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OAH Newsletter
Volume 24, Number 2 Awards, Grants, and Fellowships ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERS
John Baick, New York University, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for his work "Reorienting Culture: New York Elites and the Turn Toward East Asia." Marc Blackburn, military historian, will lead a tour this fall of the routes of the liberation of Europe, visiting various historical sites in London, the Normandy beaches and Paris. The trip will also reflect upon how historians have recorded these events. For more information, contact Dr. Blackburn at (202) 850-1136; Mblackb498@aol.com. Carol K. Bleser, Clemson University, is the 1995 recipient of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission's Award for Distinguished Service in Documentary Preservation and Publication. Laura Briggs, Brown University and Visiting Scholar at the University of Arizona, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for her project "Reform, Medicine, and Empire: Puerto Rico and the Development of Birth Control and Social Hygiene in the U.S., 1910-1960." Steven C. Bullock, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was awarded the W.B.H. Dowse Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for his work "The Politics of Politeness: Culture, Class, and Power in Provincial America." Susan Cahn, SUNY Buffalo, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for her work "Coming of Age in the Modern South: Race, Sex, Religion in the Lives of Female Adolescents." John Carson, Cornell University, was awarded the Forum for History of Human Science's first annual dissertation prize for his work "Talents, Intelligence, and the Construction of Human Differences in France and America, 1750-1920." Daniel A. Cohen, Flordia International University, was awarded the Benjamin F. Stevens Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for his work "Rebecca Reed and the Burning of the Charlestown Convent: Gender, Class, and Sectarian Conflict in Nineteenth century America." Paul Jerome Croce, Stetson University, received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for College Teachers for work on his cultural biography of William James. Jeffrey J. Crow has been named the permanent director of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, effective November 1, 1995. Crow has served as acting director since July 1, 1995. Cornelia Hughes Dayton, University of California, Irvine, is the winner of the 1996 Douglass Adair Memorial Prize for the best article published in the William and Mary Quarterly during the period 1990-1995. Her article, "Taking the Trade: Abortion and Gender Relations in an Eighteenth-Century New England Village," appeared in the January 1991 issue. David Herbert Donald is the 1996 Lincoln Prize Recipient. Gettysburg College awarded the prize for Donald's biography Lincoln, which was selected from among 65 entries, including books, a theatrical production, and a CD-ROM project. Sara Errington, Brown University, was awarded the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for her project "The Politics of Providence: Religious Interpretation of Remarkable Natural Events in America, 1720- 1820." David M. Fitzsimons, University of Michigan, received the 1996 Stuart L. Bernath Scholarly Article Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Dianne Glave, Loyola Marymount University, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for her work "The Gospel of Safe Farming: African American Farm Life, Conservation, and the Environment in the South in the Progressive Era." Clifton Hood, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for his project "The Political Economy of New York City." Anthony A. Iaccarino, University of California, Los Angeles, was awarded the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for his work "The Northern Antislavery Challange and the Problem of Slavery in Early National Virginia, 1776-1832." Meg Jacobs, University of Virginia and Predoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for her work "The Politics of Purchasing Power: Economic Policy Making in the American Consumer Society, 1919-1959." Gretchen E. Knapp, Visiting Assistant Professor in History, Eastern Illinois University, was awarded a Public Policy Research Grant from the New York State Archives Partnership Trust for her work "War and Welfare: Public Policy and Social Problem-Solving in New York." Kathleen C. Kean, Nicolet High School, was awarded a Merit Award from the Milwaukee County Historical Society, in recognition of her contributions as an educator in the history field and for her active participation in historical organizations, locally, and nationally. Edwin A. Lyon received the Anne B. And James B. McMillan Prize for 1995 from the University of Alabama Press for the best manuscript signed by the Press in 1994 in Southern history, literature, and culture. His book, A New Deal for Southeastern Archaeology (University of Alabama Press, 1996), is now in circulation. Nancy MacLean, Northwestern University, received the 1995 Hans Rosenhaupt Memorial Book Award from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Ben Mutschler, Columbia University, was awarded the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for his work "Cultures of Sickness, Cultures of Health: The American Experience with Illness, 1690-1820." James M. Pearson, UCLA, was awarded a Public Policy Research Grant from the New York State Partnership Trust for his work "The Management of Misery: Homelessness in New York City, 1857-1940." Monty Noam Penkower, Touro College, has been appointed Victor J. Selmanowitz Professor of Modern Jewish History. His latest book is The Holocaust and Israel Reborn: From Catastrophe to Sovereignty (University of Illinois Press). Rebecca Plant, The John Hopkins University, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for her work "Governing the Unconscious: Psychoanalysis and American Culture in World War II and the Cold War." Martin H. Quitt, Professor of History and Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is the recipient of the prize for the best article published in the William and Mary Quarterly in 1995 for his "Trade and Acculturation at Jamestown, 1607-1609: The Limits of Understanding." The award is presented annually by the National Society, Daughters of Colonial Wars, on recommendation from the Quarterly's Board of Editors. Jonathan Rees, University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a recipient of a Rockefeller Archive Center 1996 Grants-in-Aid award for his project "Managing the Mills: Labor Policy in the American Steel Industry, 1892-1937." Howard P. Segal has been named Bird and Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine. Carl Smith, Northwestern University, was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for his project "Water and American Cities in the Nineteenth Century." Peter Way, University of Sussex, England, was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Center of the Study of New England History for his work "Artisans of War: The British Army and Regular Soldiers in North America during the French and Indian War." Rachel Wheeler, Yale University, was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for her project "Forgotten Conversations: The Indian-European Negotiation of Religion in the Eighteenth century Northeast." The Eisenhower Center for American Studies announces two $1,500 book awards: the Stephen E. Ambrose American Biography Award, for the best biography on an American historical figure published in the preceding year, and the Forrest C. Pogue Prize in World War II History, for the best book on the history of the U.S. Army published in the preceding year. Send submissions to Douglas Brinkley, Director, Eisenhower Center, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148. Deadline is June 1, 1996. Washington (DC) Map Society announces the Ristow Prize for cartographic history and map librarianship. The winner receives $500, WMS membership, and publication of the paper in the society's journal. Deadline is June 1, 1996. Contact Hubert Johnson, 2101 Huntington Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22303; (703) 960- 7815. The Center for Louisiana Studies of the University of Southwestern Louisiana invites nominations for the James William Rivers Prize in Louisiana Studies ($1,000 and other acknowledgments), to be awarded in November of 1996. Deadline is June 1, 1996. Contact the James William Rivers Prize Committee, Center for Louisiana Studies, P.O. Box 40831, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504-0831; fax (318) 482- 6028. Western History Association announces the Caughey Western History Association Book Award Prize ($2,500) given annually for the most distinguished book on the history of the American West. Deadline is June 1, 1996. Contact Paul L. Hedren, Fort Union Trading Post, National Historic Site, Buford Route, Williston, ND 58801; or the WHA at (505) 277-5234. Western History Association awards the Robert G. Athearn Book Award ($500 to the author and $500 to the press) biennially for a published book on the 20th century American West. Deadline is June 1. 1996. Contact Peggy Pascoe (committee chair), 835 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301; or the WHA at (505) 277- 5234. Wolfsonian Research Center will provide several fellowships for its academic term of February 1997 to July 1997. Deadline for Senior Fellowships and Visiting Scholars has been extended to June 14, 1996. Applications for Associate Fellowships may be submitted by either June 14 or November 15, 1996. Contact Joel Hoffman, Program Officer, Wolfsonian Research Center, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139; (305) 535-2650; fax (305) 531-2133. Southern Jewish Historical Society will award $500 for the best paper dealing with Southern Jewry by a current graduate student and $250 for the best paper by an undergraduate. Submissions should focus on a subject related to Jewish history, use primary sources, and appropriate documentation. Deadline is June 15, 1996. Contact Samuel Proctor, Chair, Student Prize Committee, SJHS, P.O. Box 115215, University of Florida, FL 32611-5252. The Forum for History of Human Science announces its third annual competition for best recent dissertation in the history of the human sciences. To be eligible for the prize ($100), the dissertation must have been defended between January 1994 and June 15, 1996. It cannot have been accepted for publication. Send a copy of the dissertation and an abstract to John I. Brooks III, Editor, FHHS Newsletter, Teikyo Loretto Heights University, 3001 S. Federal Blvd., Denver, CO 80236. Deadline is June 15, 1996. Western History Association announces competition for the biennial Dwight L. Smith (ABC-CLIO) Award for the author/editor and the publisher of a significant bibliographic or research tool, book, or other bibliographic/research tool publication on the American West. Deadline is June 30, 1996. Contact Patricia Etter (committee chair), Arizona State University, Box 871006, University Libraries, Tempe, AZ 85287-1006; or the WHA at (505) 277-5234. The William T. Grant Foundation announces awards for five investigators whose research contributes to understanding the development and well-being of children, adolescents, and youth. Awards are for five years, totaling $250,000, including indirect costs. Applicants should be junior or pre-tenure, not established investigators, in tenure-track positions. Deadline is July 1, 1996. Contact the Faculty Scholars Program, William T. Grant Foundation, 515 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-5403. Western History Association announces the Sara Jackson Award for M.A. or Ph.D research in the field of western history. An annual award of $500 will be given. Preference will be given to African- American or other minority students. Deadline is July 1, 1996. Contact Richard N. Ellis, Committee Chair, Center for Southwestern Studies, Durango, CO 81301; or the WHA at (505) 277-5234. Western History Association announces the Walter Rundell Award ($1,000) for travel to archives for dissertation research in Western history. Deadline is July 31, 1996. Contact James A. Sandos (committee chair), Department of History, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373-0999; or the WHA at (505) 277-5234. Western History Association awards the Ray Allen Billington Prize for the best article on Western history published in any journal other than the Western Historical Quarterly within the 12-month period ending July 1, 1996. Nominations may be made only by the editors of the participating publications. Deadline is July 31, 1996. Contact Harwood P. Hinton (committee chair), 4007 Rockledge Drive, Austin, TX 78731-2943; or the WHA at (505)-277-5234. Western History Association offers the Bolton-Kinnaird Award ($300) in Borderlands History for the best article on any phase of the history of the Borderlands. Articles must have been published in 1995. Deadline is July 31, 1996. Contact Ramon A. Gutierrez, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0414; or the WHA at (505) 277-5234. Southern Jewish Historical Society announces its Annual Grants (up to $2,500) competition for 1996, which are intended to facilitate the completion of projects relevant to Southern Jewish history. Deadline is August 1, 1996. Contact Beryl H. Weiner, Esquire, Chair, SJHS Grants Committee, 2100 RiverEdge Parkway, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30328-4654; lilyyan@ix.netcom.com. American Italian Historical Association offers a scholarship of $500 to a graduate student, in any discipline, whose work focuses on the Italian American experience. Contact Philip V. Cannistrano, Department of History, Queens College, CUNY, 200 Powdermaker Hall, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367. Deadline is September 1, 1996. Division of Public Programs announces the next application deadline for all public humanities programs: September 16, 1996. New guidelines for all public programs, contained in one application booklet, are currently being developed. In the meantime, potential applicants should use current guidelines for individual programs (Media, Museums, Libraries, and Special Projects). Contact the Division of Public Programs at (202) 606-8267; publicpgms@neh.fed.us. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars announces 35 residential fellowships for advanced research in the humanities and social sciences. Fellowships are normally for an academic year, awarding stipends of no gain/no loss in terms of a Fellow's previous year's salary. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have equivalent professional accomplishments. Deadline is October 1, 1996. Contact Fellowships Office, Woodrow Wilson Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive S.W., SI MRC 022, Washington DC 20560; (202) 357- 2841; fax (202) 357-4439; wcfellow@sivm.si.edu. American Baptist Historical Society announces the Robert G. Torbet Prize for the best essay on Baptist history by an author who has not previously published a significant scholarly work. The winning essay is published in the American Baptist Quarterly, and the author receives $200. Deadline is October 1, 1996. Send manuscripts not exceeding 25 double-spaced pages to Beverly Carlson, American Baptist Historical Society, Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482. Air Force Historical Research Agency announces research grants to encourage scholars to study the history of air power through the use of the USAF historical document collection at the Agency. Awards range from $250 to $2500. Deadline is October 1, 1996. For further details about the application process, contact Commander, AFHRA, 600 Chennault Circle, Maxwell AFB AL, 36112-6424. National Endowment for the Humanities will be awarding summer stipends of $4000 to support two months of full-time work on projects that will make a significant contribution to the humanities. Deadline is October 1, 1996. Tenure must cover two full and uninterrupted months and will normally be held between May 1 and September 30, 1997. For more information, call (202) 606- 8551; stipends@neh.fed.us. James J. Hill Reference Library announces a number of grants up to $2,000 to support research in the James J. Hill and Louis W. Hill papers, a rich source for the study of the railroad industry, tourism and Glacier National Park, and political, economic, and other developments in the Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Western Canada. Deadline is November 1, 1996. Contact W. Thomas White, Curator, James J. Hill Reference Library, 80 West Fourth Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102; fax (612) 222-4139; twhite@jjhill.org. Louisville Institute will award up to ten Summer Stipend Fellowships in 1997 to support postdoctoral research projects on American Religion. Fellowships include a stipend of $8,000 plus expense reimbursement up to $1,000. Deadline is November 1, 1996. Contact the Louisville Institute, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, KY 40205-1798; (502) 895-3411; fax (894-2286; jelewi@ulkyvm.louisville.edu. Studies in Landscape Architecture at Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships for the academic year 1997-98 to scholars who are completing, or have already completed, terminal degrees in a wide range of disciplines. Applications are eligible which concern any aspect of the history of landscape architecture. Deadline is November 1, 1996. Contact SLA, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 339-6460; fax (202) 339-6419. Rockefeller Archive Center will award up to ten new grants to support research on topics related to the continent of Africa, in addition to its regular program of Grants for Travel and Research at the Rockefeller Archive Center. This new grant program will use the same application form and follow the same guidelines as the general program. Deadline is November 30, 1996. Contact Darwin H. Stapleton, Director, Rockefeller Archive Center, 15 Dayton Avenue, North Tarrytown, NY 10591-1598; (914) 631-4505. Hagley Museum and Library announces the Hagley-Winterthur Fellowships in Arts and Industries, awarded jointly by the museum and the Winterthur Museum, Library and Gardens, for scholars interested in the historical and cultural relationships between economic life and the arts. Deadline is December 1, 1996. Contact the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400; fax (302) 655-3188; crl@strauss.udel.edu. Midwest American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies invites paper proposals pertaining to material culture or any topic related to the long eighteenth century (1660-1815) for its annual meeting, October 17-19, 1996, in Indianapolis. Deadline is May 1, 1996. Contact the 1996 MWASECS Program Committee, c/o Ron Rarick, Art Department, Ball State University, IN 47306-0405; (317) 285-5838; fax (317) 285-5275. The 1996 Mid-America Conference on History seeks proposals for presentations, papers, and sessions on all fields and periods of history as well as proposals that deal with teaching history. The meeting will take place September 12-14, 1996, at the Center for Historical Studies, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Deadline is May 15, 1996. Send a paragraph about the content of each paper and a one-page vita to Bill Cecil-Fronsman, History Department, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 66621; (913) 231-1010 ext. 1317; fax (913) 231-1084; zzceci@acc.wuacc.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. The Illinois History Symposium Committee invites proposals for its symposium in Springfield on December 6-7, 1996. Papers on any aspect of the state's history, or in related fields, as well as in cognate subjects such as archives, historic sites, and museums in Illinois. Deadline is May 31, 1996. Send proposal (including a summary of the topic), and a one-page resume to: Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701-1507; (217) 782-2118; fax (217) 785-7937. West Virginia University's twenty-first annual Colloquium on "Modern Literature and Film: The Uses of History in Fiction and Film," October 17-19, 1996, requests paper proposals. Deadline is June 1, 1996. Contact Armand E. Singer, Director, Department of Foreign Languages, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6298, Morgantown, WV 26506-6298. American Conference for Irish Studies (AMIS) invites papers or proposals on the non-exclusionary theme, "Ireland and Western Civilization," for their Fall Conference to be held at Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island, on October 11-12, 1996. The theme is meant to foster explorations of the many connections between Ireland and the larger world of western civilization understood in both its european and global dimensions. Deadline for submission is June 1, 1996. Contact Charles F. Duffy, Department of English, or Paul O. Malley, Department of History, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918-2730. The Sacred Landmarks Initiative of Cleveland State University's Levin College of Urban Affairs invites presentation proposals related to its conference theme, "The Church and the City," to be held November 15-16, 1996. Deadline is June 1, 1996. Contact Patricia Burgess, The Urban Center, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, 1737 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115; (216) 751-1699. Alternative contact: Michael Wells (216) 687-6944. "Herbert Hoover and the West" is the theme of Hoover Symposia XI and XII at George Fox College, scheduled for October, 1997, and October, 1999. Expenses and stipends are provided, and publication of the ten papers is expected. Proposals, with abstract and vita, are due June 1, 1996. Contact Lee Nash, Department of History, George Fox College, Newberg, OR 97132. New York University Press will publish a volume on the history of sex and love across racial boundaries in American history. Submissions may cover a range of historical explorations, including all racial categories and categories of sexual orientation, any period of American history, and any geographical region of the United States. Deadline is July 1, 1996. Send an article abstract or a draft, with a c.v. to Martha Hodes, Department of History, New York University, 19 University Place, 5th floor, New York, NY 10003; (212) 995-8612; fax (212) 995-4017; hodes@is.nyu.edu. In recognition of the 150th anniversary of Thomas A. Edison's birth in 1847, the National Park Service, Edison National Historic Site, and the OAH will co-sponsor an international conference, "Interpreting Edison," to be held June 25-27, 1997, in Newark, New Jersey, and at Edison NHS in West Orange, New Jersey. Submit proposals for individual papers or panels on any related historical themes, accompanied by a brief c.v., by July 31, 1996. Contact Superintendent, Edison National Historic Site, Main Street and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052; (201) 736-0550, ext. 22; edis_curatorial@nps.gov. The Western History Association requests paper proposals for its 37th annual conference on October 15-18, 1996, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Especially welcome are panels and papers that give voice to the varied cultural experiences and differing perceptions of the West through time, across race, class, and gender boundaries and in the context of social and intellectual as well as geographic landscapes. Deadline is September 1, 1996. Send a brief two-page summary of prospective papers, with a short paragraph on each presenter to Committee Co-Chair Anne M. Butler, Department of History, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-0710; (801)797- 1301; fax (801) 797-3899. The American Association for the History of Medicine invites paper proposals for its 1997 Annual Meeting to be held on April 3-6. Any subject in the history of medicine is suitable for presentation, but the paper must represent original work not already published or in press. Deadline is September 15, 1996. Send an abstract (one original and seven copies) to Todd L. Savitt, Department of Medical Humanities, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354. The Southeastern American Studies Association is seeking panels and papers on any aspect of community in America. Its biennial meeting will be held on February 27-March 2, 1997, in Seaside, Florida. Deadline is September 15, 1996. Contact Lynne Adrian, Department of American Studies, Box 870214, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0214. The Policy History Program at Bowling Green State University will host a national policy history conference, June 5-8, 1997. The conference's theme is the unintended consequences of policy decisions. Papers and panels by historians, political scientists, sociologists, economists, and others on issues of domestic or foreign policy, whether in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Asia, or Africa, are invited. Deadline is October 1, 1996. Contact Donald G. Nieman, Department of History, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0220; (419) 372-2030; dnieman@bgnet.bgsu.edu. The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library invites research papers for a conference on the future of business history to be held April 4-5, 1997. The Center welcomes papers which employ fresh conceptualizations or methodologies on topics concerning business and American life, as well as essays which reflect on the future of the field of business history. Deadline is November 1, 1996. Contact Roger Horowitz, Hagley Museum and Library, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400; fax (302) 655-3188; rh@udel.edu. Siena College invites paper proposals for its conference, "World War II: A Dual Perspective," to be held May 29-30, 1997. The foci for this conference are 1947, World War II-The Aftermath of 1937, World War II-Beginnings. Deadline is December 1, 1996. Send a brief (1-3 page) outline or abstract, documentation of source materials, and a c.v. to Thomas O. Kelly, II, Department of History, Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211- 1462; (518) 783-2595; fax (518) 783-4293. The Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America (CHPCMA) invites papers for their conference "Defining Print Culture for Youth: Children and Reading Since 1876," to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 9-10, 1997. Studies dealing with class, gender, immigrants, racial and sexual minorities, and radicals are especially welcome. Deadline is December 1, 1996. Send a 250-word abstract and a one-page c.v. to James P. Danky, Conference Coordinator, CHPCMA, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706; (608) 264-6532; fax (608) 264-6520; danky@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu. The Instituto de Historia de Cuba and the Workers' Cuban Confederation (CTC) invite participation in the Second Scientific Workshop on May Day, which will be held in Havana, Cuba, April 28- 30, 1997. Reflection on and debate about workers, their past, and their present challenges is the theme of this year's meeting. Completed, double-spaced papers should be delivered by January 1997, and should be accompanied by a one-page abstract and indication of any audio visual aid requirements for paper presentation. The abstract should include title, author, institutional affiliation, institution's address, and a brief characterization of the paper. Registration is $50. For visa arrangements, participants should send the following information: name, nationality, birthdate, passport number, and date of arrival. Contact Dr. Luis Hipolito Serrano Perez, Instituto de Historia de Cuba, fax (537) 635019 or fax (537) 333079; telephone (537) 63- 5019. The Institute of Early American History and Culture and the American Studies Program at the University of Haifa invite paper proposals for their conference at the University of Haifa in 1998. Values and ideas of enslaved Africans and their descendants during the period of forced dispersion of Africans that began in the mid- sixteenth century is the theme. Deadline is February 1, 1997. Send submissions (10 to 12 pages in length) and c.v. to Ronald Hoffman, Director, Institute of Early American History and Culture, P.O. Box 8781, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8781; (804) 221-1133; fax (804) 221-1047; ieahc1@facstaff.wm.edu. The program committee of the North American Labor History Conference invites proposals for panels and single papers on the theme, "Workers and the City," for the meeting to be held October 23-25, 1997, at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Comparative and interdisciplinary panels are particularly welcome. Deadline is March 1, 1997. Send a one-to-two page abstract and a c.v. to Elizabeth Faue, Coordinator, North American Labor History Conference, Department of History, 3094 Faculty Administration Building, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202; (313) 577- 2525. The Social Science/History Department of Luzerne County Community College requests presentation proposals for its annual conference on "The History of Northeastern Pennsylvania: The Last 100 Years," at the College Conference Center on October 4, 1996. Contact Robert Mittrick, Conference Coordinator, Luzerne Community College, 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899; (717) 821- 1512. ABC-CLIO seeks scholars interested in contributing assigned essays for inclusion in its planned Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery. This two-volume reference work, targeted for publication in early 1998, will offer a comprehensive assessment of the complex institution of slavery across cultures and throughout time. For further information, send a letter of inquiry and a c.v. to Junius P. Rodriguez, General Editor, Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery, Eureka College, 300 East College Avenue, Eureka, IL 62530; fax (309) 467-6386; jrodrig@eureka.edu. Proposals for individual papers and panels on all aspects of the history of Washington, D.C., are invited for the 23rd annual Washington, D.C., Historical Studies Conference to be held October 18-19, 1996. Submit one-page proposals to Barbara Franco, The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 1307 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC, 20036; (202) 785-2068; fax (202) 887-5785. Encyclopedia of African American Associations is seeking scholars interested in contributing assigned entries. This single-volume reference work will include associations established by African Americans and interracial groups working in the interest of African Americans. Contact Nina Mjagkij, History Department, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306; 00n0mjagkij@bsuvc.bsu.edu. The Canadian Historical Association will hold its 75th Annual Conference from May 30 to June 2, 1996, in conjunction with the Learned Societies of Canada at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Five themes are designated for the conference: Amerindian history, Transportation and Communication, Cultural Idenity/Political Idenity, Borderlands, and Gender and Power. Contact CHA, 395 Wellington St., Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A ON3; (613) 233-7885; cha96@spartan.ac.brocku.ca. The Ohio Civil War Association will hold its Second Annual Civil War Conference, "Controversies of the Civil War-Part I," on June 7- 9, 1996, at the Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio. Contact Karel Lea Briggs, Secretary, Ohio Civil War Association, 106 Haig Street, Celina, OH 45822; (419) 586-5294; fax (419) 586-6763; biggsk@aol.com. The Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College will host a conference, "The Valley Campaign, 1864," on June 23-29, 1996. A non-refundable $50 deposit accompanies the application, which is due by June 1, 1996. Contact the Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College, Box 435, Gettysburg, PA 17325; (717) 337-6590; (717) 337- 6596. The Association for Gravestone Studies will hold its 19th Annual Conference from June 27-30, 1996, at the Gorham Campus of the University of Southern Maine. Contact Dr. Barbara Rotundo, 48 Plummer Hill Rd, Unit #4, Belmont, NH 03220; (603) 524-1092; or contact the following conference co-chairs: Catherine Goodwin, 10 Longview Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824; (508) 256-6340; or Fred Oakley, 19 Hadley Place, Hadley, MA 01035; (413) 584-1756. "A Woman's Place is...in the Curriculum" is the focus of the National Women's History Project's annual training on multicultural approaches to incorporating women's history into all areas of the K-12 curriculum, to be held from July 14-18, 1996, in Rohnert Park, California. Continuing education credit can be arranged. Regisration closes June 14. Contact the NWHP, 7738 Bell Road, Dept. P, Windsor, CA 95492; (707) 838-6000; fax (707) 838-0478. The American Battlefield Protection Program will host the Third National Battlefield Protection Conference from September 18-21, 1996, at the Radisson Read House Hotel and Suites in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The theme of this conference will focus on the implementation of land use planning and highlight successful partnerships that have preserved threatened Civil War battlefields. Deadline for reservations is August 18, 1996. Contact Hampton Tucker, ABPP, P.O. Box 37127, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20013-7127; (202) 343-3580; hampton_tucker@nps.gov. The Center for Recent United States History will host a conference on the legacies and meaning of women's suffrage in twentieth- century America, September 27-28, 1996, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Contact the Center for Conferences and Institutes, Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 335- 3231. A national conference on Jonathan Edwards and modern theology is schedulded to take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 3-5, 1996, at The Arch Street Friends Meeting House. The meetings are co-sponsored by The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Princeton Theological Seminary, Eastern College, Westminster Theological Seminary, the Presbyterian Historical Society, and the Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies. Contact The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Yale Divinity School, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511; (203) 432-5430. Hagley Museum and Library announces a symposium, "Conceptualizing Gender in American Business Today," to be held November 8, 1996, at the Soda House in Wilmington, Delware. Contact the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400; fax (302) 655-3188; crl@udel.edu. The Popular Culture Association in the South and the American Culture Association in the South will celebrate their 25th anniversary in their meeting at the Hyatt Regency, Savannah, Georgia, on October 17-20, 1996. Contact Dennis Hall, PCAS/ACAS Program Chair, Department of English, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292; (502) 852-6896; fax (502) 852-4182; drhall01@ulkyvm@louisville.edu. The 1996 Eisenhower Seminar, "Mamie Doud Eisenhower: Her Impact and Influence on Her Time," will be held November 9 at the Gettysburg Cyclorama Center, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Sponsored jointly this year by Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg College, the program commemorates the centennial of Mamie Eisenhower's birth. Contact Park Ranger John Joyce, Eisenhower National Historic Site, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325; (717) 338- 9114. The Pioneer America Society will hold its 28th Annual Conference on November 7-9, 1996, at the Radisson Hotel on Town Lake, in Austin, Texas. The conference committee is soliciting proposals for papers, films, and sessions examining material culture topics that embrace the lives of the average individual in North America. Deadline for submissions (200-word abstract or proposal) is September 1, 1996. For complete conference information, contact Terry G. Jordan or Jennifer Helzer, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1098; (512) 471- 0748; fax (512) 471-5049; tgjordan@mail.utexas.edu. The United States Airforce Academy in Colorado Springs will host the Seventeenth Military History Symposium, "Rites of Passage: Educating and Training Junior Officers in the Twentieth Century," from November 20-22, 1996. Contact Major Tony Kern, HQ USAFA/DFH, 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 6F37, USAF Academy, CO 80840-6246; (719) 472-4727; fax (719) 472-2970; kerntt.scs@usafa.af.mil. The Women's Studies Program and the Graduate Program in Public History at Arizonia State University regretfully announce that the Second National Women and Historical Preservation Conference originally scheduled for May 15-18, 1996, has been postponed to March 13-16, 1997. All accepted conference papers will be welcome at this new time. There is no need for reapplication. However, a call for additional papers will be issued this summer. Anyone interested in acting as a chair or commentator for a session is also encouraged to apply. For further information on these changes, contact Mary Rothschild; ifmxr@asu.edu; or Jannelle Warren-Findley; atjwf@asu.edu; at (602) 965-5264. |
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