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Activities of Members
Cornelia Hughes Dayton, University of California, Irvine, received the Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. Award in recognition of her book, Women Before the Bar; Gender, Law, and Society in Connecticut 1639-1789. Konstantin Dierks, Brown University, was awarded a W.B. H. Dowse Fellowship for the project titled Schooling and Education in 17th- and 18th- century New England. Carolyn Eastman, John Hopkins University, received an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for her project titled "Oratory, Print, and the Development of the American Audience, ca. 1780-1850." Douglas R. Egerton, Le Moyne College, was awarded the John Adams Chair, a Fulbright Distinguished lecturing position in the Netherlands for the 1997-98 academic year. William Gillette, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, received an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History and an Award of Recognition from the New Jersey Historical Commission for his book, Jersey Blue: Civil War Politics in New Jersey, 1854-1865. Andrew Gulliford, Middle Tennessee State University, will be the Wayne N. Aspinall Visiting Chair of History and Public Policy at Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado for five weeks in spring 1997. The class he will teach is "Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Respecting Tribal Traditions." Bernard Hirschhorn, independent scholar, will have his book, Democracy Reformed: Richard Spencer Childs and His Fight for Better Government, published in May 1997. Michael Kammen, OAH Past-President and Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture at Cornell University, has been awarded the Popular Culture Association's 1997 National Book Award in the biographical/autobiographical category for The Lively Arts: Gilbert Seldes and the Transformation of Cultural Criticism in the United States. Roberta M. Moudry, independent scholar, received a J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship for his project titled "Architecture and Corporate Ideology: The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and the Transformation of the Urban Landscape." Max Page, Georgia State University, has been awarded the Best Dissertation in Urban History completed during 1995. The topic was "The Creative Destruction of New York City: Landscape, Memory, and the Politics of Place, 1900-1930." Harold L. Platt,Loyola University Chicago, was the co-recipient of the award for the Best Article in Urban History published during 1995 for his article "Invisible Gases: Smoke, Gender, and the Redefinition of Environmental Policy in Chicago, 1900-1920." A.T. Stephens, specialist in Museum Education, African American Studies, and Public History, was selected by the Office of Historic Alexandria to be the Director of the Alexandria Black Resource Center. Kirsten N. Swinth, Fordham University, received a J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project titled "Franz Radziwill, the Artistic Culture of the Weimer Republic, and the Policy of the National Socialist Regime, 1928 to 1945." David K. Yoo, Claremont McKenna College, has been selected to receive a Louisville Institute Summer Stipend grants for 1997 for his research project on A Haven and a Home: Korean Immigrant Protestant Churches in Los Angeles, 1904-1965. Rebecca Zurier, University of Michigan, was principle author of Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and Their New Yorkwhich won the Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Award. Awards, Grants, and Fellowships Researchers on national politics, government, or related topics, especially in the 1970s, can apply for travel grants for up to $2,000 to use the Gerald R. Ford Library collections. Deadlines are March 15 and September 15 of each year. For collections advice and grant information, contact: Geir Gunderson, Grants Coordinator, Gerald R. Ford Library, 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; (313) 741-2218; fax (313) 741-2341; library@fordlib.nara.gov. The Southern Association for Women Historians announces its annual A. Elizabeth Taylor prize for the best article on a topic of southern women's history published in a journal or an anthology during the calendar year 1996. Send nominations or submit three copies of the article by June 1, 1997 to Dr. Diane Miller Sommerville, SAWH Taylor Prize Committee, Department of History, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544; (609) 258-1734; sommervi@princeton.edu. The Center for Louisiana Studies of the University of Southwestern Louisiana is accepting nominations for the James William Rivers Prize in Louisiana Studies. Nominations should be made by June 1, 1997, and the cash prize of $1,000 will be awarded in November 1997. The Prize honors persons who study, work, or teach about the culture, history, architect, arts, etc. of Louisiana or its people. Nominations must be sent in writing to the James Rivers Prize Committee, Center for Louisiana Studies, PO Box 40831, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504-0831. The Urban History Association is conducting its eighth annual round of prize competitions for scholarly distinction. Awards will be given for: best doctoral dissertation in urban history, without geographic restriction, completed during 1996; best book, North American urban history published during 1996 (edited volumes ineligible); best book, non-North American urban history, published during 1995 or 1996 (edited volumes ineligible); best journal article in urban history, without geographic restriction, published during 1996. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 1996. For further information contact: Dr. John C. Schneider, Director of Foundation Relations, Tufts University, 108 Bromfield St., Medford, MA 02155. Send submissions to: The Urban History Association, c/o Lake Forest College, Department of History, 555 N. Sheridan Rd., Lake Forest, IL 60045-2399; (847) 735-5135; fax (847) 735- 6291; ebner@lfc.edu. The Forum for History of Human Science, announces a prize competition for best recent published article on some aspect of the history of the human sciences. The article must have been published within the last three years. More than one entry may be submitted, and the prize is nonmonetary. Send three copies of each entry by June 15, 1997 to David A. Valone, Forum's Corresponding Secretary, Quinnipiac College, Box 77, 275 Mt. Carmel Ave., Hamden, CT 06518. The North East Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) offers an annual prize of $200 for the best book on any culture studies or popular culture topic by an author who lives and/or works in the North East region. A publisher may nominate one book published in 1996 by the June 30, 1997 deadline. The NEPCA Book Award will be presented to the winner at the annual conference in Boston on November 1, 1997. Contact Peter Holloran, Northeastern University, Department of History, Boston, MA 02115;pch@world.std.com. The North Atlantic Missiology Project will award ten places for 24-hour research forums in the UK and USA, for emerging scholars in the history and theology of Protestant Missions, 1740-1968. NAMP will pay all travel and accommodation cost for the forum and the three day NAMP consultation. Application deadline is June 30, 1997. For more details contact: NAMP, Westminister College, Cambridge, CB3 0AA, UK; fax +44 (0) 1223 359416; jdc16@cam.ac.uk. The William T. Grant Foundation will award up to five investigators for their research contributing to the understanding of child development and well-being. Awards are for 5 years, totaling $250,000 including indirect costs. Applicants should be junior or pretenure, not established investigators, in tenure-track positions. Deadline for applications is July 1, 1997. For further information and an application, contact: Faculty Scholars Program, William T. Grant Foundation, 515 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022-5403. The Wolfsonian Research Center awards its Wolfsonian Fellowship for full-time research for a period of three to six weeks, within the academic term. The Fellowships are granted on a basis of outstanding professional or academic accomplishment and are limited to those with a master's degree. The grants are awarded based on individual need and the duration of research and can include a stipend; round trip travel expenses; a research allowance; and a housing stipend. Applications must be accompanied by three letters of recommendation and are dueJuly 31, 1997. For more information and an application, contact: The Wolfsonian Research Center, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139; (305) 535-2626; fax (305) 531-2133. 1998-99 Fulbright Awards for U.S. Faculty and Professionals. Opportunities for lecturing or advanced research in over 135 countries are available to college and university faculty and professionals outside academe. U.S. citizenship and the Ph.D. or comparable professional qualifications are required. For lecturing awards, university or college teaching experience is expected. Foreign language skills are needed for some countries, but most lecturing assignments are in English. The deadline for lecturing or research grants for 1998-99 is August 1, 1997. Other deadlines are in place for special programs: distinguished Fulbright chairs in Western Europe and Canada (May 1) and Fulbright seminars for international education and academic administrators (November 1). Contact the USIA Fulbright Senior Scholar Program, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5M, Box GNEWS, Washington, DC 20008-3009; (202) 686-7877; http://www.cies.org;; cies1@ciesnet.cies.org (requests for mailing of application materials only). The Irish American Cultural Institute is accepting applications from research individuals to investigate the Irish experience in America. Primary research is the focus, and the Institute will accept applications from all disciplines. There are three completed funds to support research, and original research and possible assistance for travel or publication cost can be funded up to $5,000 from each fund. 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 Association for the Study of Connecticut History invites nominations for the 1997 Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. Award and the Betty M. Linsley Award. The Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. Award is given for the best work on a significant aspect of Connecticut's history published in 1996. The Betty M. Linsley Award recognizes the best work on a significant aspect of Connecticut's history published by, for, or on behalf of a Connecticut historical society during the previous calendar year. Eligible works for both awards include: monographs, articles, edited works, films, exhibitions, television programs, etc. A work will only be considered if nominated by someone other than the author, and a copy of the work must accompany the nomination. The deadline for nominations for both awards is August 31, 1997. Send nominations to Patricia Bodak Stark, 84 Beaver Brook Road, Lyme, CT 06371. 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. ACOG members and other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. The recipients of the fellowships spend one month in the Washington DC area working full-time to complete their specific historical research project. 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 American Catholic Association announces its John Tracy Ellis Dissertation Award, which carries a purse of $1,200. It is designed to assist a graduate student working on some aspect of the history of the Catholic Church. To receive the award, one must be a citizen or an authorized resident of the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must submit the following: a statement from the chairperson or director of graduate studies of the applicant's department certifying the completion of all degree requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation and has received approval for work on a dissertation topic dealing with the history of the Catholic Church; three copies of a statement written by the applicant, not exceeding 1,000 words, describing the dissertation project and how the award would be employed; two sealed letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with applicant's work, one of whom must be the dissertation director. The deadline for submittal is September 30, 1997 and can be sent to: Secretary, American Catholic Historical Association, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 20064. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars awards approximately 35 residential fellowships each year for advanced research in the humanities and sciences. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have equivalent professional accomplishments. Fellowships are usually an academic year, and in determining stipends, the Center follows the principle of no gain/ no loss in terms of a Fellow's previous year's salary, not to exceed $62,000. 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. 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. For more information, 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/ Yale University offers an interdisciplinary Program in Agrarian Studies that will award four to six Postdoctoral Fellowships tenurable from September 1998-May 1998. Fellowships include a stipend of $30,000 per academic year. Fellows must have finished the dissertation and have a full-time paid position in which to return. The deadline for applications is January 2, 1998. For complete information, contact James C. Scott, Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University, Box 208300, New Haven CT 06520-8300: fax (203) 432- 5036. A special issue of Film and History is now being planned on the topic of "Television as Historian." Submissions that are interdisciplinary in approach and address the relationship between television/video and history are welcome. Relevant interviews, videographies, and bibliographies will also be considered. Submit three copies of the manuscript and a self- addressed stamped envelope (if you want your manuscripts returned) to Dr. Gray Edgerton, Communication and Theatre Arts Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529- 0087. For additional information, write at the above address or contact: Dr. Edgerton, (804) 683- 3831; fax (804) 683-3241; gre100f@oduvm.cc.odu.edu. The deadline for submission of essays to this special issue is June 1, 1997. The Committee on Teaching of the Organization of American Historians request proposals for "Focus on Teaching Day" sessions at the 1998 annual meeting. Sessions may deal with any aspect(s) of pedagogy. All proposals for papers/sessions must specify participants and include single-page curriculum vitae, an abstract of no more than 500 words, and a brief prospectus of each paper proposed. Five copies of the complete proposal must be sent by June 10, 1997. Contact or send proposal to: Gary W. Reichard, Chair, OAH Committee on Teaching, c/o Office of Academic Affairs, Long Beach, CA 90840; fax (562) 985-1680. The New England Historical Association request proposals for its fall meeting on October 18, 1997 at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Proposals on any subject, period, or geographical area from within or outside the New England region will be accepted. Complete session proposals or single papers are welcome. Proposals with brief vita are due by June 15, 1997. Send proposal to Professor Borden W. Painter, Jr., History Department, Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford, CT 06106. The Georgia Political Science Association Meeting will be held in Savannah from February 20-21, 1998, and the theme will be "Democracy and Capitalism." All scholars wishing to papers and/ or panels should send requests by June 16, 1997. Send requests to: Glenn Abney, Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303; POLFGA@langate.gsu.edu. The John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization at Brown University hosts a conference titled "Rhode Island Reconsidered" from November 14-16, 1997. Proposals are welcomed for papers, panels and roundtable discussions related to Rhode Island history and cultural life in all areas and time periods. Proposals should show original research and should include a one page abstract for each paper, a one page statement of session purpose and a brief vitae. The deadline is July 1, 1997. Send to: Joyce M. Botelho, Director, John Nicholas Brown Center, Box 1880, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; (401) 272- 0357. The International Symposia on Telecommunications History will hold its fifth symposium at the Military and Electronics Museum in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on September 26-27, 1997. Symposium papers should be approximately 5,000 words or less and fit into 30, 45, or 60 minutes time frame. A research paper must be written and three copies of the paper must be submitted by July 1, 1997. For an application contact: Russell A. Pizer, 305 Cooper Rd., North Babylon, NY 11703-4430; fax (516) 422-2324. The North East Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) will be holding its 20th annual conference in Boston on October 31-November 1, 1997. Proposed papers or panels on any culture studies or pop culture topics may be submitted (abstract and brief cv) by July 1, 1997 to the program chair. Urban history topics are especially solicited. Contact Professor Amos St. Germain, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Humanities Division, 550 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115; stgermaina@wit.edu. The 1998 American Historical Association- Pacific Coast Branch conference will be held in San Diego the first week of August, 1998. The committee requests papers or proposals in all fields of history by July 15, 1997. Send an original and four copies of a one page synopsis and a vita to: Leonard Dinnerstein, Judaic Studies, Franklin Building, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0080. The Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum, and the Alexandria Black History Resource Center invites proposals for their joint conference "Jamestown to Jubilee: The Urban Black Experience in Antebellum Virginia" in Alexandria, Virginia on January 22, 1998. Proposals are encouraged that incorporate recent research or work in progress, including projects by graduate students. The deadline for submission is July 18, 1997. For further information or to submit a proposal, contact: Jim Mackay, Director, The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 838-4994; fax (703) 838-4997;thelyceum@compuserve.com. Studies in Landscape Architecture at Dumbarton Oaks request papers for its 1998 symposium to be held on May 15-16, 1998. The topic will be "Environmentalism in Landscape Architecture." Abstracts of no more than three pages describing the scope of the work and its significance to the theme must be received by July 31, 1997. For more detailed information, contact: Director of Studies in Landscape Architecture, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32ndSt. NW, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 339-6460; fax (202) 625-0432; landscape@doaks org. 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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 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 Oral History Association invites proposals for papers and presentations for its 1998 annual meeting to be held October 15-18 in Buffalo, New York. The meeting's theme is "Crossing the Boundary, Crossing the Line: Oral History on the Border." Proposals are encouraged from oral history practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines and settings. Proposal deadline is December 15, 1997. For further details on submittal, contact: Debra Bernhardt, Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012; (212) 998-2640; fax (212) 995-4070; bernhrdt@elmer1.bobst.nyu.edu or Cliff Kuhn, Department of History, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303; (404) 651-3255; fax (404) 651-1745; hiscmk@panther.gsu.edu. CONFERENCE DATE CHANGED: The dates of the conference entitled One People, Many Stories: Comparing Mennonite Experiences in the United States and Canada through the Twentieth Century have been changed. The original dates were October 23- 25, 1997; the correct dates are May 8-11, 1998. The conference will still be held at Columbia Bible Conference, Abbotsford, British Columbia. Contact Perry Bush, History Department, Bluffton College, 280 W. College Ave, Bluffton OH 45817; (419) 358-3278; bushp@bluffton.edu Yale University will host a graduate student conference entitled "Mapping Race: Bodies of Knowledge, Boundaries of Difference" on May 9-10, 1997. Ten Yale graduate students and twenty-two students from other institutions will present papers that explore the ways in which racial identity has been created, represented, and experienced on global, local, and individual terrain. Professor Ann Stoler of the University of Michigan will give the keynote address, "Racial Genealogies and Their Regimes of Truth," on Friday evening. The conference is free and open to the public. For more information or to obtain a schedule, please contact Emily Epstein at (203) 789-8640 or emily.epstein@yale.edu. "Evolution and Perspectives of the Study of Garden History" is the topic of the next Dumbarton Oaks Studies in Landscape Architecture Symposium to be held on May 16-17, 1997. The symposium will primarily be a retrospective analysis of the development of garden and landscape history. Registration information will be available in March, and can be obtained from: Studies in Landscape Architecture, Dumbarton Oaks, 1713 32nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 339-6460. The Southern Association for Women Historians holds its Fourth Southern Conference on Women's History on June 12-14, 1997 at the College of Charleston, SC. For registration, contact Dr. Amy Thompson McCandless, Conference Coordinator, Department of History, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424. The John Carter Brown Library organized the conference, "The Jews and the Expansion of Europe to the West: 1450 to the Revolutions for Independence in the Americas," to be held June 15-18, 1997 at the Brown University Campus, Providence, RI. For more information and a program write to: The John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912; (401) 863-2725; Joshua_Micah_Marshall@Brown.Edu. The Young Center for the Study of Anabaptist and Pietist Groups at Elizabethtown College will hold a conference in Elizabethtown, PA, on June 19-21, 1997 entitled "Anabaptist in Conversation: Mennonite and Brethren Interactions with Twentieth-Century Theologies." For more information contact: Anababtist Conversation Conference, The Young Center, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2298; (717) 361-1470; fax (717) 361- 1443; youngctr@acad.etown.edu. On June 25-27, 1997 the National Park Service, Organization of American Historians and New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance will sponsor a conference titled Interpreting Edison. The conference will examine the interpretation of Edison's life and work in academic scholarship, at museums and historic sites, and in the classroom. Highlights of the conference include a virtual tour of Edison's reconstructed Menlo Park laboratory at the Henry Ford Museum, a demonstration of the Library of Congress motion picture webpage, and a Victorian picnic lunch on the grounds of Edison's estate, Glenmont. The conference, which is open to the public, will be held on the campus of Rutgers University-Newark and at Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, New Jersey. For more information about the conference or registration details, please contact: Leonard DeGraaf, Edison National Historic Site, West Orange, NJ 07052, (201) 736-0550, ext. 22; EDIS_Curatorial@nps.gov. The College of Oneonta, State University of New York will have the 11th International James Fenimore Cooper Seminar and Summer Course from July 6-11, 1997. The seminar is titled "The Creation of the American: 1750-1850," and the key speaker will be Alan Taylor. For more information contact: F. Daniel Larkin, Professor of History, Director of Academic Support Services, College at Oneonta, NY 13820; (607) 436- 2522/2548 or James E. Devlin, Professor of English, College at Oneonta, NY 13820; (607) 436- 3033. 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 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. |
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