Activities of Members

Howard Beeth, Texas Southern University, is the winner of the "Best Paper Prize in U.S. History" presented by the Southwestern Historical Association at its 1997 meeting.

Michael Birkner was awarded a Historical Commission Grant from the state of New Jersey for his project titled, "E. Frederic Morrow and the Travail of Race."

Bradley J. Birzer, Indiana University, received a graduate fellowship in history from the Indiana Historical Society for his project titled, "Trade as a Cultural Middle Ground: Miami Chief Jean Baptiste Richardville and the Old Northwest Metis, 1783-1841."

Elspeth Brown, Yale University, has been awarded a grant for work on her project titled, "Taylorized Bodies: Work, Photography, and Consumer Culture in America, 1890-1930," from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society.

John C. Burnham, The Ohio State University, was appointed the new editor of the Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences.

Bernard Bush, received a historical grant from the state of New Jersey for his project titled, "The Klu Klux Klan in New Jersey, 1920-1940."

Brett E. Carroll, University of Texas at Arlington, has been awarded a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship for his project titled, "Religion and Masculinity in Antebellum America."

Elizabeth Clark, Boston University, was awarded an AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for her project, "The Culture of Individual Rights in Nineteenth Century America."

Sally Clarke will be published in the special Fall, 1997, issue of Business and Economic History, that highlights papers prepared for the "Future of Business History" conference. Her article is entitled "Consumer Negotiations."

Seth Cotlar , Northwestern University, has been awarded a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship for his project titled, "In Paine's Absence: The Europeanization of American Political Thought, 1787-1803."

Debbie Ann Doyle, was awarded a Historical Commission Grant for her doctoral dissertation research titled, "Sex on the Beach: Gender and the Leisure Industry in Atlantic City and the Miss America Pageant."

Stephanie Dyer, University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a grant for her work titled, "From Downtown to Branch Stores: Strawbridge & Clothier's Path to Retail Decentralization, 1922-62," from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society.

Carolyn Eastman, Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship for her project titled, "Oratory, Print, and the Development of the American Audience, 1780-1850."

Ferdinando Fasce, University of Genoa, has received a grant for his work on, "Remaking the Public in Corporate America: The Development of Corporate Public Relations, 1900-1940," from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society.

John Fea, was awarded a Historical Commission Grant for his doctoral dissertation research titled, "Religion in Southern New Jersey, 1740-1820."

Randy Finley, Received an AASLH Certificate of Commendation for his book, From Slavery to Uncertain Freedom.

Julia Foulkes, The New School, has received a Newberry Library Short Term Fellowship for her project titled, "Dancing America: Modern Dance and Cultural Nationalism 1925-1950."

Mark W. Gale, Couperville High School, Couperville Washington, was awarded an AAS Fellowship for his work on the rise of the antislavery movement in New England.

Wendy Gamber, Indiana University, has received a grant form the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, and a Newberry Library Short Term Fellowship, for her project titled, "Houses but not Homes: Boardinghouses in Antebellum America."

Harvey Green, received a Kate B. Hall J. Peterson Fellowship for his work on "Myth and History in American Literary and Material Culture, 1850-1910."

Harwood P. Hinton, has been elected a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and recently elected vice president/president elect of the West Texas Historical Association.

Irving King has received an Honorable mention in the American Maritime History division of the John Lyman Book Awards from the North American Society for Oceanic History for his book, The Coast Guard Expands: New Roles, New Frontiers.

Namoi Lamoreaux, Daniel Raff, and Peter Temin will be published for their article "New Economic Approaches to the Study of Business History," in the special fall issue of Business and Economic History that will feature papers prepared for the "Future of Business History" conference.

Roland Marchand will be published in the special fall issue of Business and Economic History that will highlight papers prepared for the "Future of Business History" conference. His article is entitled "Where Lie the Boundaries of the Corporation? Pondering the Scope of Corporate Responsibilities in the 1930's."

Stephen Mihm, New York University, has been awarded a Hagley-Winterthur Fellowship in Arts and Industries for 1997 for his project, "A Sense of Things Past: Perception and Material Life in the Nineteenth Century."

Elizabeth Nichols, University of New Hampshire, has received a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship for her project titled, "'Pray Don't tell Anybody that I Write Politics': Private Reflections and Early Public Admonitions in the Early Republic."

Katheryn J. Oberdeck, University of Illinois Urbana, received a Long Term Fellowship from the National Endowment for The Humanities for her project titled, "Model Village and Post-Modern Vision: Kohler, Sheboygan County, and the Politics of Place in Twentieth-Century America."

Patricia A. Palmieri, University of Michigan, has been awarded an NEH Grant for 1997-98, to do research on her second book, Chances Are: A Social History of Staying Single in the Twentieth-Century America.

Joanne Passet, University of Wisconsin -- Madison, was awarded a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship for her project titled, "The American Debate on Marriage: Religion, Gender, and Social Radicalism, 1850-1900."

Edward Pearson, Fanklin and Marshall College, was awarded a Research Associateship for his work on, "Plays, Playhouses, and Players in Early America, 1720-1825."

Richard Rath, Brandis University, was awarded a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship for his project titled, "North American Soundways, 1600-1800."

Christine Rosen will be published in the special Fall edition of Business and Economic History that highlights papers prepared for the "Future of Business History" conference. Her article is entitled "Industrial Ecology and the Greening of Business History."

Stephen Simons, The Peter Rouget School, New York City, was awarded an AAS Fellowship award for his work to write a middle school history curriculum on cookbooks of the Early Republic.

Nayan Shah, State University of New York at Binghamton, was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship by New York University's Program in Cities and Urban Knowledges. His topic was "Epidemics and the Crisis of Race in San Francisco's 'Chinatown,' 1854-1952."

Merritt Roe Smith, MIT, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute in recognition of his contributions to the history of technology.

Fredrika Teute, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, was awarded an AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for her article, "Life on the Margins: Margaret Bayard Smith's Vision of Early Washington Society."

Karim Tiro, University of Pennsylvania, was awarded a Newberry Library Short Term Fellowship for the project, "The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Indian Nation From Revolution Through Removal, 1768-1850."

Shirley Wajda, Kent State University, has been awarded a Hagley-Winterthur Fellowship in Arts and Industries for 1997 for her project titled, "Self-Culture in Nineteenth Century America."

Barbara Welke, University of Oregon, Eugene, was awarded a Lloyd Lewis Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for her project titled, "Gendered Journeys: Railroads, Injury, and Law in the Making of Modern America, 1865-1920."

Carroll Van West, received an AASLH Certificate of Commendation for her book, Tennessee's Historic Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide.

Susan S. Williams, Ohio State University, was awarded a Stephen Botein Fellowship for her project titled, "Writing Home: Female Authorship and Print Culture in America, 1820-1900."

Wayne A. Wiegand, University of Wisconsin, Madison, has been awarded the G.K. Hall Award for Outstanding Contribution to Library Literature for his book, Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey. This is the third time that Mr. Wiegand has been the recipient of this award.

Julie Winch will be published in the special fall issue of Business and Economic History which features papers prepared for the "Future of Business History" conference. Her article is entitled "You Know I am a Man of Business': James Foten and the Factor of Race in Philadelphia's Antebellum Business Community."

Ronald J. Zboray, Georgia State University, and Mary Saracino Zboray, independant researcher, have won the Covert Award in Mass Communication History for their article, " Political News and Female Readership in Antebellum Boston and Its Region," which appeared in Journalism History, Spring 1996.

Awards Grants and Fellowships

The Irish American Cultural Institute is accepting applications from research individuals to investigate the Irish experience in America. Application deadline is August 15, 1997. For an application and further information, contact Katie Finn, Irish Research Fund, Irish American Cultural Institute, 1 Lackawanna Place, Morristown, NJ 07960; (201) 605-1991.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation jointly sponsor two $5,000 fellowships in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology each year. Contact: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Mrs. Dusan Rishworth, History Librarian/Archivist, 409 Twelfth St. SW, Washington, DC 20024-2588; (202) 863-2578 or (202) 863-2518; fax (202) 484-1595; srishwor@acog.com . Application deadline is September 1, 1997.

The Coordinating Council for Women in History and the Berkshire Conference on Women Historians announce the eighth annual competition for two $500 Graduate Student Awards to assist in dissertation work. Applicants must be women graduate students in U.S. institutions in any field of history. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 1997. For applications contact: Professor Janice M. Leone, Award Committee, Dept. Of History, Middle State University, Box 23, Murfreesboro, TN 37132.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars awards approximately 35 residential fellowships each year for advanced research in the humanities and sciences. Applications are due October 1, 1997. For application materials write to: 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

The American Baptist Historical Society announces the Robert G. Torbet Prize for the best essay on Baptist History without previous major publication. The Prize includes publication in the American Baptist Quarterly and $200. The deadline is October 1, 1997. Send manuscripts to: Beverly Carlson, A.B.H.S., Box 850, Valley Forge, PA 19482.

Columbia University's Society of Fellows in the Humanities will appoint a number of post-doctorate fellows in the humanities. Fellows will receive a stipend of $30,000, half for independent research and half for teaching at the undergraduate level. An additional $1,000 is available to support research. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. between January 1, 1992 and July 1, 1998. Deadline for applications is October 15, 1997. Applications can be obtained by writing to: the Director, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Mail Code 5700, Columbia University, 2960 Broadway, New York , NY 10027.

The J. Walter Thompson Research Grants Program is pleased to announce the availability of six or more grants. Contact: Russell S. Koontz, John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History, Special collections Library, Duke University, Box 90185, Durham, NC 27708-0815; (919) 660-5833; fax (919) 660-5934; rkoontz@duke.edu. Applications must be recieved or postmarked by October 31,1997.

The Studies in Landscape Architecture at Dumbarton Oaks offers a residential fellowship for the academic year 1998-99. Applications are accepted on any aspect of the history of landscape architecture. Applications must be postmarked by November 1, 1997. Contact: Studies in Landscape Architecture, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St., NW, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 339-6460; fax (202) 625-0432; landscape@doaks.org

The Rockefeller Archive Center, a division of The Rockefeller University, invites applications for it program of Grants for Travel and Research for 1998. The program makes grants up to $1,500 for U.S. and Canadian researchers and up to $2,000 to researchers from abroad in any discipline. The Center will also award up to seven grants for research on topics related to the history of the social sciences. Deadline for both programs is November 30, 1997. For more information and applications, contact: Darwin H. Stapleton, Director, Rockefeller Archive Center, 15 Dayton Ave., Pocantico Hills, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591-1598; http://www.Rockefeller.edu/archive.ctr/

Calls for Papers

The second annual Native American Symposium, meeting on November 14-15 on the campus of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma, is calling for papers and presentations. The title for the meeting is "The Beating/Beading of Many Hearts: Reclaiming Native American Culture. One page abstracts or completed papers are due by August 15, 1997 and can be sent to Dr.Robin Murry or Dr. Elbert Hill, Department of English, Humanities, and Languages, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant Oklahoma 74701-0609.

The "Cemeteries and Gravemakers" Section of the American Culture Association is seeking proposals for its papers sessions scheduled for the ACA's 1998 annual meeting, to be held April 8-11 in Orlando, Florida. Topics are solicited from any appropriate disciplinary perspective. Those interested are encouraged to send a 250-word abstract or proposal, together with a 50-word description suitable for printing, by September 1, 1997 to: J. Joseph Edgette, Ph. D., Widener University, One University Place, Chester, Pa 19013; (610) 499-4241; fax (610) 876-9751.

The Louisiana Historical Association requests proposals for papers and sessions for the annual meeting to be held March 12-14, 1998. It is hoped that proposals will cover Louisiana's history from colonial period to the present, and pertinent issues to public school history teachers, women, minorities, etc. will be addressed. Proposals on the South that feature Louisiana prominently will be entertained. Deadline for proposals is September 1, 1997. Mail proposals to: Dr. Caldwell, Department of History, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272.

A day-long conference sponsored by the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation will be held November 1, 1997 at Cooper Union, New York City to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Henry George. Individual papers or complete panels on Henry George from all fields and disciplines, especially history, economics, and political science, are welcome. Send proposals (500 words), with title, vita, and other relevant information toProf. Ed O'Donnell, Department of History Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021; 212 772 5540; fax: 212 772 5545; eodonnel@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu. Proposals are due September 25, 1997.

The Indiana Association of Historians invites papers and panels for their annual meeting. The theme is "Social and Political Movements" and is to be interpreted broadly, including any historical era or geographical location. Papers (ten pages- 2500 words) or sessions (two or three papers and one or two commentators) may be based on original research, synthesis of scholarship, or participant experience. Proposals are due by September 30, 1997 and should consist of a one page abstract plus a resume. Please send both to: John Dittmer, Department of History, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135; (765) 658-4590; fax (765) 658-4856; Rip@Depauw.edu.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University will hold an International Conference Celebrating Baseball on March 18-21, 1998. The theme of this conference is "Diamonds in the Desert," and will be coordinated with the Cactus League spring training and inaugural season of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Papers may be submitted on any topic related to baseball. Abstracts (300 words) are requested by September 1, 1997 and final papers 98-10 pages) submitted by November 1, 1997. All submissions should be mailed to: Professor James E. Odenkirk, conference Director 3040 Verde Valley School Rd., Sedona , Arizona 86351; (520) 284-0811; benodn@sedona.net.

The American Association for the History of Medicine will be holding its 1998 annual meeting May 7-10, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Proposed papers will be accepted in any subject in the history of medicine, but the paper must be original work not already published or in press. Abstracts (one original and 7 copies) are due September 30, 1997. Contact: John Harley Warner, Section of the History of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, L132 SHM, PO Box 208015, New Haven, CT 06520-8015.

The Nineteenth Century Studies Association has announced a call for papers for their annual conference to be held at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on the 2-4 of April, 1998. The theme for the conference is "The Body Bound" and invites papers dealing with the cultural, historical, literary, aesthetic, political, scientific, and philosophic body of the nineteenth century. Two copies of the proposal (one to two pages) for twenty minute papers should be accompanied by a brief curriculum vita and a 50-75 word abstract and are due no later than October 1, 1997. Proposals should be sent to: David Stewart, Department of Art, Roberts Hall, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899; stewartd@email.uah.edu.

Ramapo College of New Jersey is asking for submissions of papers from the editors of a proposed anthology of the commercialization of Native American cultures. They seek essays that explore non-native and native contributions and perspectives. Send two copies of completed essays by October 1, 1997 to: Carter Jones Meyer, School of American/International Studies, Ramapo College, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430 or Diana Royer, English Department, Miami University, 1601 Peck Boulevard, Hamilton, OH 45011; royerda@muohio.edu.

The Florida Historical Quarterly is planning a special issue for the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Papers on any aspect of space industry, particularly its effect on Florida, are requested. Manuscripts should follow guidelines printed in the Quarterly and be submitted by October 1, 1997. Send manuscripts to: Florida Historical Quarterly, Department of History, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32815-1350.

The Journal of Policy History is issuing a call for papers to be presented at a policy history conference commemorating the completion of our tenth year of publication, to be held October 15-18, 1998 in St. Louis, Missouri. Proposals are due October 15, 1997, and complete panels are encouraged. For more information contact: Policy Conference, Journal of Policy History, Saint Louis University, 221 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108.

The Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction will hold its second biennial meeting at the Henry Huntington Library in San Marino, CA, on April 3-4, 1998. The Forum is concerned with the expansion of Europe and the world-wide response to that expansion, from the 14th century to the 19th century. Both individual and group proposals are welcomed, and proposals for round table discussions will be considered. Proposals for individual papers and entire sessions, including a 250 word abstract and a curriculum vitae for each participant must reach the Forum by October 15, 1997. Send inquiries and proposals after July 1 to: David Hancock, Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, Robinson Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 495-3591; fax (617) 496-2111; hancockd@umich.edu.

Houston's Black History Workshop has announced a call for papers for their second workshop that will be held at the University of Houston, March 12-14, 1998. The theme for this meeting is "The Black Urban Experience" and welcomes any paper that examines that economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of the black urban experience in the United States or other countries. Participation in the workshop is limited to senior graduate students, those who plan to defend their dissertation in the next year, and junior faculty who have defended their dissertations in the last three years. Proposals should be no more than two pages and should be sent to: Richard Blackett and Linda Reed, Department of History, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-3785. Proposals must be received by October 15, 1997 for consideration. The cost of travel and accommodations will be covered by the workshop and participants will be awarded a $200 honorarium.

The Missouri Valley History Conference invites papers proposals for its 41st annual meeting to be held in Omaha, Nebraska, March 12-14, 1998. Proposals in all areas of history are welcome. Proposals should include a cover letter, abstract(s), and vitae and should be sent by October 31, 1997 to: Lorraine M. Gesick, MVHC Program Coordinator, Department of History, University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE 68182. Inquiries can be sent to lgesick@cas.unohmaha.edu.

Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society invites submissions for a special issue on "Institutions, Regulation, and Social Control" slated for publication in summer 1999. Submissions are welcomed based on either collaborative or independent study and from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives, disciplines, and approaches to this multifaceted topic. Submit five copies of the article by October 31, 1997. For more information contact Signs: "Institutions, Regulation and Social Control," Box 354345, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-4345; (206) 616-4705; fax (206) 616-4756; signs@u.washington.edu.

The annual conference of the Society of the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing, taking place July 16-20 in Vancouver Canada, will entertain proposals with no limitations on topics. Themes for the conference include, but are not limited to; traditions of the written word in Asia and the Americas; interactions and boundaries between print and oral culture; book art: text and image; and books in ancient, medieval, and renaissance periods. Presenters must be members or become members of SHARP. The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 31, 1997. Please mail to: Deborah Kirby, Conference Director, SHARP 98 Conference, c/o Canadian Center for Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University at Harbor Center, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3 CANADA; (604) 291-5093; fax (604) 291-5098; dkirby@sfu.ca .

The History of Education Society, U. S. A. will hold its annual meeting in Philadelphia October 23-26, 1997. Scholars are invited to submit proposals for individual papers or for entire sessions. For details, contact: John Rury, School of New Learning, DePaul University, Chicago IL 60604; (312) 362-8615;

The Society for Military History will be holding their annual meeting in Wheaton, IL, April 23-26, and will entertain proposals for papers and panels. The topic for the conference is "Citizens in Uniform" and the objective is to include all fields of military history. The deadline for proposals is November 1, 1997 and should be mailed to: 1998 Society for Military History Conference, c/o First Division Museum, 1 South 151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187-6097.

The 1998 National Aerospace Conference scheduled for October 1-3, 1997, at Wright State University, Dayton, OH, will focus on the first century of flight. Individual papers and panels are requested in three thematic areas: Flight and Society; Flight and Public Policy; and Flight Technology. Papers or panel proposals are due November 1, 1997. For further information contact: Aviation History Conference, Conferences and Events, Rm. E180 Student Union, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-0001.

As a part of the Western Social Science Association's 40th annual conference in Denver, Colorado on April 15-18, 1998, the Rural Studies Section calls for proposals by November 1, 1997. Panels and papers on any aspect of rural or agricultural history are welcome. Abstracts (150 words max.) along with audio visual needs should be sent to Brooks Flippen, Social Sciences Dept., Southeastern Oaklahoma State University, Durant, OK 74701; (405) 924-0121; fax (405) 920-7475; bflippen@sosu.edu.

The Conference on the History of Women Religious announces its conference June 21-24, 1998 at Loyola University Chicago. The topic is "Through Multiple Lenses: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the History of Women Religious." Complete panels are encouraged but individual papers will be considered. Submit five copies of the proposal including the panel title, title and one page abstract for each paper, and a one page vita for each participant, including current address, e-mail and phone number. The deadline is November 15, 1997. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard which will be returned upon receipt of your packet to: Florence Deacon, OSF, HWR Program Committee Chair, Cardinal Stritch College, 6801 North Yates Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217; (414) 352-5400 ex. 287.

The twenty-second annual meeting of the Society for Utopian Studies will be held in Memphis, Tennessee October 16-19, 1997. Those wishing to organize a panel or present a paper, please contact: Professor Sargent, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499; (314) 516-5521; fax (314) 516-5268; sltsarg@umslvma.umsl.edu.

The Third Biennial Scholars' Conference on American Jewish History, under the sponsorship of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives and the Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society, will be held on the Cincinnati Campus of the Hebrew Union College--Institute of Religion on June 10-12, 1998. This conference will explore such issues as: the new paradigms in American Jewish History; comparative Jewish experience within the Western Hemisphere; the implications of emerging work on gender, race, multi-culturalism, and ethnicity within the study of Jewish history; the preservation of Jewish space, documents, and artifacts in archives, museums, and historical sites; and the construction of American Jewish historical memory and culture. One page paper abstracts and panel proposals for the June conference will be due November 30, 1997. Please send them to: Scholars' Conference on American Jewish History, Professor Karla Goldman, HUC-JIR, 3101 Cilfton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220.

Meetings and Conferences

The Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania will present a three-day conference which examines the immigration of Scots-Irish settlers to Western Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States. "The Lure of Land: Scots-Irish Settlement in Early America" is scheduled for Friday, September 19- 21 at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center and Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life in Avella, Pa. For registration forms and information, call (412) 454-6373.

The Sixth Biennial Symposium of the Textile Society of America, Inc. will be hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City from September 23-26, 1998. The title is "Creating Textiles: Makers, Methods, Markets." For further information, contact: Desiree Koslin, Fashion Institute of Technology, Graduate Studies Division, Seventh Ave. at 27th St., E-315, New York, 10001; (212) 760-7714; fax (212) 760-7156; or Madelyn Shaw, The Textile Museum, 2320 S St. NW, Washington, DC 20560; (202) 667-0441; fax (202) 482-0994.

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) will hold its annual conference in Chicago September 25-28, 1997. The conference theme, "Less is More," focuses on the concept of doing more in the field of preservation technology with less. The conference will open with a keynote address on the subject of "Fast Tech & Slow Buildings" by Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog (1968), author of How Buildings Learn (1994), and proponent of evolutionary design for buildings. For more information please contact: Deborah Slaton, ATP97 Conference Chair, Wiss, Janey, Elstner Associates, Inc., 330 Pfingten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062, (847) 272-7400, fax (847) 291-9919, Djs@wje.com .

The American Association for State and Local History and the Colorado - Wyoming Association of Museums will be holding their annual meeting entitled "Across the Great Divide: Getting There From Here" in Denver, CO, October 1-4, 1997. The Keynote speaker will be Lucie Arnaz, who will be speaking about her new CD-ROM products, Lucy and Dezi: The Scrapbooks, Volume I, and How to Save Your Family History: a Ten Step Guide by Lucie Arnaz. For more information please contact the AASLH office, 530 Church St., Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37219; (615) 255-2971; fax (615) 255-2979.

The Hagley Museum and Library in Willington, Delaware will be holding a conference entitled "'Boys and Their Toys?' Masculinity, Technology, and Work," on October 3, 1997. Speakers include Stephen Meyer, Steven Gelber, and Gary Cross. For more information contact the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400; crl@udel.edu.

The annual Winterthur Conference will be held October 3-4, 1997 and will explore "Race and Ethnicity in American Material Life." A series of papers will examine the influence of race and ethnicity as formative factors in American material life from the 17th through the 19th centuries. For information on registration fees or to be placed on the conference mailing list contact Sandra Soule, Education, Public Programs, and Visitor Service Division, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, DE 19735; (302) 888-4600.

The Cincinnati Seminar on the City will hold a lecture on October 8, 1997, given

by Robert Skotheim, president of the Huntington Library, entitled "The Museum and the City." The lecture will take place at the Cincinnati Historical Society in the Cincinnati Museum Center. To join or for additional information about the seminar, please contact: Geoffrey Gigierano, Cincinnati Historical Society, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203, (515) 287-7093.

The Popular Culture Association in the South and the American Culture Association in the South will hold a meeting October 16-18, 1997, in Columbia, SC. For information, contact: Jon Crane, Program Chair, Department of Communication Studies, UNC-Charlotte, 235 Fretwell Building, Charlotte, NC 28223; (704) 547-4005.

The joint annual meeting of the American Studies Association and the Canadian Association for American Studies will be held October 30- November 2, 1997, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.. The theme for this year's annual meeting will be "Going Public: Defining Public Culture(s) in the Americas." For more information please contact: convention manager, American Studies Association, 1120 - 19th Street, N.W., Suite #301, Washington, D.C. 20036; pp001366@mindspring.com. The program book will be online around August 1 at http://muse.jhu.edu/associations/asa.programs97 .

The Conference of Historic Aviation Writers VIII has been scheduled for October 31-November 2, 1997, at the Midland Holiday Inn, Midland, Texas. Registration forms must be returned by September 26, 1997.

The Community College Humanities Association annual conference will be held October 30-November 1, 1997 in New Orleans, LA. The theme for the conference will be "Humanities, Culture, and Technology." For further details please contact: David Berry, Executive Director CCHA, c/o Essex County College, 303 University Ave., Newark, NJ 07102-1798.

The Institute for Writing and Thinking at Bard College, announces a conference on: "Making History: Teaching and Writing History in a Pluralistic Age," November 7-8, 1997. The conference will consider how to reinvigorate the teaching of history focusing especially on the role of writing in exciting students' curiosity about the past. Topics to be discussed include: the "proper" content of history; the rewards and problems of teaching history through feature film, fiction, and documentaries; the debate about textbooks. Featured speakers include: Mark Lytle, Professor of History, Bard College; Teofilo Ruiz, Professor of History at CUNY and Visiting Professor, Princeton university and Judy Richardson, producer of PBS documentary, "Eyes on the Prize." For more information call or write: Teresa Vilardi, Institute for Writing and Thinking, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504; (914-758-7432); vilardi@bard.edu.

Mystic Seaport, The Museum of America and the Sea, will sponsor its eighteenth annual American Maritime History Symposium, to be held on November 8, 1997. For more information contact: William N. Peterson, Senior Curator, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut 06355-0990.
 

The Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library will host a one day conference the explores "Scientific Analysis for Art's Sake" on November 8, 1997. The conference will focus on the scientific research program at Winterthur and its projects, as well as current directions in object-related scientific research. For further information or to be placed on the conference mailing list contact: Continuing Education, Winterthur, Winterthur, DE 19735; (302) 888-4600.

The Cincinnati Seminar on the City will hold a lecture on November 12, 1997, given by Michael Ebner from Lake Forest College, entitled "The Suburb and the City." The lecture will take place at the Cincinnati Historical Society in the Cincinnati Museum Center. To join or for additional information about the seminar, please contact: Geoffrey Gigierano, Cincinnati Historical Society, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203; (515) 287-7093.

The Cincinnati Seminar on the City will be holding a lecture on December 10, 1997, given by Jim Murry from the University of Cincinnati and entitled, "Banking and the Medieval City." The lecture will take place at the Cincinnati Historical Society in the Cincinnati Museum Center. To join or for additional information about the seminar, please contact: Geoffrey Gigierano, Cincinnati Historical Society, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203; (515) 287-7093.

Miscellaneous 

ATTENTION: Former Recipients of ACLS Fellowships and Grants

The ACLS is attempting to compile a directory of current addresses for recipients of fellowships and grants as far back as possible. If you have been a recipient please send an email (grants@acls.org) or a post card with current contact information (home and work address, phone and fax numbers, and email) to: Recipients Directory Project, ACLS, 228 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017; fax (212) 949-8058.
 

Several Joint History Office Publications are now available on the US Department of Defense Joint Doctrine Home Page. You can find this information at: http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine. Click on the Joint electronic library and then on History Publications. The publications that are on the site include: The Chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Development of the Base Force, The History of the Unified Command Plan, and Operation JUST CAUSE..

John Hope Franklin, former president of the O.A.H, historian and retired professor at Duke University, Was named to a race relations panel by President Clinton. In an article in the New York Times, the President's press office said that the first goal of the seven member panel was to help him "articulate the President's vision of racial reconciliation." (June 13, 1997) The board's other goals are to council the president on race relations and educate the public on the history of race relations. Among the other appointees to the board are, Linda Chavez-Thompson, the Rev. Suzan D. Johnson Cook, Thomas H. Keen, Angela E. Oh, Robert Thomas, and William F. Winter.

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania will close temporarily to begin renovating its special- collections library building. The Historical Society will close for about 20 weeks beginning on Thanksgiving Day, 1997, to start a $7.5 million dollar renovation and restoration project of the historic building. The building will remain closed until 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, 1998. The Research-by-Mail program will still be operating and Rights, Reproductions, and Publications will also be available by mail. The mailing address will remain 1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699.

Members interested in reading theater and performance as texts for research in American cultural history, and in developing papers and sessions for future OAH meetings, please contact Prof. Joyce Antler, American Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254-9410 or at antler@binah.cc.brandeis.edu, or Prof. Lillian Schlissel, American Studies, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210; zoebc@cunyvm.cuny.edu