OAH Newsletter

Activities of Members


John Hope Franklin, Duke University, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton.

Jeffrey L. Meikle, University of Texas, Austin, was awarded a research fellowship for 1995-96 by the American Council of Learned Societies.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, American University, was one of the five recipients of the 1995 Charles Frankel Prize, which was presented by President Clinton.

James M. McPherson, Princeton University, received the 1995 Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities from the American Philosophical Society in recognition of his paper, “Who Freed the Slaves?”

Trudy Huskamp Peterson, Acting Archivist of the United States from 1993-95, has been named the executive director of the Open Society Archives in Budapest, Hungary.

Carl Smith, Northwestern University, received the Urban History Association’s 1995 prize for the best book in North American urban history for his work, Urban Order and the Shape of Belief, The Great Chicago Fire, the Haymarket Bomb, and the Model Town of Pullman (University of Chicago Press, 1994).

Rima Apple, University of Wisconsin, received a 1996 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Ortho Fellowship for the project, “The Perfect Mother: Mothers and Physicians, 1850-1990.”

Kerry W. Buckley is the new director of Historic Northampton, Northampton, Mass.

Thomas R. Dunlap, Texas A & M University, was elected vice-president of the Forest History Society.

Leonard Schlup is compiling a Gilded Age bibliography (1877-1901) of books and articles published since 1973. He has written two chapters for The Vice Presidents: A Biographical Directory, to be published in 1996 by Facts on File.

Barnes Riznik is retiring after 20 years as the first director of Grove Farm Homestead and Waioli Mission House museum in Lihue, Hawaii.

Bruce M. Stave, University of Connecticut, John F. Sutherland, Manchester Community-Technical College, and Aldo Salerno, Nassau Community College, received the Homer D. Baddidge, Jr., Award at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Connecticut History, for their book From the Old Country: An Oral History of European Migration to America (Twayne Publishers, 1994).

Donald Worster, University of Kansas, will present the W. P. Whitsett Lecture in California History, on April 12, 1996, at California State University at Northridge.

Ronald D. Cohen, Indiana University Northwest, is currently (1996) president of the History of Education Society.

Michael Frisch, State University of New York at Buffalo, received the Oral History Association’s 1995 Book Award for his Portraits in Steel (Cornell University Press, 1993).

Gerald W. George was reappointed as executive director of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Jeffrey J. Crow is the new director of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Awards, Grants and Fellowships

Radcliffe College announces the following opportunities at its Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America: for Schlesinger Library Honorary Visiting Scholars, four one-year appointments; for faculty and independent scholars, research support grants ranging from $100-$2,000 for the summer of 1996 or the 1996-97 academic year; and for graduate students, two or more doctoral dissertation grants up to $1,500. The deadline for proposals is February 15, 1996. Contact the Scholar Program, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Missouri Historical Society announces its 1996 fellowship, “People and Place in the American City,” for a term of one to three months, with a stipend of $1,700 per month. Deadline is February 28, 1996. Contact the Research Center, Missouri Historical Society, P.O. Box 11940, St. Louis, MO 63112-0040.

Naval Historical Center announces the following opportunities: for established scholars, two Vice Admiral Edwin B. Hooper ($2,500) research grants; the Rear Admiral John D. Hayes fellowship ($8,000) for pre-doctoral candidates; and for undergraduate history majors, 4-week history internships in the Washington Navy Yard. Deadline is February 28, 1996, for the research grants and the fellowship. Internship applications should be filed two months before the desired beginning date. Contact Senior Historian, Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5060.

North Caroliniana Society invites proposals for Archie K. Davis Fellowships for 1996-97. The modest stipends help cover travel expenses in gaining access to source materials in North Carolina history. Deadline is February 28, 1996. Contact G. Jones, North Caroliniana Society, UNC Campus, Box 3930, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890.

Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library announces 20 openings for college and university faculty in their summer institute, “Cartography and History: Using Maps in Teaching the Humanities,” June 24-July 27, 1996. Selected participants will receive a $1,250 stipend plus $2,500 for travel. Deadline is March 1, 1996. Contact Tina Reithmaier, Program Coordinator, The Herman Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography, the Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-3380; (312) 255-3656 or (312) 255-3523.

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia presents Charles E. Peterson research fellowships and summer internships focusing on, “Early American Architecture and Building Technology Prior to 1860,” to be used during the period of June 1, 1996-May 31, 1997. Fellowship grants up to $5,000 are available, and the two to four month summer internships award a $1,250 stipend per month. Deadline is March 1, 1996. Contact Chairman, Peterson Fellowship Committee, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, East Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3794.

American Numismatic Society (ANS) announces its Graduate Seminar, June 11-August 10, 1996, at the Museum of the ANS. Qualified applicants will receive a $2,000 stipend and travel fare. ANS also announces the Donald Groves Fund to promote publication in the field of early American (pre-1800) numismatics by providing travel, research, and publication funding, and a fellowship ($3,500) for graduate students to write a dissertation during the 1996-1997 academic year. Deadline is March 1, 1996. For the Donald Groves Fund, applications should be addressed to the ANS Secretary. Contact ANS, Broadway at 155th Street, New York, NY 10032.

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) sponsors two 1996-97 fellowships: a Fellowship in Archival Administration with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History ($35,000 stipend and up to $7,000 in benefits) and an Editing Fellowship to work on The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers at the University of California, Los Angeles ($33,000 stipend and up to $8,250 in benefits). Both begin August-October 1996. Deadline is March 1, 1996. Contact NHPRC, National Archives Building (Arch 1), Room 607, Washington, DC 20408; (202) 501-5610; fax(202) 501-5601; nhprc@arch1.nara.gov.

Stonewall Jackson Foundation and Washington Lee University present Edmund M. Snyder 1996 Graduate Fellowships ($3,600 stipend) for summer work and study in American history, museum studies, material culture, and architectural history at Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington, Virginia. Candidates must be enrolled in a M.A. or Ph.D program and have completed at least two semesters of course work. Deadline is March 1, 1996. Contact Director, Stonewall Jackson House, 8 East Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450; (703) 463-2552.

Western Reserve Historical Society announces the third Virginia P. and Richard F. Morgan Research Fellowship. This grant is a one-time stipend of $500 to support research in pre-Civil War Ohio history. Send a letter describing the research project, how the grant will be used, one letter of recommendation, and a resume to Kermit J. Pike, Library Director, The Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106-1777. Deadline is March 1, 1996.

American Antiquarian Society (AAS) announces visiting fellowships for classroom teachers in grades K-12 and school librarians. At least three fellowships will be awarded for residence of one to two months at AAS during the summer 1996 ($1,200 stipend per month plus travel allowance). Deadline is March 4, 1996. Contact AAS, 185 Salisbury Street, Room 122, Worcester, MA 01609-1634; (508) 752-5813 or 755-5221.

Indiana Historical Society offers two doctoral dissertation fellowships of $6,000 each annually to encourage the understanding of the history of Indiana or of Indiana and the regions with which it has been associated. Eligible applicants must be enrolled in accredited institutions and have completed all course work for a doctorate. Deadline is March 15, 1996. Contact the Education Division, 315 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202; (317) 233-5659; fax(317) 233-3109.

Southhold Restorations, Inc. announces the Joan Burmeister Romine Scholarship Fund ($1,000) which is intended to assist undergraduate and graduate students in pursuing courses of instruction relating to Historical Preservation. Deadline is March 15, 1996. Contact Southhold Restorations, Inc., 516 East South Street, South Bend, IN 466601; (219) 234-3441.

Early American Industries Association (EAIA) offers grants to individuals or institutions for research relating to early American industries in homes, shops, or on the sea. Individual grants will not exceed $1,000. Contact the Grants-in-Aid Program, Justine J. Mataleno, Coordinator, 1324 Shallcross Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 652-7297. Deadline is March 15, 1996.

National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, sponsors summer institutes for high school history and English teachers. For history teachers, the center offers, “Nature Transformed: Imagination and the North American Landscape,” and for English teachers, “The Writing of African American Identity: Self, Race, and Gender.” Both programs will run from June 24-July 12, 1996, and provide travel expenses, lodging, most meals, texts, and a stipend of $750. Deadline is March 15, 1996. Contact Summer Institute Office, National Humanities Center, P.O. Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; (919) 549-0661; oha_support@baylor.edu.

University of Minnesota will award one or two Clarke Chambers Travel Fellowships to research in the Social Welfare History Archives or the YMCA Archives, with preference given to dissertation writers. Contact David Klaassen, Social Welfare History Archives, 101 Walter Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; (612) 624-4377; fax(612) 625-5525; d-klaa@maroon.tc.umn.edu. Deadline is April 15, 1996.

American Heritage Center (AHC) at the University of Wyoming is offering travel grants for 1996. The grants are for up to $500 each and provide support for travel, food and lodging to carry out research using the AMC’s collections. Subject areas include: the American West, transportation, conservation, water resources and the performing arts. Contact the AMC, University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3924, Laramie, WY 82071-3924; (307) 766-4114; fax(307) 766-5511. Deadline is April 15, 1996.

Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University announces assistantships in the amount of $7,000 each per academic year for graduate students specializing at BYU in the study of the American West. Deadline is April 15, 1996. There is also a $500 prize and guarantee of publication for a monograph-length manuscript relating to the Mountain West. Deadline is May 1, 1996. Contact CRCWS, 4069 HBLL, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602; (801) 378-4048.

Institute of United States Studies at the University of London announces two John Adams Fellowships for 1996-97 providing in-kind (non-financial) support. Deadline is April 26, 1996. Send a summary of the research, c.v., and the names and addresses of three references to the Director, Institute of United States Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU; (0171) 636-8000, ext. 5100; fax(0171) 580-7352.

Music Library Association announces the second annual Dena Epstein Award for Archival and Library Research in American Music, which supports research in the U.S. or abroad on any aspect of American music. Deadline is May 15, 1996. Contact Deane L. Root, Epstein Award Committee, Foster Hall Collection, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260; (412) 624-4100; dlr+@pitt.edu.

Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals (ISAE) at Wheaton College has received a three-year grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts to fund a study of the “Missionary Impulse in North American History.” Grants of $2,500 each will be awarded to support several article-length studies. Deadline is May 15, 1996. Contact Larry Eskridge, ISAE, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187; (708) 752-5437; isae@david.wheaton.edu.

Women and Twentieth-Century Protestantism (WTCP) announces a limited number of $3,000 grants to fund article-length studies pertaining to women and Protestantism in the period from 1890 to the present. Contact WTCP, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Center, MA 02159-2243; (617) 964-1100, x292; isae@david.wheaton.edu. Deadline is May 15, 1996.

Simmons College Archives, in conjunction with the Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change, offers a fellowship to encourage use of the College’s archival collection. A stipend of $500 will be awarded for two weeks of research at the College Archives during the 1996-97 academic year. Deadline is June 1, 1996. Contact Simmons College Archives, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115.

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) announces supports projects reflecting its strategic plan, “To Protect a Priceless Legacy: The Preservation and Use of America’s Historical Records.” Eligible for the June 1, 1996 deadline include projects on current documentary editing regarding the formation of basic American political institutions; on creating and updating state strategic plans for meeting records needs, based on the previous state assessments, encompassing both documentary preservation and publication; on carrying out the recommendations in the report of the Working Meeting on Research Issues in Electronic Records; and on developing consortia and centers to edit documents, deal with documentation problems, raise funds for projects, share equipment and staff, and provide training as well as editing. Contact NHPRC, Room 607 (Arch I), National Archives Building, Washington, DC 20408; (202) 501-5610; fax(202) 501-5601.

Urban History Association is conducting its seventh annual round of prize competitions for scholarly distinction: best doctoral dissertation in urban history, without geographic restriction, completed during 1995; best book, North American urban history, published during 1995; and best journal article in urban history, without geographical restrictions, published during 1995. Deadline is June 15, 1996. Contact Professor Ted W. Margadant, Department of History, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.

1997-1998 Fulbright awards for lecturing or advanced research in over 135 countries are available to college and university faculty and professionals. U.S. citizenship and the Ph.D or comparable professional qualifications required. For lecturing awards, university or college teaching experience is expected. Foreign language skills are needed for some countries, but most lecturing assignments are in English. Deadline is August 1, 1996. Deadlines for special programs: distinguished Fulbright chairs in Western Europe and Canada, May 1; and Fulbright seminars for international education and academic administrator, November 1. Contact USIA Fulbright Senior Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, N.W., Suite 5M, Box GNEWS, Washington, DC 20008-3009; (202) 686-7877; cies@ciesnet.cies.org; http://www.cies.org.

Association for the Study of Connecticut History (ASCH) invites nominations for the 1996 Homer D. Babbidge, Jr., Award for best work in Connecticut history published in 1995. ASCH also invites nominations for the Betty M. Linsely Award for best work in Connecticut history published by, for, or on the behalf of a Connecticut historical society during the previous calendar year. Deadline for both awards is August 31, 1996. Contact Patricia Bodak Stark, 84 Beaver Brook Road, Lyme, CT 06371.

Shaker Museum and Library in Old Chatam, New York, announces the inauguration of the Helen Merritt and Charles Williams Upton Prize in Shaker Studies awarded to the best previously unpublished scholarly essay dealing with some aspect of the history or contemporary situation of the United Society of Believers. The prize consists of a $500 award; potential publication in Shaker, a publication series sponsored by the Shaker Museum and Library; and potential public discussion at an arranged symposium. Manuscripts should be no longer than fifty pages double spaced, including endnotes and illustrations. Deadline is September 1, 1996. Contact Stephen J. Stein, Chairman, Upton Prize, The Shaker Museum and Library, 88 Shaker Museum Road, Old Chatham, NY 12136.

University of Virginia invites manuscripts for the Walker Cowen Manuscript Prize Competition for 1996, given biennially to the author of a book-length manuscript in Eighteenth Century Studies. The prize consists of a $3,000 award and publication of the manuscript by the University Press of Virginia. Deadline is September 1, 1996. Contact Cowen Award Judges, c/o The University Press of Virginia, Box 3608, University Station, Charlottesville, VA 22903; (804) 924-3468; fax(804) 982-2655; upressva@virginia.edu.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation jointly sponsor two $5,000 fellowships in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology each year. Contact Susan Rishworth, History Librarian/Archivist, ACOG, 409 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024; (202) 863-2578; fax(202) 484-1595; srishwor@capcon.net. Deadline is September 1, 1996.

Yale University’s Program in Agrarian Studies will be offering four to six Postdoctoral Fellowships ( $30,000 per academic year) tenurable from September 1997 to May 1998. Fellows must have finished the dissertation and have a full-time paid position to which they can return. Deadline is January 3, 1997. Contact James C. Scott, Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University, Box 208300, New Haven, CT 06520-8300; fax(203) 432-5036.

The seventeenth annual Bryant Spann Memorial Prize ($1,000) will be awarded by the Eugene V. Debs Foundation in 1996 for the best published article on social protest and reform. Contact the Bryant Spann Memorial Prize Committee, c/o The Department of History, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809; please enclose a stamped, addressed envelope.

Calls for Papers

Program proposals are welcomed for the American Heritage Center’s Fifth Annual Symposium, “Western Lands: Rocks, Rails and Ranching,” September 26-28, 1996, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. Deadline for submissions is February 15, 1996. For proposal forms, contact Tom Wilsted, Acting Director of the American Heritage Center; (307) 766-6811; fax(307) 766-5511; tomw@uwyo.edu.

The Society for History in the Federal Government requests paper proposals for its meeting, “Seeking a Public Audience for Federal History,” to be hosted by Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the National Park Service on May 2-3, 1996, at the Cliffside Inn, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Deadline is February 16, 1996. Contact Attn. 1996 Program Committee, Society for History in the Federal Government, Box 14139, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044; Committee co-chair Bruce Noble (304) 535-6158; noble@wvlc.wvnet.edu; or Committee co-chair Michael McReynolds; (301) 713-7250; mike.mcreynolds@arch2.nara.gov.; http://www.nps.gov/hafe.htm

Nevada Humanities Committee and the University of Nevada Press seek manuscripts for Volume 19 of The Halcyon Series, Science, Technology, and the American West, exploring the effects of science and technology on the 19th- and 20th-century American west. Deadline is March 15, 1996. Contact Stephen Tchudi, Editor, Science, Technology, and the American West, Department of English (098), University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557-0031; (702) 784-6755; fax(702) 784-6266; s_tchudi@scs.unr.edu.

Northeast Conference on British Studies welcomes proposals for papers and panels for its 1996 Meeting, October 11-12, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. Send a brief abstract of the proposal and a one-page vita to Susan Amussen, NECBS Program Chair, 14 Giles Street, Hamden, CT 06517; fax(203) 624-4345; samuss@tui.edu. Deadline is March 15, 1996.

Society of Automotive Historians seeks proposals for papers to be presented at the symposium, “The Automobile Industry: Past, Present, Future,” September 4-6, 1996, Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. Send proposal and one-page abstract to Christopher G. Foster, The Society of Automotive Historians, Inc., 1102 Long Cove Road, Gales Ferry, CT 06335-1812; (860) 464-6466; fax(860) 464-2614; zin@delphi.com. Deadline is April 1, 1996.

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania welcomes proposals for panels and papers for their symposium, “History and the Significance of the Pennsylvania Railroad,” October 11-13, 1996, Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The museum plans to publish a book of essays selected from papers presented at this conference. Deadline is April 1, 1996. Contact R. L. Emerson, Director, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Box 15, Strasburg, PA 17579; (717) 687-8628.

Moore College of Art and Design invites paper proposals for its symposium, “The Sartain family and Philadelphia’s Cultural Landscape: 1830-1930,” April, 1997, at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia. Deadline for submission is April 1, 1996. Contact Page Talbott, 440 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-2728; (610) 667-7496; fax(610) 667-3873.

Women and Twentieth Century Protestantism invites proposals for papers on women and different aspects of 20th-century Protestantism for a conference in Chicago, 1997, and a follow-up volume of essays. The project also offers a limited number of $3,000 grants. Contact Women and Twentieth Century Protestantism, Andover Newton Theological School, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA 02159-2243; (617) 964-1100, ext. 292. Deadline is April 15, 1996.

Binghamton University History Graduate Students’ conference, “Gendered (Re)Visions: Identity, Culture and Conflict in History,” May 10-11, 1996, welcomes papers on all aspects of women’s history and gender history. Paper proposals are due by February 1, 1996. Contact Gendered (Re)Visions Conference, Binghamton University History Department, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13901-6000; M. Doak at bb32073@bingvmb.bitnet.

Shenandoah Valley Regional Studies Seminar invites papers, particularly those prepared for precirculation. Seminar meets at 3pm on the third Friday of each month during the academic year, primarily at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Deadline is May 1, 1996. Contact Joseph Whitehorne, Lord Fairfax Community College, Box 47, Middletown, VA 22645; (540) 869-1120, ext 47; or Ann McCleary, Department of History, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807; (540) 568-6132.

American Journalism Historians Association invites paper entries, panel proposals, and abstracts of work in progress having to do with any facet of media history for its annual convention, October 3-5, 1996, London, Ontario. Send research papers to Professor Elizabeth V. Burt, School of Communication, University of Hartford, W. Hartford, CT 06117. Send panel proposals to Professor Jan Whitt, School of Journalism, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Send research in progress to Professor James D. Startt, History Department, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Deadline is May 1, 1996.

League of World War I Aviation Historians sponsors a student paper competition open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at accredited institutions. Monetary prizes are awarded for the best original paper on any aspect of aviation during the 1914-1918 war. Deadline is May 31, 1996. Send papers (10 pages in length) to Noel Shirley, 727 Swanswood Court, San Jose, CA 95120.

North East Popular Culture Association, a regional affiliate of the PCA and ACA, holds its annual conference in Hamden, Connecticut, on November 1-2, 1996. Proposed papers or panels on any popular culture or culture studies topics may be submitted (abstract and brief c.v.) by June 1 to the program chair: David L. Cole, Quinnipiac College, Handen, CT 06518.

Marquette University invites papers for a sesquicentennial conference, “Historical Perspectives on Milwaukee’s Urban Experience: 1846-1996.” The conference anticipates sessions on any aspect of Milwaukee history or that of its greater metropolitan area. Send abstracts to Dr. Thomas Jablonsky, Institute for Urban Life, Marquette University, Brooks Hall 100, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881; fax(414) 288-3259. Deadline is June 7, 1996.

Women and Language welcomes submissions for inclusion in a special issue on “Rethinking Gender,” spring, 1997. Items for consideration include poetry, personal narratives, essays, letters, reports of research, criticism, book reviews or book notices on related topics. Send three copies of submissions to Women and Language, Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030; ataylor@gmu.edu. Deadline is June 15, 1996.

"Government, Science, and the Environment," the biennial meeting of the American Society for Environmental History, will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, March 5-9, 1997. Deadline for paper proposals is August 1, 1996. Contact Jeffrey Stine, National Museum of American History, MRC 629, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560; fax(202) 357-4256.

Proposals for sessions and papers at the next Louisiana Historical Association annual meeting, to be held in Shreveport on March 13-15, 1997, should be directed to Terrence Fitzmorris, the program chairperson, by September 1, 1996. Contact Terrence Fitzmorris, c/o Department of History, Newcomb College, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Hofstra University welcomes papers for its conference, “The Presidency of George Bush,” April 17-19, 1997, Hofstra’s campus in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. Send prospectus or letter of intent to William Levantrosser, Director, Conference on the Bush Presidency, Department of Political Science, 104 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11550-1090; (516) 463-5666; fax(516) 463-4793; pscwfl@hofstra.edu; http://www.hofstra.edu/bushconf97.

The Lyceum, Alexandria, Virginia’s history museum, is seeking information, artifacts, and research leads in preparation for an exhibition on the “Education of Women in Alexandria Between 1800-1850.” Contact Assistant Director Kristin Lloyd at (703) 838-4994.

Association for the Study of Connecticut welcomes paper proposals pertaining to the topic of history of the family in Connecticut and New England for its meeting in November, 1996, at the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut. Contact Professor Robert Asher, 181 Lewiston Avenue, Willimantic, CT 06226-2405.

Thomas Nast Society will be publishing the tenth annual issue of its journal in the spring of 1996 and is seeking submission of articles on the American cartoonist, Thomas Nast. Contact The Thomas Nast Society, The Morristown and Morris Township Public Library, 1 Miller Road, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Aspen World Institute II invites paper proposals for its conference July 8-19, 1996, Aspen, Colorado. The institute will concentrate on World History content, teaching, and assessment. Work will be published in the Aspen Handbook of World History II. Contact Heidi Roupp, Box 816, Aspen, CO 81612.

The 11th Annual Siena College, Multi-Disciplinary Conference on World War II, “A Dual Perspective: The 60th Anniversary — Preliminaries; the 50th Anniversary — Aftermath,” will be held on May 30-31, 1996. Contact Thomas O. Kelly II, Department of History, Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211-1462; (518) 783-2595; fax(518) 783-4293; kelly@siena.edu.

Meetings and Conferences

"State and Economy: Shaping Capitalism, 1750-1914," a conference sponsored by the Seminar for the Comparative History of Labor Industrialization, Technology, and Society, will be held March 15-16, at Emory University. Contact Jonathan Prude, Department of History, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 03022; (404) 727-6555; or contact Judith Miller, e-mail: histjam@emory.edu.

Florida Conference of Historians will meet March 28-30, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Contact Professor Susan Oldfather, FCH Program Coordinator, Broward Community College-North Campus, Social Science Department, 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33066.

Two oral history workshops at Vermont College in Montpelier will occur on August 12-16 and August 26-30, 1996. Emphasizing interview skills, project management, fundraising and legal-ethical concerns, these workshops will be led by Charles T. Morrissey, Director of the Archives and Oral History Project at Baylor College of Medicine and Oral History Consultant for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Contact Vermont College; (802) 828-8802.

Brown and Benchmark Heritage Symposium on the Olympic Games will be held on April 20, 1996, at the annual convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Non-members can request a complimentary admission pass before April 1, 1996. Contact Thomas Jable, Department of Exercise and Movement Sciences, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ 07470; (201) 595-3270.

OHMAR’s (Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region) spring conference, “Long Island Sounds,” will be held April 20, 1996, at the Port Washington Public Library. Contact OHMAR President John Schuchman at Gallaudet University, Box 2351, Washington, DC 20002; (202) 651-5474; or conference coordinator Elly Shodell, Port Washington Public Library, One Library Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050; (516) 883-4400, Ext. 168.

New England Archivists will hold their spring meeting April 26-27, 1996, at Babson College in Babson Park, Massachusetts. The conference will focus on automation in archives and museums. Contact Andy Martinez, NEA Registrar, Babson College Archives, Babson Park, MA 02157; (617) 239-4570; fax(617) 239-5226; martineza@vaxvmsx.babson.edu.

New England Association of Oral History will hold its spring meeting April 27, 1996, at the Dodd Center, University of Connecticut/Storrs. Contact John J. Fox, NEAOH Executive Secretary, Department of History, Salem State College, Salem, MA 01970; fax(508) 777-4754; jfox@mecn.mass.edu.

Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the National Park Service’s Natchez Trace Office, and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History are cosponsoring a conference titled “Southern Landscapes: Past, Present, Future,” May 16-18, 1996, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Reduced registration fee for students. Contact Jennifer Bryant at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677; (601) 232-5993; staff@barnard.cssc.olemiss.edu.

University of Virginia Division of Continuing Education’s 1996 Jefferson Symposium, “Thomas Jefferson and James Madison: A Cordial and Affectionate Friendship,” will be held June 3-6, 1996. Contact University of Virginia Division of Continuing Education; (800) 346-3882; http://www.virginia.edu/-contined/jeff.htm.

Tenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women will be held at the University of North Carolina, June 7-9, 1996. It will feature nearly 200 sessions and workshops. Contact 1996 Berkshire Conference, Division of Continuing Education, CB 1020 The Friday Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1020.

National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) presents a series of summer seminars and institutes for school teachers: “Historical Memory in Southern Culture,” June 23-July 19, 1996; contact Harry L. Watson, Department of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599; (919) 962-5436. “Writing of African-American Identity: Self, Race, and Gender” and “Nature Transformed: Imagination and the North American Landscape,” June 24-July 12, 1996; contact Richard Schramm at the Summer Institute Office, National Humanities Center, 7 Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2256; (919) 549-0661; rschramm@ecsvax.uncecs.edu. “Native American Voices in American Literature,” July 1-August 9, 1996; contact Lawana Trout, D’Arcy NcNickle Center, The Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610; (312) 255-3552. “Cinematic Representations of America’s Ethnic Minorities,” July 8-August 2, 1996; contact Carole Gerster, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI 54022-5001; (715) 525-3354. “The Autobiographies of the Harlem Renaissance,” July 8-August 2, 1996; contact Cary D. Wintz, Department of History, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 77004. Application deadline is March 1, 1996.

National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators’ (NAGARA) annual meeting, “Strategic Partnerships,” will be held July 17-20, 1996, at the Sheraton City Center Hotel in Washington, DC, as well as at “Archives II,” the National Archives and Record Administration’s new facility in College Park, Maryland. Contact Steve Grandin, NAGARA Publications and Member Office, 48 Howard Street, Albany, NY 12207; (518) 463-8644.

Frank C. Munson Institute presents an NEH Summer Institute for College Faculty, “America and the Sea: Maritime History and Culture Since 1776,” June 17-July 26, 1996, at the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut. Deadline for admission is March 1, 1996. Contact Munson Institute, P.O. Box 6000, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355; (860) 572-5329; munson@mystic.org

“U.S. History, Culture, and Politics: 1945-2000,” a five-day institute, will take place June 28-July 2, 1996, at the University of Virginia. It will examine the Cold War, the Fifties, the color line, the labor problem, Vietnam, and the Women’s Movement. Contact Marilyn Maughan, Division of Continuing Education, P.O. Box 3697, Charlottesville, VA 22903; (804) 982-5276; 4mjm6n@virginia.edu.

“John Brown: The Man, The Legend, The Legacy” will be the focus of a multidisciplinary symposium, July 24-27, 1996, at Penn State University, Mont Alto Campus. Contact Peggy Russo, Department of English, Penn State Mont Alto Campus, Mont Alto, PA 17237-9703; (717) 352-8076; fax(717) 749-6069; u7k@psuvm.psu.edu.

“The Unpleasantness in the Colonies: The American Revolution,” will be held at Trinity College, Oxford, England, August 11-17, 1996. Sponsored by the University of Virginia Division of Continuing Education, this program will investigate the causes, the course, and the consequences of the fight for independence. Contact University of Virginia Division of Continuing Education; (800) 346-3882; http://www.virginia.edu/-contined/oxlet.htm.

(Please note date change.) A joint conference of the Western History Association (WHA) and the Western Literature Association (WLA), “Grasslands and Heartlands: Remembering and Representing the Great Plains in History and Literature,” will be held in Lincoln, Nebraska, October 2-5, 1996. For the WHA portion of the conference contact Patricia Campbell, Convention Manager, WHA, University of New Mexico, 1080 Mesa Vista Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1181; (505) 277-5234; fax(505) 277-6023; pcamp@unm.edu. For the WLA portion of the conference contact Susanne George, English Department, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849-1320; (308) 865-8867; fax(3080 865-8806; georges@platte.unk.edu.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission presents “The Life and Legacy of Conrad Weiser,” November 1-2, 1996, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Conrad Weiser’s death. Contact Jim Lewars, Administrator, Conrad Weiser Homestead, 28 Weiser Road, Womelsdorf, PA 19567; (610) 589-2934.