference Center. Anyone interested in making a Presentation should contact Dr. Robert Mittrick, Conference Coordinator, by either writing to him at the College in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 18634 or calling (570) 740-0512.

Meetings and Conferences

The Univeristy of Iowa, the Hoover Presidential Library, and Truman State University will be sponsoring a series of symposia entitled "Point of No Return: 1950, The Cold War, and the 20th Century." Talks will be held at one of these venues beginning in February 2000 with the topic of Labor and the Cold War. The talks will continue in March, April, June, September, October, November, and December 2000 as well as in Spring 2001. Each will focus on a new Cold War theme. As the events draw closer, dates and lists of symposiasts will be available from: Jay Semel at (319) 335-4034 or <Jay-Semel@uiowa.edu>.

The Skirball Cultural Center and the J. Paul Getty Trust collaborate to present Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture, a major exhibit which will feature vintage photographs, prints, and manuscript letters, as well as commercial film and television clips that illustrate Freud's contested legacies and influence on popular culture. The exhibit will be open to the public from 4 April through 25 July 2000. For more information, call (310) 440-4500 or visit the Center's website at <http://www.skirball.com>.

A special exhibit entitled "Jazz: An American Muse" will be on desplay at Reynolda House, Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, NC from 4 May - 30 July 2000. The exhibit will focus not only on the unique musical development of Jazz, it will also explore the music's influence on the painted arts. For more information contact Public Relations at (336) 725-5325, or view <www.reynoldahouse.org>.

The Massachusetts Historical Society is sponsoring a conference entitled "Immigrant Massachusetts, 1840-2000," to be held between 18-20 May 2000. The conference will review the long and important story of migration to the state, in the process placing recent developments in historical context. The program will take place at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, at the corner of the Fenway, two blocks west of Massachusetts Avenue. To register send your name, address, and registration fee ($60, $35 for students) to: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215, Attn: Erin Pipkin. The fee gives you all of the papers beforehand, so as to facilitate maximum discussion time with the authors.

The Center for Western Studies of Augustana College is presenting the 32nd Annual Cakota Conference on History, Literature, Art and Archeology at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 25-27 May 2000. The theme of the conference is "The Future of the Northern Plains." For more information, contact Harry F. Thompson, Conference Director, The Center for Western Studies, Box 727 Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD, 57197; (605) 336-4007; <hthompson@inst.augie.edu>.

A conference entitled "Changing Meanings of Freedom: The 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution" will be held in Boston on 2-3 June 2000. The symposium will probe the legacy and changing meanings of freedom in the United States. For more information about the conference and for mandatory pre-registration (no fee), contact the Boston National Historical Park at (617) 242-5658 or email <Annemarie_Schoen@ nps.org>. Or register electronically at <www.nps.gov/bost>.

The Moravian Archives, at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, announces its German Script Seminar from 5 June to 16 June 2000. The Seminar, which is led by Vernon H. Nelson, Archivist, consists of intensive training in reading German Script as used in America and in Germany. The cost is $390 for tuition and materials. Room and board are extra. Deadline for the inexpensive residence facilities at Moravian College is 21 May 2000. Contact: (610) 866-3255; fax (610) 866-9210.

A conference entitled "Women's Private Writing/Writing Women's History" will be held at the University of New England/Westbrook College Campus in Portland, Maine on 15-18 June 2000. For conference program and registration form see <www.une.edu/library/mwwc/conference.htm> or contact Elizabeth De Wolfe at <edewolfe@mailbox.une.edu> or Candace Kanes at <ckanes@meca.edu>.

The Eisenhower Academy, an institute for middle and secondary school teachers, will be held 30 July - 4 August 2000 at Gettysburg College and Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg, PA. The Academy will focus on Dwight D. Eisenhower as president and world leader, as well as the events and life-style of the 1950s. Total cost, including field trips, special evening events, lodging and all meals, is $395 per person double occupancy, $430 single occupancy. Contact: (717) 338-9114; <eisenhower_site_manager@nps.gov>; <www.nps.gov/eise/instit.htm>.

The University of Oslo announces its 19th International Congress of Historical Sciences to be held 6-13 August 2000. Main themes of the conference will be perspectives on global history; millennium, time and history; and the uses and abuses of history. For more information visit <www.oslo2000.uio.no>.

The fall meeting of the American Institute of Architects Historic Resources Committee will be held in conjunction with Restoration and Renovation on 7-9 September 2000 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in historic downtown San Antonio. Detailed information can be obtained form the R&R web site at <www.egiexhib.com> or by contacting EGI Exhibitions at (800) 982-6247 or <show@egiexhib.com>.

The Plains Indian Museum of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, will host its Plains Indian Seminar, 15-17 September 2000. The conference will address the theme, "Sacred Lands." For more information, contact Lillian Turner, Public Programs Coordinator, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414; (307) 578-4028; <programs@wavecom.net>.

The American Association for State and Local History and the Louisiana Association of Museums will join together, 20-23 September 2000, in New Orleans, Louisiana to host their 2000 Annual Meeting. The meeting will bring together colleagues from all over the United States and Canada to examine the theme, "It's A Matter of Trust: The Past, The Present, and Historical Reconciliation." For more information on the meeting, contact the AASLH office at (615) 320-3203; <history@aaslh.org>; <www.aaslh.org>.

The California Council for the Promotion of History is planning its 20th annual conference for the North Lake Tahoe/Truckee region entitled "Public History and the Natural Environment." The conference will be held at the Northstar at Lake Tahoe between 21-24 September 2000. Contact Leslie R. Fryman, (916) 737-3000 ext. 3451; <leslief@jsanet.com>; for more information.

The Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, will host "Agents of Social Change: Celebrating Women's progressive Activism Across the Twentieth Century," a two-day conference, 22-23 September 2000. The conference marks the opening to research of eight major manuscript collections of women activists for peace, civil liberties, socialism, civilrights, labor reform, and feminism. For more information, contact Joyce Follet, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton MA 01063; <jfollet@ais.smith.edu>.

West Virginia University will present its 25th Colloquium entitled The Female Gaze in Literature and Film on 12-14 October 2000. For details, contact Armand E. Singer, Department of Foreign Languages, PO Box 6298, Morgantown WV 26506; (304) 293-5121; fax (304) 293-7655; <singer@wvu.edu>.

The Labor and Working Class History Association is holding one of its first major gatherings for potential and current members at the annual meeting of the North American Labor History Conference. The event is to be held at Wayne State University in Detroit, 19-21 October 2000. Annual membership dues are $200. For more information, the LAWCHA website is at <www.history.wayne.edu/lawcha>.

The Historical Society of Washington is sponsoring the District of Columbia History Conference from 2-4 November 2000. The conference will focus on the federal government's move to Washington and the establishment of the nation's capital. For more information, visit <www.hswdc.org> or call (202) 785-2060.

The History of Science Society will hold its 2000 meeting in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, 2-5 November 2000. The HSS convention will be held in conjunction with the biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association. Program chairs, Thomas H. Broman, Lynn K. Nyhart, and John Harley Warner are assembling a memorable program. Contact: <http://depts.washington.edu/hssexec/>.

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is requesting proposals by authors who wish to research and write a comprehensive history of the Cancer Center. Applicants should submit a resume of professional and writing experiences, a portfolio of writing examples, three professional references, and a description of any special experience, skills or resources they bring to this project. At least one published book of comparable nature and magnitude is expected. A proposed budget and a description of the expected extent of other commitments during the contract period should be included. Deadline for proposals is 28 April 2000. Submit to: Stephen P. Tomasovic, Chair, Steering Committee, Historical Resources Center, Box 147, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030. Contact <stomasov@mdanderson.org> for further information.

The American Association for History and Computing is conducting a survey of the current tenure, promotion, and review practices regarding technology-related activities across American history departments. The association asks that members take a few minutes to complete the survey, which can be found at: <http://www.theaahc.org/tenure.htm>.

The American Memory Program of the Library of Congress has just made available two new presentations of historical materials: "The African American Experience in Ohio" and "Civil War Maps." These collections, as well as others relating to American history that are available from American Memory are available at <www.loc.gov>.

The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has received a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a four-year project to examine the system by which scholarly work is communicated to its readers. The grant will allow AAUP to gather, analyze, and report data about the current state of scholarly publishing and the changing market for scholarly books and journals.

Goucher College is announcing its Master of Arts Program in Historic Preservation. The 36-credit-hour program consists of required and elective courses, a comprehensive exam and a thesis. Specifically designed for students who cannot, for family or professional reasons, attend traditional on-campus programs, the courses are conducted electronically and by telecommunication during traditional academic semesters. Contact: Master of Arts in historic Preservation, Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies, Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21204; (410) 337-6200; fax (410)337-6085; <center@goucher.edu>; <http://www.goucher.edu/mahp>.

The Hagley Museum and Library announces the publication of a new guide to its research collections: "The Seagram Company Ltd. and Bronfman Family." This free brochure describes the Seagram archive recently opened for research by Hagley. Previously published brochures on Hagley's research collections include: "Consumer Culture: Advertising, Design, and Public Relations," "American Women's History," "Business and the State," and "Industrial and Commercial Architecture." Complimentary copies of any of these brochures may be obtained by contacting the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, Wilmington DE 19807; (302) 658-2400; <crl@udel.edu>.

The Harry S. Truman Library in an effort to make its extensive collection of research documents available world-wide, has digitized and placed several of the highest-priority oral history interview transcripts and descriptions of archival collections of personal papers and records on their Web site. The new online materials are found on the updated "Research" page of the Truman Library's web site, located at <www.trumanlibrary.org>.