Linda J. Borish, Western Michigan University, has been awarded the Marguerite R. Jacobs Memorial Post-Doctoral Fellowship in American Jewish Studies for 1996-97 for her research project, "'Our Gymnasium and Recreation': Jewish American Women and Sport, 1880s-1940s."

Daniel Czitrom, of Mount Holyoke College, has been appointed Cardozo Lecturer at Yale University for the Spring 1997 semester.

Roger Daniels, University of Cincinnati, will be the first appointee to the Fulbright Chair of North American Studies at the University of Calgary during the fall semester of 1996.

Radcliff College's Schlesinger Library has awarded its 1996-97 dissertation and research grants to Kirsten Delegard, of Duke University, and Corinne Field, of Columbia University. Delegard will be conducting research on "The Spider Web of the Right: American Women and Conservative Politics" and Field will be studying "Women's Rights and the Politics of Aging, 1848-1939."

Gerald H. Gamm, University of Rochester, has been awarded a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowship for his proposed project, "Party Leadership and the Emergence of the Modern Senate, 1869-1937."

William S. Graebner, State University of New York, College at Fredonia, has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship to conduct post-doctoral research in the humanities and social sciences. His proposed project is, "The Genetic Generation: American Culture and Society Since DNA."

Susan Grigg has recently been awarded the position of Head of the Alaska and Polar Regions Department of the Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

David G. Guti rrez has been elected to the Organization of American Historians Nominating Board.

Nancy L. Hagedorn received the Kerr Prize Honorable Mention for her article, "Brokers of Understanding: Interpreters as Agents of Cultural Exchange in Colonial New York," which appeared in the October 1995 issue of New York History.

Harwood Hinton recently completed a five-year stint as a senior editor (volunteer) on the six-volume New Handbook of Texas, published by the Texas State Historical Association in May.

Daniel Horowitz, of Smith College, and Susan Ware, an independent scholar, will be conducting research at Radcliff College's Schlesinger Library as part of its 1996-97 Honorary Visiting Scholars program. Their proposed projects are, "Betty Friedan and the Origins of Modern American Feminism" and "Declarations of Independence: A Collective Biography of Dorothy Thompson, Margaret Mead, Katharine Hepburn, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Marian Anderson."

Paul A. Hutton gave the annual Ray Allen Billington Address at the Huntington Library on May 22, 1996. His topic was, "The Many Lives of Davy Crockett."

Naomi R. Lamoreaux, Brown University, received an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship for her project, "Constructing Firms: Partnerships and Corporations in Industrial America."

Roger D. Launius won the 1995 Matthews Prize for the best article to appear in Military History of the West with his piece titled, "A New Way of War: The Development of Military Aviation in the American West, 1880-1945," which appeared in the Fall 1995 issue.

Genievieve McCoy, University of Washington at Bothell, has received a D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History/NEH Fellowship for her project, "Women and Conversion Among the Far Western and Great Plains Tribes in the Antebellum Period."

John T. McGreevy, Harvard University, has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship for his proposed research, "Thinking on One's Own: Catholicism in the American Intellectual Imagination, 1870-1965."

Sandra Mathews-Lamb, also formerly of the University of New Mexico, will be taking on a full-time position at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln.

Joseph Bruce Nelson, Dartmouth College, received a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowship for his proposed research topic, "The Logic, and Limits, of Solidarity: Workers, Unions, and Civil Rights, 1935-74."

Emily Rader has been recognized as the National Historical Publications and Records Commission's Fellow in Historical Documentary Editing for 1996-97. She will be working on the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers project, University of California at Los Angeles.

Rosalind Remer, Moravian College, is the author of the recent book Printers and Men of Capital: Philadelphia Book Publishers in the New Republic, which examines the Philadelphia book trade and illuminates the early emergence of the book as an integral part of American culture.

Martin Ridge will give his presidential address, "An Exile in Eden," on August 10, 1996 at the San Francisco meeting of the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch.

Dorothy Ross, Johns Hopkins University, has recently been awarded a fellowship by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her proposed project is, "What are Our Social Responsibilities? Debates about Social Ethics in the United States, 1865 to Present."

Hal K. Rothman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has received the Barrick Research Scholar Award for 1996 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

James A. Sandos and Larry E. Burgess' book, The Hunt for Willie Boy: Indian-hating and Popular Culture (University of Oklahoma Press, 1994), has been named an Outstanding Book on the subject of human rights in North America by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America.

Martha A. Sandweiss, Amherst College, has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship for her proposed project, "Connections between Photography and Popular Culture in the 19th and 20th Century American West."

Carol Sheriff has received the 1996 New York State Historical Association Manuscript Award for her monograph, "The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862."

Margaret Szasz, University of New Mexico, has been awarded a D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History/NEH Fellowship for her project, "Indigenous Education for American Indian Children and Alaska Natives, 1870s-1920s."

Alan Taylor, University of California at Davis, has been awarded the 1996 Kerr History Prize by the New York State Historical Association for his article, "The Great Change Begins: Settling the Forest of Central New York," which appeared in the July 1995 issue of New York History.

The Milwaukee Irish Fest Foundation has announced that it will contribute $1,000 to the costs of producing William H.A. Williams' new book, Twas Only An Irishman's Dream: The Image of the Irish and Ireland in American Popular Songs, 1800-1920.

Liping Zhu, a recent graduate of the University of New Mexico, has accepted a tenure-track position at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington.

Sergei Zhuk, Dniepropetrovs University, received a short-term position as a Newberry Fellow for the 1996-97 academic year. His project is, "Brothers in Divorce: Quakers' Attitudes Towards Sectarian Religious Groups in Early America (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries)."

Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

On behalf of the Ford Foundation, the National Research Institute will offer approximately 50 three-year pre-doctoral fellowships and 25 one-year dissertation fellowships to Native American Indians, Alaskan Natives, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, and Puerto Ricans. Each pre- doctoral fellowship will include an annual stipend of $14,000 to the Fellow, and an annual institutional grant of $6,000 to the fellowship institution in lieu of tuition and fees. Dissertation Fellows will receive stipend of $18,000 for the twelve-month tenure with no institutional grant. Deadline for entering is November 4, 1996. For more information contact: Ford Foundation Pre- doctoral and Dissertation Fellowships, Fellowship Office, TJ 2039, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418.

The Judicial Fellows Commission is accepting applications for the 1997-98 Judicial Fellows Program. Fellows spend one year in Washington, D.C. at the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal Judicial Center, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, or the United States Sentencing commission working on various projects concerning the federal court system and judicial administration. Candidates must be familiar with the judicial system, have at least one post-graduate degree and two or more years of professional experience with a record of high achievement. Application deadline is November 15, 1996. For more information contact: Vanessa M. Yarnall, Administrative Director, Judicial fellows Program, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C. 20543; (202) 479-3415.

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation is offering the Woodrow Wilson - Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grant in Women's Health. Candidates must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements by October 31, 1996 and expect to complete their dissertations by the summer of 1998. Winners will receive grants of $2,000. Deadline for requesting applications is November 15, 1996. Applications may be requested by e-mail at charlotte@woodrow.org. Deadline for completed materials is December 15, 1996. Send materials to The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Dept. WS, CN 5281, Princeton, NJ 08543-5281.

The Coordinating Council for Women in History and the Berkshire Conference on Women Historians announces the seventh annual competition for a $500 Graduate Student Award to assist in dissertation work. Applicants must be women graduate students in U.S. institutions, but may be in any field of history. For applications, write Professor Janice M. Leone, Award Committee, Department of History, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 23, Murfreesboro, TN 37132. Application deadline is December 1, 1996.

The Sweatshop Project, a historical study of the garment industry sponsored by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in collaboration with UNITE!, seeks a full-time resident fellow to study turn-of-the-century garment shops employing primarily Italian workers. The museum will present aspects of the research in various public forums. Includes $25,000 stipend, benefits and research allowance. For additional information contact The Sweatshop Project, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 66 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002. Applications due December 1, 1996.

The Research Institute of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum seeks applications for the 1997-1998 Pearl Resnick Post- Doctoral Fellowship Program to provide young, promising scholars with a year in residence at the Research Institute. The Fellowship includes a $40,000 stipend and travel expenses for the Fellow and accompanying family members. Application deadline is December 1, 1996. For an application, please contact Academic Programs, Research Institute, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2150, Attention: Mr. Jaime J. Monllor; (202) 488-6110; fax (202) 479-9726.

The Research Institute of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is seeking applicants for its Fellowship Program for Research on Medical Ethics and the Holocaust. Fellowships will be awarded to assist health professionals, scientists, and other scholars with research projects that draw directly on the resources of the Museum to link contemporary issues in medical ethics with the lessons of the Holocaust. Awards include a maximum six month appointment and $10,000 stipend. Applicants should hold doctoral degrees. For application forms, please contact Academic Programs, Research Institute, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2150, Attention: Mr. Jaime J. Monllor; (202) 488-6110; fax (202) 479-9726. Application deadline is December 1, 1996.

The NCPH is pleased to announce the initiation of its Robert Kelley Memorial Award. The award seeks to perpetuate the legacy and memory of a founder of the public history movement, Dr. Robert Kelley. It honors distinguished and outstanding achievements by individuals, institutions, and non-profit or corporate entities for having made significant inroads to individual lives of ordinary people outside of academia. Individuals or organizations may be considered for the award. Nominations should be submitted to Bruce Craig, Chair, Robert Kelley Memorial Award Committee, PO Box 1000, Harper's Ferry, WV 25425. Deadline is December 1, 1996.

Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library is accepting applications for its 1997-98 research fellowship programs for scholars pursuing research in American material culture and history. Winterthur offers short-term fellowships with stipends ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 per month, available to academic, museum and independent scholars and to support dissertation research. Scholars pursuing post-doctoral research are eligible for NEH fellowships with stipends up to $30,000 for four to 12 months work. Deadline is December 1, 1996. For an application packet, contact Dr. Gretchen Buggeln, Winterthur Research Fellowship Program, Advanced Studies, Winterthur, DE 19735; (302) 888-4649.

The Friends of New Netherland are offering the Hendricks Manuscript Award ($1000) for the best published or unpublished non- fiction manuscript focusing on any aspect of the Dutch colonial experience in North America. Entries must be based on research completed or published within two years prior to first submission. Three ribbon copies or clear, readable photocopies should be submitted on or before December 1, 1996 with a letter of intent to enter the contest. Address entries to Hendricks Manuscript Award Committee, Friends of New Netherland, c/o The New Netherland Project, New York State Library - CEC, 8th Floor, Albany, NY 12230.

The Huntington Library will award over one hundred fellowships for the academic year 1997-98 to scholars studying the literature, history, or art of Britain or America. They are all for study while in residence at the Huntington. Huntington Fellowships are awarded for one to five months and carry monthly stipends of $1,800. Barbara Thom Post-Doctoral Fellowships are designed to support non-tenured faculty members while revising a manuscript for publication. The fellowship carries a stipend of $30,000. Preference will be given to those scholars who are four or five years beyond the award of Ph.D. W.M. Keck Foundation Fellowships for Young Scholars are intended to support the research necessary either to complete a dissertation or to begin a new project. They may be held for one to three months and carry stipends of $2,300 per month. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowshipsoffer stipends of up to $30,000 for four to twelve months in residence. Applicants must be established scholars at the post- doctoral level or its equivalent, pursuing scholarship in a field appropriate to the Huntington's collections. Preference will be given to scholars who have not held major awards in the three years preceding the year of this award. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must have resided in the U.S. for at least three years. To apply, submit a brief but complete description of your project, specifying the materials you plan to consult at the Huntington. Indicate your progress to date as well as the amount of time required at the Huntington. The description should be written for non- specialists. Enclose a curriculum vita. Three referees should send letters directly to the Fellowship Awards Committee by the application deadline. It is the applicant's responsibility to supply a description of the project to the referees. Deadline is December 15, 1996.

The Agricultural History Society announces the Theodore Saloutos Book Award for the best book published during the calendar year on any aspect of the agricultural history of the United States. This $500 award is presented annually. The Deadline is December 31, 1996. Nominations, including four copies of the book, should be sent to Doug Hurt, Center for Agricultural History, 618 Ross, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50012-1202.

The Immigration History Society announces competition for the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award. The grant is $750 for expenses to be incurred in researching the dissertation. Applicants must submit a 3-5 page descriptive proposal in English. A proposed budget, a brief c.v., and a supporting letter from the major advisor must also be included. Submission deadline is December 15, 1996. Send all material in triplicate ( no faxes accepted) to Professor Thomas Dublin, Department of History, SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000. Inquiries: tdubin@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu; (717) 663-2339.

University of California, Los Angeles' Institute of American Cultures, in cooperation with the four Ethnic Studies Research Centers on campus, offers fellowships to post-doctoral and visiting scholars in support of research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, or Chicanos. Awards range from $23,000 to $28,000 per year plus health benefits and up to $3,000 in research support. UCLA faculty, staff and students currently enrolled are not eligible to apply. For further information and an application form, please contact the fellowship director of the appropriate UCLA Ethnic Studies Research Center: UCLA Center for African American Studies, Box 951545, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1545; (310) 206- 8267. UCLA American Indian Studies Center, Box 951548, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548; (310) 825-7315; UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Box 951546, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546; (310) 825-2974; UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, Box 951544, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544; (310) 825-2363. Deadline for application and supporting documents is December 31, 1996.

ACLS/SSRC International Postdoctoral Fellowships 1996-1997 Competition. This competition will provide approximately 15 postdoctoral fellowships of $20,000 each to support scholars doing humanistic research on the societies and cultures of Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa. Tenure of the grant may begin no earlier than July 1, 1997 and no later than February 1, 1998. US citizens, permanent residents, and others who have resided in the US for at least three consecutive years at the time of application are eligible to apply. Interested scholars should apply to the ACLS. Completed application forms must be postmarked not later than December 1, 1996. To request an application form, please send the following information: (1) Highest academic degree held and date received; (2) Academic or other position; (3) Geographical area(s) of research; (4) A brief, descriptive title of the proposed research; (5) Country of citizenship or permanent residence; (6) Proposed date for beginning tenure of the award and duration requested; (7) Specific award program for which application is requested; (8) Full name and mailing address. You may send that information by any one of the following means: 1. writing: Office of Fellowships and Grants, ACLS, 228 East 45th Street, New York, New York 10017-3398 2; fax (212) 949-8058 3; grants@acls.org. Note: faxed applications will not be accepted.

The Agricultural History Society offers the Everett E. Edwards Award for the best manuscript submitted to Agricultural History by a graduate student during the calendar year. The recipient of the Edwards Award will have his or her manuscript published in Agricultural History as well as receive a $100 honorarium. Manuscripts should be sent to R. Douglas Hurt, Center for Agricultural History, 618 Ross Hall, Iowa State University , Ames, IA 50011-1202. Deadline is December 31, 1996.

The National Research Council plans to award approximately 20 Ford Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowships for Minorities in a program designed to provide a year of continued study and research for Native American, Alaskan Natives, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, and Puerto Ricans. Awards will be made in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, and life sciences, or for interdisciplinary programs composed of two or more eligible disciplines. Deadline for submissions is January 3, 1997. For information regarding applications and program administration contact Fellowship Office, TJ 2039, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418.

A Mellon Foundation post-doctoral teaching-research fellowship is available in the Department of Science and Technology at Cornell University. The post-doctoral teaching-research fellowship will begin July 1, 1997 and offers a stipend of $28,000. Fellowships are limited to citizens of the United States, Canada or those with permanent U.S. residency cards. Deadline is January 4, 1997. To apply, contact Ms. Agnes Sirrine, Program Administrator, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships, Cornell University, A.D. White Center for the Humanities, 27 east Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14853-1101; (607) 255- 9274.

The Southeastern American Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies invites submissions for its annual article competition. An award of $250 will be given for the best article on a eighteenth- century subject published in a scholarly journal, annual, or collection between September 1, 1995 and August 31, 1996. Authors must be members of the Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth- Century Studies. Please submit articles in triplicate, postmarked by January 15, 1997, to Charles M. Carroll, 1701 80th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710-3703.

The American Antiquarian Society will award to qualified scholars a number of short- and long-term Visiting Research Fellowships during the year June 1, 1997 - May 31, 1998. Deadline for all AAS fellowships is January 15, 1997. Fellowships offered are as follows: AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships - for four to twelve months of support (maximum $30,000) for research on any subject on which the Society has strong holdings. Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowships - for one to three months' support (maximum $2,850) for research on any subject for which the Society has strong holdings. AAS-American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowships - for one to two months' residence (maximum stipend $1,900) by persons working in any area of American eighteenth-century studies. Stephen Botein Fellowships - for up to two months' residence (maximum stipend $1900) by persons working in the history of the book in American culture. American Historical Print Collectors Society Fellowship - for one to two months' residence (at $950 per month) by person researching American prints of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A brochure containing full details about the AAS fellowship program and information about the Society's collections, along with application forms, may be obtained by writing John B. Hench, Director of Research and Publication, Room A, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-1634; (508) 572-5813 or 755-5221; cfa@mwa.org.

The International Center for Advanced Studies' Project on Cities and Urban Knowledges is inviting applications for a variety of residential fellowships, ranging from a few weeks to one year. Depending upon category, support offered will, on an annual basis, range between $35,000 and $45,000. Application deadline is January 15, 1997, for Fellowships to be held in 1997-98. The focus for 1997-98 will be "Divided Cities." For information and application materials contact Professor Thomas Bender, Director, Project on Cities and Urban Knowledges, International Center for Advanced Studies, 5 Washington Square North, Second Floor, New York, NY 10003; fax (212) 995-4208; bender@is2.nyu.edu

The Five College Fellowship Program for Minority Scholars announces its next round of awards, available for the 1997-98 academic year. The Fellowship includes a stipend of $25,000 and provides a year in residence at one of the campuses for minority graduate students in the final phase of the doctoral degree. Deadline for applications is January 15, 1997. For more information and application materials contact Carol Angus, Five College Fellowship Program Committee, Five Colleges, Incorporated, 97 Spring Street, Amherst, MA 01002-2324; (413) 256-8316.

The University of Oklahoma announces a junior- or senior-level Andrew W. Mellon Post-doctoral Fellowship in the History of Science for the 1997-1998 academic year. The fellowship will be awarded for research and teaching that explore the intersections of the biological and social at the borders of science and culture. The fellow will teach one undergraduate or graduate course in the Fellow's area of interest during the academic year. The fellowship carries a stipend up to $30,000. Applications should be postmarked by January 15, 1997. Contact Dr. Gregg Mitman, Department of History of Science; The University of Oklahoma, 601 Elm, Rm. 622, Norman, OK 73019-0315; (405)325-6476; fax (405)325-2363; gmitman@uoknor.edu.

The Virginia Historical Society offers resident research fellowships of up to four weeks a year. Applications from doctoral candidates are welcome. Applicants should send three copies of the following materials: a resume, two letters of recommendation, a two- page, double-spaced description of the research project (including the expected length of residency in the library), and a cover letter. Applications must be in the hands of the Research Fellowship Committee by January 15, 1997. Applications may be sent to Melson D. Lankford, Chairman, Research Fellowship Committee, Virginia Historical Society, PO Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311; (804) 358- 4901; fax (804) 355-2399.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission invites applications for its 1997-1998 Scholars in Residence Program. The program provides support for full-time research and study at any Commission facility. Residencies are available for four to twelve consecutive weeks between May 1, 1997, and April 30, 1998, at the rate of $1200 per month. The program is open to all who are conducting research on Pennsylvania history. Deadline is January 17, 1997. For further information, contact Division of History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17108; (717) 787-3034.

The Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies offers the Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel Fellowship in Renaissance Studies for post- doctoral scholars. There is a stipend of up to $3,000, and applicants must anticipate being in continuous residence at the Newberry Library for at least three months during the academic year. Deadline for submission of applications is January 17,1997. For more information or to request an application, contact Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-2280; (312)255-3514; renaissance@newberry.org.

The Newberry Library announces 1996-97 residential fellowships for post-doctoral scholars: National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships (6-11 months); Lloyd Lewis Fellowships in American History (6-11 months); Monticello College Foundation Fellowship for Women (6 months); and the Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel Fellowship in Renaissance Studies (3 months). The deadline is January 20, 1997. Short-term resident fellowships for 1-3 months are available to dissertators and post-doctoral scholars. The deadlines are October 15, 1996 and March 1, 1997. Contact Committee on Awards, The Newberry library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-3380.

Graduate students in the United States and Canada are invited to enter the Shryock Medal Essay Contest of the American Association for the History of Medicine. The award is given for an outstanding, unpublished essay on any topic in the history of medicine. Interested students must obtain guidelines and an application form from John M. Eyler, Ph.D., Department of the History of Medicine, 511 Diehl Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Deadline is February 1, 1997.

The Louisiana Historical Association announces the 1996 Williams Prizes Competition for research and writing on Louisiana history. The prize for best published work includes a $1,000 cash award and a plaque. The prize for best unpublished manuscript carries a cash award of $500 and a plaque. Submissions should be made in triplicate (three copies of the work and three copies of the nomination for available from the chair). Deadline for submissions is February 1, 1997. Inquiries and nominations may be directed to Dr. Jon Kukla, Chair, General L. Kemper Williams Prizes Committee, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.

The Library Company of Philadelphia each year offers a number of short-term fellowships for research in residence in its collections, which are capable of supporting scholarship in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of North America, principally in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The fellowship program supports both post-doctoral and dissertation research. The fellowships are tenable for one month at any time from June 1997 to May 1998. The stipend is $1400. The Deadline isFebruary 1, 1997. To apply please send four copies each of c.v., a two to four-page description of the proposed project, and a single letter of reference to James Green, Assistant Librarian, Library Council of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19107; (215) 546-3181; fax (215) 546-5167; JG24@libertynet.org.

The Arkansas Historical Association announces the Violet B. Gingles and Lucille Westbrook Local History competitions for 1997. The Westbrook Local History Award, which consists of $300 and a framed certificate, is awarded for the best manuscript article on a local Arkansas topic. The Gingles Award of $300 and a framed certificate is presented to the person who writes the best manuscript article on any Arkansas history topic. Previously published material or articles submitted elsewhere will not be accepted for either competition. Entries must be submitted in triplicate. All entries should be sent by February 1, 1997 to Arkansas Historical Association, Department of History, Old Main 416, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. For information regarding submission guidelines, (501) 575-5884 or gearhart@comp.uark.edu.

Central Michigan University and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland offers jointly-earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in transnational history for a limited number of students. Training includes a minimum of one academic year in Scotland and one year in the U.S. Fellowships (currently $7,900 plus tuition) and assistantships ($7,500 plus tuition) are available. Deadline is February 3, 1997. Contact History Department, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859; (517) 774-3374; fax (517) 774-7106.

The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Illinois State Historical Society invite applications for the 1997-98 King V. Hostick Award. The award provides financial assistance to graduate students in history and library science writing dissertations dealing with Illinois. All applications must be received by February 28, 1997. For more information, contact Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, One Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701-1507; (217) 782-2118; fax (217) 785-7937.

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) invites nominations for its 52nd Annual Awards Program which recognizes achievement in the preservation and interpretation of local, state, provincial, and regional history. Individuals making outstanding contributions to the field of state and local history are also eligible for awards. Deadline for submissions is March 1, 1997. All nominations must be submitted with proper documentation to the appropriate state or provincial chair. Nomination forms are available by contacting AASLH at 530 Church Street, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37219; (615) 255-2971.

The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication announces the thirteenth annual competition for the Covert Award in Mass Communication History. The division will award a prize of $500 to the author of the best essay or article in communication history published in 1996. Book chapters in edited collections may also be nominated. Inquiries and nominations, including one copy of the entry, should be directed to Professor Karen K. List, Department of Journalism, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003; klist@journ.umass.edu. Deadline is March 1, 1997.

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation awards James Madison Fellowships to in-service secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and social studies in grades 7-12 and to graduating or graduated collegians who wish to become secondary school teachers of the same subjects. The Stipends (up to $24,000) cover five years of part-time study by teachers or two years of full-time study by recent baccalaureates. Deadline is March 1, 1997. Contact James Madison Fellowship Program, PO Box 4030, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030; 1-800-525-6928; fax (319) 337-1204;recogprog@act-act4- po.act.org.

The Early American Industries Association (EAIA) is providing a total of $6,000 to provide grants to individuals or institutions engaged in research for projects that relate to the study and better understanding of early American industries in homes, shops, farms, or on the sea. For applications or further information about the Grants-in-Aid Program, contact Justine J. Mataleno, Coordinator, 1324 Shallcross Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 652-7297. Deadline is March 15, 1997.

The Oral History Association invites applications for three awards to be presented in 1997 that will recognize outstanding work in the field of oral history. For guidelines and submission information, write Rebecca Sharpless, Executive Secretary, Oral History Association, Baylor University, PO Box 97234, Waco, TX 76798-7234;OAH_Support@Baylor.edu. Deadline is April 1, 1997.

The Henry A. Murray Dissertation Award Program offers grants of $2,500 to doctoral students. Projects should focus on some aspect of "the study of lives," concentrating on issues in human development or personality. Deadline is April 1, 1997. For complete description and application guidelines, write to the grants administrator at the Murray Research Center at 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; (617) 495-8140; fax (617) 496-3993; mrc@radcliffe.edu.

The Jeanne Humphrey Block Dissertation Award Program offers a grant of $2,500 to a woman doctoral student. Proposals should focus on sex and gender differences or some developmental issue of particular concern to girls or women. Application deadline isApril 1, 1997. Contact Grants Administrator, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; (617) 495-8140; fax (617) 496-3993; mrc@radcliffe.edu.

The Observational Studies Dissertation Award Program offers grants up to $2,500 to doctoral students. Projects must use data from the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation's Observational Studies, comprising studies of two different welfare intervention programs. Deadline for applications is April 1, 1997. For more information and application guidelines contact the grants administrator, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 495- 8140; fax (617) 496-3993; mrc@radcliffe.edu.

The Radcliffe Research Support Program offers small grants of up to $5,000 to post-doctoral investigators for research drawing on the center's data resources. Deadline for application is April 15, 1997. Contact Grants Administrator, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 495-8140; fax (617) 496-3993;mrc@radcliffe.edu.

Calls for Papers

The Nineteenth-Century Studies Association announces its sixteenth annual conference, "Ordinary People: Everyday Lives," to be held at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, March 20-22, 1997. Organizers invite papers that explore, from multiple disciplinary perspectives, all manners of nineteenth-century expression and their cultural significance and meaning. Proposals for twenty minute papers should be accompanied by a brief curriculum vita and a three-sentence abstract. Also welcome are proposals for entire panels and unrelated topics that may be included in open sessions. Deadline is November 1, 1996. Send to Program Director, Phyllis Floyd: Kresge Art Center, Dept. Of Art, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1119; (517) 353- 9105; floyd@pilot.msu.edu.

Wright State University is planning a major conference titled "The First Century of Aviation/Aerospace History" for October 1-3, 1998. Conference organizers are seeking individual paper and panel proposals reflecting themes of flight and society, flight and public policy, and flight technology. Please contact the Aviation History Conference, Conferences and Events, Room E180 Student Union, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45434-0001. Paper/panel proposals are due by November 1, 1997.

The Department of History and the African American Studies Program at the University of Houston invite final-year graduate students and junior faculty to submit paper proposals for its workshop titled "The Civil Rights Movement: Local Perspectives." The first workshop will be held at the University of Houston from March 21-23 and is designed to explore the history of the struggle for civil rights at the local level. For further information write to Richard Blackett and Linda Reed, Department of History, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3785. Proposals should be received by November 15, 1996.

Saint Xavier University announces a call for papers for their 1997 conference, "Children in the World: Exploring the Rights of the Child," to be held March 20-23. Proposals for papers of no more than 20 minutes should include a one-page abstract and a one-page vita. Deadline is November 20, 1996. Send submissions to "Children of the World" Conference Committee, Saint Xavier University, 3700 West 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60655; fax (713) 298-3272. For more information: (713) 298-3278; children@sxu.edu. See also:http://www.sxu.edu/children/.

The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) invites proposals for papers for its annual Iowa Heritage Expo to be held in Des Moines, June 13-14, 1997. The theme for this year's meeting is "From Past to Future: Exploring Vital Communities." Papers that involve some intersection between public and academic history are encouraged. Send proposals, including title and brief (200-300 words) summary of contents, to Marvin Bergman, SHSI, 402 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240; fax (319) 335-3935. Deadline is November 20, 1996.

CRM, a National Park Service publication dedicated to cultural resource management issues, will publish a special issue on the history of science and technology in the fall of 1997. Proposals are welcome for articles that examine the challenges and opportunities for studying these subjects through the identification, preservation, and interpretation of related cultural resources in the private sector and government. The editors also welcome items about exhibits, special events and programs, and book reviews. Please contact Leonard DeGraaf, Edison National Historic Site, Main Street and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052; (201) 736- 0550, ext. 22; EDIS_Curatorial@nps.gov.

The Hagley Museum and Library announces a call for papers for their 1997 Hagley Fellows Conference on Friday, March 7, 1997. The theme is "Modernism and Technology, 1900-1945." Papers should examine topics related to modernism and technology (both broadly defined), including but not restricted to design, architecture, industry, and politics. Please send two copies of the paper, a one- page abstract, and a vitae before December 1, 1996 to Shepherd W. McKinley, Department of History, 401 Ewing Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716-2547; (302) 831-2371; fax (302) 831-1538; shepmck@brahms.udel.edu.

The New River Gorge National River and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History are cosponsoring the New River Symposium. The two-day symposium, scheduled for April 11-12, 1997, will be held at the Glade Springs Resort located in Daniels, West Virginia. Papers for the Symposium are being requested in natural and/or cultural history, folklore, archaeology, geography, other natural, physical and social sciences, and the humanities. Proposals, including a 250-400 word abstract, must be received no later than December 1, 1996. All proposals should be sent to the Chief of Interpretation, National Park Service, New River Gorge National River, PO Box 246, Glen Jean, West Virginia 25846. Questions can be answered by calling Park Headquarters at (304) 465-6509.

The Georgia Association of Historians invites proposals for the 1997 Annual Meeting to be held April 11-12 at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference theme is "intersections." The program committee is seeking papers and panels devoted to any historical subject which relates to this broad theme. Undergraduate and graduate students, whose works may be eligible for submission to the contest sponsored by the GAH and the National Archives-Southeast Region, are also invited to participate. Each proposal should include two copies of a one-page synopsis and a brief curriculum vitae for each participant. Proposals should be submitted to the Chair of the Program Committee, Alice Taylor-Colbert, Shorter College, 315 Shorter Ave., Box 256, Rome, GA 30165; (706) 233-7258; fax (706) 236-1515. Deadline is December 15, 1996.

The Washington State Historical Society invites proposals for papers and panels for the Pacific Northwest History Conference. Academic and public historians, teachers, students, and other researchers are invited to submit proposals. Please submit a one-page description for each paper no later than December 1, 1996 to Program Committee, Pacific Northwest History Conference, Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402-3109.

Papers are welcomed by the 8th Conference on Historical Research in Marketing & Marketing Thought to be held May 22-25 1997 in Kinston Ontario. Topics on all phases of marketing history and history of marketing thought are welcomed. Deadline for submitting a paper is December 15, 1996. For further information contact Stan Hollander, N370 North Business Complex, Department of Marketing and Logistics, Eli Broad Graduate School of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1122.

The twenty-eighth annual conference of the Western Association of Women Historians is accepting proposals for panels on any historical subject, time period, or region, but those focusing on the theme "Difference and Power" are preferred. Panels or workshops on long-term concerns of women in the historical profession are encouraged. Proposals for complete panels, including commentators, are strongly preferred, but individual papers will be considered. Proposals should include FOUR copies of each of the following: a cover page, including the title of the panel, names of the panelists, and titles of the individual papers; a one-half to one-page abstract for each paper; a one- to two-page c.v. for each panelist; and a list of the panelists that includes their current addresses and phone numbers. In addition, please enclose one self-addressed, stamped postcard for each panelist. Send proposals to Dr. Nupur Chaudhuri, 1737 Vaughan Drive, Manhattan, KS 66502. The deadline for submission is Monday, December 2, 1996.

Proposals for papers are invited for the Ninth Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture which will be held on June 11-13, 1997 in Cooperstown, New York. Papers on Jackie Robinson and the impact of baseball on race relations are encouraged. Submission is by abstract only, limited to three double-spaced, type- written pages. Deadline for submitting an abstract is December 15, 1996. Send abstracts to Dr. Alvin L. Hall, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Troy State University Dothan, Dothan, AL 36304; (334) 983-6556, extension 390; fax (334) 983-6322.

The Conference on New York State History invites individual paper abstracts, panel proposals, and other program suggestions for its 1997 meeting in Saratoga Springs. Presentations may consider any aspect of the history of New York over the past 400 years. Deadline for proposals is December 31, 1996. Proposals must include paper/session titles, names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses (if available) of all participants, and a one- or two-page abstract of each presentation. Address proposals to Stefan Bielinski, Conference on New York State History, 3093 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230; (518) 474-6917; sbielins@museum.nysed.gov .

The thirty-ninth Missouri Conference on History will be held in St. Louis from April 24-26. The Program Committee invites submissions for papers and paper sessions. This year's theme is "History, Identies, and Borders: Toward an Interdisciplinary Perspective." Papers addressing the conference's interdisciplinary theme are especially welcome, as are those that focus on Midwestern, American, or international topics. Deadline for submissions is January 1, 1997. Send a one-page abstract as well as a brief c.v. to Professor Louis Gerteis, Department of History, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121.

The New England Historical Association welcomes session or single paper proposals on any subject, period, or geographical area from scholars within or outside the New England region at its Spring Meeting at Northeastern University which will be held on April 26, 1997. Please send proposals with a brief c.v. by January 15, 1997 to Professor James S. Leamon, Bates College, History Department, Lewiston, ME 04240. For more information contact James P. Hanlan, Executive Secretary, N.E.H.A. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280; (508) 831-5438; jphanlan@wpi.wpi.edu.

The organizers of the 1997 Winterthur Conference invite proposals for papers that will assess the influence of race and ethnicity as formative factors in American material life from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Interdisciplinary, theoretical and comparative approaches are encouraged. Submit 250 word proposal to James C. Curtis/Gary Kulik, Office of Advanced Studies, Winterthur, Delaware 19735. Proposal deadline is January 15, 1997.

The Department of History at the University of Mississippi at Oxford requests paper submissions for their annual Graduate Conference on Southern History on March 21-22, 1997. Please submit a two-page abstract discussing the paper's thesis, sources, and possible conclusions, and a brief c.v. Deadline is January 15, 1997. Address all submissions or requests for information to Leigh McWhite or Ernie Limbo, Department of History, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677; (601) 232-7148; fax (601) 232- 7033; slmcwhit@olemiss.edu or klimbo@olemiss.edu.

The American society for legal History requests proposals for panels and papers for its 1997 meeting, October 16-18, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Program Committee is particularly interested in proposals on British, Continental Europe, Canadian, Latin American, Asian, African , and comparative topics as well as those on United States legal history. Deadline for submissions is January 30, 1997. Send proposal and one-page abstract of papers to Program Committee Chair, Professor Robert J. Kaczorowski, Fordham University School of Law, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023; (212) 636-6826; fax (212) 636-6899; rkaczorowski@mail. lawnet.fordham.edu.

The annual meeting of the West Coast History of Science Society will be held April 12-13, 1997 on the campuses of the Claremont Colleges. The theme of the meeting will be "Mastering Nature, Mastering the World: Science and Power." Presentations should run approximately 20 minutes. Please send paper titles and requests for lodging information to Pamela H. Smith, President-Elect, History Department, 551 No. College Ave., Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711-6337. The deadline for submission of paper and/or session titles (please include a short abstract) is January 31, 1997.

The 33rd annual meeting of the Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History of Biology and Medicine will be held April 11-12, 1997 at Yale University School of Medicine. The program committee invites proposal abstracts of no more than 300 words on all aspects of the history of biology, medicine, and the life sciences. Contact Joint Atlantic Seminar 1997, c/o Section of the History of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, L132 Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510; (203) 785-4338; josephdg@biomed.med.yale.e du. The deadline is January 31, 1997.

The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences will hold its twenty-ninth annual meeting June 19-22, 1997 at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Program submissions (symposia, papers, and posters) which deal with any aspect of the history of the behavioral and social sciences or with related historiographical or methodological issues, must be postmarked by February 1, 1997. For further information, contact John Carson, Cheiron Program Chair, Department of Science & Technology Studies, 632 Clak Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-2501; (607)255-6048; fax (607)255-6044; jcs15@cornell.edu.

Bowling Green State University is sponsoring a multidisciplinary conference on holidays, ritual, festival, celebration, and public display. The conference will be held on May 29-31, 1997, at Bowling Green State University. Proposals for individualized papers and panels as well as film-video presentations are welcomed. Deadline for proposals is February 15, 1997. Direct inquiries and submissions (including three copies of your proposal) to Jack Santino, Department of Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43203-0226; (419) 372- 2983; fax (419) 372-2577; jsantin@bgnet.bgsu.edu.

Long Island University invites papers and panel discussants for Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports, and the American Dream. The conference commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Robinson's entry into professional baseball. Topics may include all facets of his life, his impact on the history of baseball, and on America in general. A letter of intent is requested by December 15, 1996. The deadline for submission is February 15, 1997. For information, write to Professor Joe Dorinson, Chair, Department of History, Brooklyn Campus of LIU, Brooklyn, New York 11201-5273; (718) 488- 1057; fax (718) 488- 1125; jdorinso@hornet.liunet.edu.

Nevada Humanities Committee and the University of Nevada Pressinvites discussion and debate on the topic of "Communities in the American West." Papers (scholarly, literary, or artistic) may deal with any type of western community. Prospective contributors may query the editor with ideas for papers or projects. Deadline for submission is March 1, 1997. Send inquiries or manuscripts to: Stephen Tuchudi, Editor; Communities in the American West; Department of English (098); University of Nevada; Reno, NV 89557-0031; (702)784-6755; fax (702)784-6266; stuchu@powernet.net.

The Illinois History Symposium Committee invites proposals for its next Symposium to be held in Springfield on December 5-6, 1997. Papers are being accepted concerning any aspect of the state's history, culture, politics, geography, literature, archeology, etc. Proposals should include a summary of the topic and a one-page resume of the participant. Deadline is March 21, 1997. Send proposals 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.

The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society invites scholars to submit paper proposals for their October 3, 1997 conference "Boys and Their Toys? Masculinity, Technology, and Work." Proposals should be no more than 500 words and accompanied by a vitae or resume. Deadline is April 1, 1997. Send to Dr. Roger Horowitz, Hagley Museum and Library, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; fax (302) 655-3188. For more information call (302) 658-2400; rh@udel.edu.

The Plains Indian Museum of the Buffalo Bill Historical Centerin Cody, Wyoming announces a call for papers for its nationally recognized Plains Indian Seminar on September 26-28, 1997 . The theme will be "Plains Indian Art: A Place in the Universe." Submissions should include a 450-word abstract or completed paper along with an abbreviated resume by April 7, 1997. Address abstracts or requests for further information to Lillian Turner, Public Programs Coordinator, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY 82412; (307) 578-4028.

Meetings

The 17th annual Illinois History Symposium will be held at the Holiday Inn East in Springfield, Illinois, December 6-7, 1996. Contact the Illinois State Historical Society, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701-1507; (217) 782-2635; fax (217) 524- 8042.