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Activities of Members
Daniel Burnstein, Seattle University in Seattle Washington, received a Kerr Prize Honorable Mention for his article, "The Vegetable Man Cometh: Political and Moral Choices in Pushcart Policy in Progressive Era New York City," which appeared in the January 1996 issue of New York History. The Honorable Mention includes a purse of $250. Daniel Clark, Purdue University, was awarded a grant for his work on, "Forging a Professional Ideal in a Consumer Age: College Education and the Development of Corporate America, 1900-1960," from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society. Evan Cornog of New York City was awarded the first Dixon Ryan Fox Manuscript Prize by the New York State Historical Association for his study of DeWitt Clinton, "The Birth of Empire: DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828." Daniel Czitrom, Mount Holyoke College, is co-recipient (with Bonnie Yochelson) of a collaborative Research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a project titled "Jacob Riis Rediscovered: An Interdisciplinary Study of His Photographs and Writings." George Fishman, New Haven, Connecticut, has had his book, The African American Struggle for Freedom and Equality: The Development of a People's Identity, New Jersey, 1624-1850, issued by Garland Publishing. Paul A. Gilje, University of Oklahoma at Norman, has been awarded the 1997 Kerr History Prize by the New York State Historical Association for his article, " On the Waterfront: Maritime Workers in New York City in the Early Republic, 1800-1850," which appeared in the October 1996 issue of New York History. The prize includes a purse of $1000. Michael G. Kammen, Cornell University, presented a lecture at the Library of Congress in a series devoted to Books That Matter to Our Citizenship, Statecraft, and Public Policy. His subject was "The Politicization of Democracy in America, or Alexis de Tocqueville is Not Our Contemporary." Linda K. Kerber, University of Iowa, delivered a public lecture entitled "Historical Research and the Public Good" at the annual meeting of the American Antiquarian Society in October. Rafael Medoff, State University of New York at Purchase, authored the book Zionism and the Arabs: An American Jewish Dilemma, 1898-1948, just published by Praeger. Susan L. Smith, University of Alberta, Canada, was awarded the 1997 Lavinia Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing from the American Association for the History of Nursing, for her book Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Black Women's Health Activism in America, 1890-1950 published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995. The Minnesota Historical Society has announced grants available in several categories to support original research and writing leading to interpretive works on the history of Minnesota by academicians, independent scholars, and professional and nonprofessional writers. Preference is given to projects that will produce article- or book-length manuscripts to be considered for publication in Minnesota History or by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Projects that add a multicultural dimension to the area's history are especially encouraged. Applications deadlines during the year are September 2, January 2, and April 1. For a copy of the Research Grants Program Information and Guidelines and an Application Form, write to Deborah L. Miller, Research Department, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd. West, St. Paul, MN 55102; debbie.miller@mnhs.org ; or call Florence Regan at (612) 297-2221. The Ford Foundation offers several Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for minorities. Awards are made for study in research-based doctoral programs that lead to careers in t eaching and research at the university or college level in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, and life sciences. Deadline is November 15, 1997. For application information see the National Research Council home page: http://fellowships.nas.edu The Rockefeller Archive Center, a division of The Rockefeller University, invites applications The Pew Evangelical Scholars Program has announced its program of Research Fellowships for the 1998-99 academic year. Sixteen grants of $35,000 are available to scholars to pursue research in the humanities, social sciences, or theological disciplines. Proposals on both non-religious and religious topics are invited. Deadline is November 30, 1997. Contact: Michael S. Hamilton, Pew Evangelical Scholars Program, G123 Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556; (219) 631-8347; fax (219) 631-8721; ND.pesp.1@nd.edu The American Philosophical Society invites applications for the John Clarke Slater Fellowship to support doctoral dissertation research in the history of the twentieth-century physical sciences. This fellowship carries a stipend of $12,000 and is open to candidates for the doctorate in the United States and abroad. Deadline is December 1, 1997, and written request forms (must indicate eligibility of applicant and project) can be sent along with a self-addressed mailing lable to: Slater Fellowship, American Philosophical Society, 104 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Questions concerning eligibility of a topic are accepted at (215) 440-3429 (M,T,Th, F 9-5, W 9-1) or to eroach@amphilosoc.org Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis invites applications for senior and post-doctoral fellowships from individuals engaged in research on topics related to "The Black Atlantic: Race, Nation, and Gender." Designed to map the comparative and international history of the modern black experience, this project welcomes applications from all disciplines and regional specializations. Deadline is December 15, 1997. Contact: Professors Deborah Gray White and Mia Elisabeth Bay, Project Directors, Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 88 College Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901. Agricultural History presents the Everett E. Edwards Award to the graduate student who submits the best manuscript to the journal during the calendar year. The award includes a $200 honorarium and publication of the manuscript. Graduate students are encouraged to submit their work on any agricultural or rural history topic to: R. Douglas Hurt, editor, Agricultural History, 618 Ross Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011. Deadline is December 31, 1997. The Agricultural History Society awards the Theodore Saloutos Memorial Award to the author who publishes the best book in U.S. agricultural history, broadly conceived, during the calendar year. Nominations for this $500 award should be sent to: R. Douglas Hurt, Center for Agricultural History, 618 Ross Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011. Deadline is December 31, 1997. The Institute of American Cultures, UCLA, offers fellowships to postdoctoral scholars in support of research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, or Chicanas/os. Awards range from $23,000 to $28,000 per year plus health benefits and up to $3,000 in research support. Contact: Institute of American Cultures, 1237 Murphy Hall, Box 951419, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1419; (310) 206-2557; http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/iacweb/iachome.htm Deadline is December 31, 1997. Yale University offers an interdisciplinary Program in Agrarian Studies that will award four to six Postdoctoral Fellowships tenable from September 1998 - May 1999. 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. Deadline is January 2, 1998. Contact: James C. Scott, Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University, Box 208300, New Haven CT 06520-8300; fax (203) 432-5036. The Ford Foundation has announced approximately twenty-five postdoctoral fellowships available to minorities. Awards are made for postdoctoral research in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences, or for interdisciplinary programs composed of two or more eligible disciplines. Deadline is January 5, 1998. For more information see the National Research Council home page: http://fellowships.nas.edu The University of Oklahoma announces a junior- or senior-level Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science for the 1998-1999 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. Deadline is January 10, 1998. Contact: Dr. Katherine Pandora, Department of History of Science, The University of Oklahoma, 601 Elm, Rm. 622, Norman, OK 73019-0315; (405) 325-3427; fax (405) 325-2363; kpandora@ou.edu The John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, will award approximately twenty Research Fellowships for the year June, 1 1998 - May 31, 1999. Both short- and long-term fellowships are available. The short-term fellowships are available for periods of two to four months and carry a stipend of $1,000 per month. These fellowships are open to those engaged in pre- or post-doctoral, or independent, research. Graduate students must have passed their preliminary or general examinations at the time of application. Long-term fellowships are for five months with a stipend of $13, 375. Applicants must be American citizens or have been resident in the United States for the three years immediately preceding the fellowship. Graduate students are not eligible for long-term fellowships. Applications may be obtained from the Director, John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912 or requested by e-mail at JCBL_Fellowships@Brown.edu Deadline is January 15, 1998. The Louisiana Historical Association announces the 1997 competition for the best graduate-level unpublished article-length essay on Louisiana or a related topic. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited graduate program at the M.A. or Ph. D. levels. The essay must be based on original research. A cash prize of $300 will be awarded at the annual meeting of the LHA, March 12-14, 1998. Deadline is January 15, 1998 and should be submitted in triplicate to Mr. Glen R. Conrad, Secretary/Treasurer, Louisiana Historical Association, Box 42808, Lafayette, Louisiana 70504-2808. The Missouri Conference on History seeks nominations for its 1998 book and article prizes. The book award will be given to the best volume on any historical topic written by a Missouri resident and published during 1997. Articles eligible for nomination must relate to a Missouri history topic and have been published during 1997. Deadline is January 15, 1998. Three copies of each nominated book or article should be sent to James W. Goodrich, Executive Director, State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, MO 65201-7298. The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, welcomes applications for two grants. The first is the Clements Research Fellowship in Southwest Studies, in any field in the humanities or social sciences from individuals doing research on Southwestern America. The second is the Summerlee Research Fellowship, specifically in the field of Texas History. Fellowship holders would be expected to spend the 1998-99 academic year at SMU as research fellows of the Clements Center. The Fellowships are designed to provide time for senior or junior scholars to bring book length manuscripts to completion. The Research Fellows will each be expected to teach one course during the two semester duration of the fellowship and participate in Center activities. Each fellow will be given a stipend of $30,000, health benefits, a modest allowance for research and travel expenses, and support for publication of their book. Applicants should send a c.v., a description of their research project, a sample chapter or extract, and three letters of reference from persons who can assess the significance of the proposal and the scholarship record of the proposer. Send applications to: David J. Webber, Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Dept. of History, SMU, Dallas, TX 75275-0176. Deadline is January 15, 1998. The Filson Club Historical Society is pleased to announce the creation of The Filson Fellows program. The program encourages the scholarly use of The Filson Club's collections, which are especially strong for the frontier, antebellum, and Civil War eras of Kentucky's history. Full-time university history faculty and doctoral students outside Kentucky are eligible for a $400 stipend for a one-week fellowship period. Partial support is available for scholars living in Kentucky. Deadline is January 31, 1998. Please send all application material to Filson Fellows Committee c/o Dr. Nelson L. Dawson, Director of Publications, The Filson Club, 1310 S. Third Street, Louisville, KY 40208. Contact: (502) 635-5083; Dawson@aye.net The Friends of New Netherland offers the Hendricks Manuscript Award, an annual prize of $1,000, for the best published or unpublished manuscript focusing on any aspect of the Dutch colonial experience in North America. Works of fiction and works of article length are not eligible. Three ribbon copies or clear, readable photocopies and a letter of intent should be sent 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. Deadline is February 1, 1998. The Library Company of Philadelphia has announced 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 18th and 19th centuries. The fellowship program supports both post-doctoral and dissertation research. The project proposal should demonstrate that the Library Company has primary sources central to the research topic. Candidates are encouraged to inquire about the appropriateness of a proposed topic before applying. The fellowships are tenable for one month at any time from June 1998 to May 1999. The stipend is $1,400. International applications are especially encouraged. Deadline is February 1, 1998. To apply please send four copies each of a c.v., a two- to four-page description of the proposed project, and a single letter of reference to: James Green, Assistant Librarian, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107; (215) 546-3181; fax (215) 546-5167; jgreen@worldlynx.net The Museum of the Confederacy invites nominations for its 27th annual book awards competition. The Jefferson Davis Award is presented annually for the best book-length narrative relating to the Civil War. Deadline is February 1, 1998. The Founders Award is presented biennially for documentary editing. Entries must be submitted by February 1, 1999. Contact Dr. John M. Coski, Historian, The Museum of the Confederacy, 1201 E. Clay St., Richmond, VA 23219; (804) 649-1861 x27; library@MOC.org The U. S. Army Center of Military History invites civilian graduate students to apply for two Dissertation Fellowships. These fellowships carry an $8,000 stipend and access to the center's facilities and technical expertise. Applications may be obtained from the head of your History Department, Financial Aid Office, or from the Executive Secretary, Dissertation Fellowship Committee, U. S. Army Center of Military History, 1099 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3402; (202) 761-5402/5364. Deadline is February 1, 1998. The Quaker Collection of Haverford College has announced the availability of three Guest Fellowships for one month of research. Each of these fellowships is worth $1,500 and are available for pre- or post-graduate work for any month between July 1, 1998 and January 29, 1999. Deadline is February 2, 1998. Contact: Ann W. Upton, Quaker Collection, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041; (610) 896-1161; fax (610) 896-1102. Radcliffe College announces programs of honorary visiting appointments, research support grants, and dissertation grants at its Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Honorary Visiting Scholars will be expected to spend time working at the Library and will give a colloquium or other public presentation during the term of her or his appointment. Research Support Grants are awarded to faculty and independent scholars. Awards range for $100 to $2,000 and will be made to scholars who have completed a doctoral degree at least a year before the time of application, or who have equivalent research and writing experience. Doctoral Dissertation Grants are awarded to support graduate students using the holdings of the Schlesinger Library. The program will award two or more grants of up to $1,500. Applicants must be enrolled in a doctoral program in a relevant field, have completed their course work toward the doctoral degree, and have an approved dissertation topic by the time of application submission. Deadline for all programs is February 2, 1998. Priority will be given to projects that require access to materials that can be used only at the library. Contact: Grants Administrator, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. The Architect of the Capitol invites applications for the thirteenth year of the United States Capitol Historical Society Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support research and publication on the history of the art and architecture of the United States Capitol and related buildings. Graduate students and scholars may apply for periods ranging from one month to one year; the stipend in $1,500 per month. Deadline is February 15, 1998. Contact: Dr. Barbara Wolanin, Curator, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, DC 20515; (202) 228-1222. The Columbia University Oral History Research Office seeks two annual fellows, as well as two shorter term fellows of six months or less. Applications will be accepted from individuals working in fields related to oral history who have a sustained interest in questions of reflexivity, methodology, and interpretation. Deadline is February 15, 1998. Contact: Mary Marshall Clark and Ronald J. Grele, Oral History Research Office, Box 20, Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027; (212) 854-2273; fax (212) 854-5378; www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/oral/ The Missouri Historical Society announces its 1998 research fellowship. Fellows may participate in an oral history study of African American history. Length, one to three months; stipend, $1,700/month. Deadline is February 28, 1998. Contact MHS Research Division, Box 11940, St. Louis, MO 63112. The American Association for the History of Medicine invites graduate students to enter the Shryock Medal Essay Contest. The award is given for an outstanding, unpublished essay on any topic in the history of medicine. The essay must be the result of original research or show an unusual appreciation and understanding of problems in the history of medicine. Deadline is March 1, 1998. Contact: Arleen Tuchman, Ph.D., History Department, Vanderbilt University, Box 1652-B, Nashville, TN 37235. The American Numismatic Society has announced fellowships and funding in support of the study of numismatics. Through the Donald Groves Fund, the Society seeks to promote publication in the field of early American numismatics involving material dating no later than 1800. Funding is available for travel and other expenses in association with research as well as for publication costs. The Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship was created in 1985 to support work and the study of numismatic and museum methodology at the Society. Applicants must have the B.A. or the equivalent; the stipend will vary with the term of tenure but will not exceed $2,000. The Society will also award a Fellowship of $3,500 to a graduate student in the fields of the humanities or the social sciences who will have completed the general examinations for the doctorate, will be writing a dissertation during the academic year 1998-99 on a topic in which the use of numismatic evidence plays a significant role, and who has attended one of the society's graduate seminars prior to the time of application. Deadline for all is March 1, 1998. Contact the American Numismatic Society, Broadway at 155th Street, New York, NY 10032. The American Numismatic Society will hold its Forty-sixth Graduate Seminar in Numismatics June 17 - August 15, 1998. The seminar is an intensive program of study including lectures and conferences conducted by specialists in various fields, preparation and oral delivery of a paper on a topic of the student's choice, and actual contact with the coinages related to that topic. Applications are accepted from students who will have completed at least one year of graduate work in classical studies, history, economic history, or related disciplines. Applications are also accepted from junior faculty members with an advanced degree in one of these fields. Deadline is March 1, 1998. Contact the American Numismatic Society, Broadway at 155th Street, New York, NY 10032. The Center for the Study of New England History will offer approximately sixteen short-term research fellowships in 1998. Each grant will provide a stipend of $1,500 for four weeks of research at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Awards are open to independent scholars, advanced graduate students, and holders of the Ph.D. or the equivalent, with candidates who live fifty or more miles from Boston receiving preference. Deadline is March 1, 1998. Contact: Len Travers, Assistant Director, Center for the Study of New England History, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215; (617) 536-1608. The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication announces that it will award a $500 prize to the author of the best essay or article in communication published in 1997. Book Chapters in edited editions also may be nominated. Nominations, including one copy of the entry, should be sent by March 1, 1998, to Prof. Karen K List, Department of Journalism, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003. The International Center for Jefferson Studies, Charlottesville, Virginia, is pleased to announce a Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation program of residential fellowships and travel grants. They are open to all scholars working on Jefferson or Jefferson-related projects. Fellowships are awarded for one-month's residency at the International Center and may include lodging. Travel grants are available on a limited basis for scholars and teachers wishing to make short term visits to Monticello for research or educational projects. Deadline for both is March 1, 1998. Applications should include a succinct description of the applicant project, a current c.v., and the names and addresses of three references. Send applications to: Douglas L. Wilson, Saunders Director, International Center for Jefferson Studies, Monticello, Box 316, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902. The 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. Deadline is March 1, 1998. Contact: James Madison Fellowship Program, Box 4030, Iowa City, Iowa 52243-4030; (800) 525-6928; fax (319) 337-1204; Recogprog@act.org; http://www.jamesmadison.com The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering teachers opportunities to study humanities topics in a variety of Summer Seminars and Summer Institutes. All teachers selected to participate in a seminar or institute will be awarded a stipend. The amount of the stipend will depend on the length of the seminar or institute. Contact: National Endowment for the Humanities' Seminars and Institutes Program; (202) 606-8463; research@neh.fed.us The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities is accepting applications for its NEH Summer Institute for College Teachers. The subject will be "Roots: The African Background of American Culture through the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade" and will be held at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities from June 8-July 3, 1998. Participants will include 25 full- or part-time undergraduate teachers. Co-directors are Jerome S. Handler (Anthropology) and Joseph C. Miller (History). Contact web site: www.virginia.edu/vfh/roots.nehinst or Handler at the VFH, 145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903-4629; (804) 924-3296; fax (804) 286-4714; jh3v@virginia.edu Deadline is March 2, 1998; notification by April. Monticello, Stratford Hall Plantation, and the University of Virginia are sponsoring a summer seminar on "Leadership in Revolutionary America," June 21- July 10, 1998. Principal "classrooms" will be Jefferson's Monticello and the Lees' Stratford Hall Plantation, but many historic sites will be visited. The program is open to social studies teachers grades K-12 who are active full-time in the classroom. Six semester graduate credits from the University of Virginia will be conferred upon successful completion of the seminar. Included are free room, board and textbooks, plus generous travel grants. Deadline is March 9, 1998. An application can be downloaded from our website at www.stratfordhall.org Contact: Summer Seminar Staff, Stratford Hall Plantation, Stratford, Virginia 22558; (804) 493-8572; fax (804) 493-8006; shpedu@stratfordhall.org The Early American Industries Association announce for 1998 an increase for 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. The number and amount of each grant is to be given at the discretion of the committee, with no one award to exceed $2,000. Deadline is March 15, 1998. Contact: Justine J. Mataleno, Coordinator, 1324 Shallcross Ave., Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 652-7297. The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies announces an annual fellowship to encourage broader and more intensive use of the special collections at DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. The Clements-DeGolyer Library Fellowship is awarded to facilitate scholarly research on any aspect of the Southwest experience. The fellowship includes a stipend of $1,000 to assist in the cost of living away from home, travel, and research materials. Applicants should live outside of Dallas and Fortworth metropolitan area. Deadline is March 15, 1998 and must include an outline of the project, a c.v., and two letters of reference from persons who can assess the significance of the project and the scholarship record of the applicant. Contact: Jane Elder, Associate Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0176; (214) 768-3684; fax (214) 768-3684; swcenter@mail.smu.com Stratford Hall Plantation and Virginia Commonwealth University are sponsoring a two-week Seminar on Slavery, July 19-31, 1998. The program is open to secondary school teachers of history and social studies who are employed full-time in the classroom. Three semester hours of graduate credit in history will be awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University upon successful completion of the seminar. Included are free room, board, and all course materials. Participants will receive a stipend after their arrival. Deadline is March 23, 1998. Contact Slavery Seminar Staff, Stratford Hall Plantation, Stratford, Virginia 22558; (804) 493-8572; fax (804) 493-8006; shpedu@stratfordhall.org The Oral History Association, Baylor University, invites applications for three awards for 1998. Awards will be given for a published article or essay that uses oral history, for a completed oral history project, and to a postsecondary educator who has made outstanding use of oral history in the classroom. The Association welcomes entries and nominations from all who practice oral history. For guidelines and submission information, write Oral History Association, Baylor University, Box 97234, Waco TX 76798-7234; OHA_Support@Baylor.edu http://www.baylor.edu/~OHA/ Deadline is April 1, 1998. The Institute of United States Studies, University of London, invites applications for their 1998-99 John Adams Fellowships. Research at the Institute may include any scholarly work in the traditional humanities or social science disciplines with a focus on American Studies. Deadline is May 1, 1998. Contact The Programme Officer: abrooke@sas.ac.uk . The Virginia Social Science Association will hold its annual meeting on March 20-21, 1998 at Bridgewater College. The program will include two history sessions, one on colonial Virginia and the other on post-Revolutionary Virginia. Contact: Chuck Carey, Central Virginia Community College, 3506 Wards Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502 (colonial) or Barry Westin, Department of History, University of Richmond; WESTIN@URICH.EDU (post-Revolutionary). The Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums Conference will be held June 21-25, 1998. This conference will address both the minutiae and rhythms of daily life that concern our living history sites and agricultural museums. The Association is looking for quality papers for presentations, panels, or workshops. Proposals should include a one-page summary of each presentation and a resume for each presenter. Presenters are expected to submit their presentation in written form prior to the conference. Selected papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Deadline is November 28, 1997. Please forward submissions to: Cathy Blackbourn, Joseph Schneider Haus Museum, 466 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1W7; (519) 742-7752; fax (519) 742-0089. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville invites proposals for papers to be given at an interdisciplinary conference on April 8-10, 1998. Paper proposals in all disciplines which investigate the African American experience in Illinois are welcomed. Please include a 1-2 page c.v. and a 2-3 page prospectus. Deadline is November 30, 1997. The planning committee also invites papers for a panel composed of master's and doctoral candidates. Submit a completed paper, c.v., and a letter of recommendation from the thesis or dissertation advisor. The winning entrant will receive a cash award of $500. Deadline is February 1, 1998. Send proposals and papers to African Americans in Illinois History Conference, Department of Historical Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1454. Contact: Shirley J. Portwood; (618) 692-3962; sportwo@siue.edu or Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua; (618) 692-2724; schajua@siue.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. The American Studies Association will be holding their annual meeting November 19-22, 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The deadline to request guideline for submissions of possible panels or papers for this meeting is December 1, 1997. Contact: 1998 ASA Program Committee, 1120 19th Street, N.W., Suite #301, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 467-4783; fax (202) 467-4786; pp001366@mindspring.com The Missouri Conference in History invites submission of papers and paper sessions, particularly those that trace changes and trends in the study and writing of all facets of history during the twentieth century. Papers focused on other local, regional, national, and international topics are also welcome. Deadline is December 1, 1997. Send a one-page abstract and a brief c.v. to Lynn Wolf Gentzler, Associate Director, State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, MO 65201-7298. The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University announces a conference to celebrate the centennial of Paul Robeson's birth, the premier African-American artist, athlete, and activist on February 28, 1998. The conference will feature the New York City Labor Chorus and a revival of Earl Robinson's opus: "The Ballad for Americans." Papers should focus on the multi-dimensional facets of Robeson's life. A letter of interest is required by December 15, 1997. Completed papers should be submitted by January 15, 1998. A select group of papers will be published. Contact Professor Joe Dorinson, Department of History, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus, University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5372; (718) 488-1191; fax (718) 448-1086; jdorinso@hornet.liunet.edu The Council on America's Military Past requests papers for its 32nd Annual Military History Conference May 6-10, 1998, in Lexington, Kentucky. The emphasis of the papers should be the opening of the West, the military in the Old Northwest Territory, and conflicts from the French and Indian War through the Civil War. Deadline is December 15, 1997. Send topic for twenty minute talk to: CAMP '98 Conference Papers, Box 1151, Fort Myer, VA 22211-1151. Contact: (703) 912-6124; fax (703) 912-5666. The German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C., requests proposals for its conference entitled "America's War and the World: Vietnam in International and Comparative Perspectives" to be held November 19-22, 1998. Younger scholars and colleagues from Asia are encouraged to submit proposals. Preference will be given to papers that include comparative aspects. Proposals should include a short abstract (no more than two pages), a brief c.v., and, if available, a list of publications. Send proposals by December 15, 1997 to: Vietnam Conference, German Historical Institute, 1607 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009; (202) 387-3355; fax (202) 483-3430. 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. Deadline is December 15, 1997. 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 . The Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies invites submissions for its annual article competition. An award of $250 will be given for the best article on an eighteenth-century subject published in a scholarly journal, annual or collection between September 1, 1996 and August 31, 1997. Authors must be members of the organization and can be submitted by others acting in his/her behalf. Send articles in triplicate, postmarked by December 31, 1997 to: Charles M. Carroll, 1701 80th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710-3703. The American Society for Legal History requests proposals for panels and papers for its meeting to be held October 22-24, 1998, in Seattle, Washington. Deadline is January 15, 1998. Proposals for complete panels are preferred. Proposals should include a statement of the common issues raised by the panel (amounting to no more than 500 words) as well as an abstract of each paper (amounting to no more than 250 words). Send panel proposals together with the c.v.s and e-mail addresses of each participant to Daniel R. Ernst, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001; (202) 662-9475; fax (202) 662-9444; ernst@law.georgetown.edu E-mail submissions of panel proposals and paper abstracts are preferred. The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University announces a conference to celebrate the centennial of the 1898 consolidation of New York and Brooklyn on October 21-23, 1998. Proposals for papers and videos should focus on Brooklyn as part of New York City or as a distinct place spanning diverse cultures. A letter of intent is requested by January 15, 1998. Deadline for submission of completed papers is May 15, 1998. Please do not submit previously published material. A select group of papers will be published. Contact Professor Joe Dorinson, Department of History or Professor Jose Sanchez, Department of Urban Studies, Long Island University, University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5372; (718) 488-1057; fax (718) 488-1086; jdorinso@hornet.liunet.edu jsanchez@hornet.liunet.edu The Florida Historical Society requests papers on "The Spanish American War: A Centennial Observance, 1898-1998" for its annual meeting to be held May 28-30, 1998. Deadline is January 15, 1998. Send a brief synopsis of no more than 500 words with a c.v. to: Dr. Raymond Arsenault, Department of History, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Individual papers and panels accepted. Please include audio-visual requirements, if any. Specify which date (Friday or Saturday) best suits your travel plans. The Lewis Wilson Institute and David du Plessis Archive invite papers on the theme "Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in California: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives" for their conference to be held October 9-10, 1998. Papers on all aspects of the history, theology, sociology, and culture of the Pentecostal and charismatic traditions in California are encouraged, as are papers on the interface among these and other religious traditions. Deadline is January 15, 1998. Send two copies of an abstract to Kate McGinn, Fuller Theological Seminary, 135 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91182; (626) 584-5311; kmcginn@fuller.edu The New England Historical Association welcomes papers and proposals for its meeting to be held April 17-18, 1998 at University of Vermont. Deadline is January 15, 1998. 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 Pennsylvania History Association invites proposals for papers and sessions for its annual meeting to be held October 16-17 at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. The theme will be "Regionalism and Pennsylvania History." Papers and panels that look at the state in regional context are especially encouraged, but proposals on all topics will be considered. Send one-page proposals and short c.v. by January 15, 1998 to PHA Program Committee, History Department, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 18104. Questions to: Sally Griffith at (610) 853-3146; sgrifft@philly.infi.net The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic is accepting proposals for its annual meeting at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from July 16-19, 1998. The theme of the conference will be "The Invention of American Nationalism(s)." This theme is not exclusive to the topics of proposals. Single paper and session proposals (two papers per session) are due by January 15, 1998 to: Jack Rakove, SHEAR Program Chair, Department of History, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2024; (415) 723-4514; fax (415) 725-0597; rakove@leland.stanford.edu The World History Association invites proposals for its seventh international meeting to be held June 19-22, 1998 at Colorado State University. The theme of this meeting is "World History: Teaching for the 21st Century." Deadline is January 15, 1998. Contact: Matthew Downey, Program Chair, Institute for History & Social Science Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80639; mtdowne@bentley.univnorthco.edu The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library invites proposals for the conference, "New Technologies and Art in the Twentieth Century," to be held October 30, 1998. Proposals should provide a historical and contextual perspective on artistic uses of new materials, the appropriation of machines in art, and electronic media. Papers on representations of technology in art are discouraged. Funds may be available to support travel to the conference by speakers. Deadline is March 2, 1998. Proposal should include an abstract of no more than 500 words and a brief c.v. Contact: Dr. Roger Horowitz, Associate Director, Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society Hagley Museum and Library, Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; fax (302) 655-3188; rh@udel.edu The Illinois History Symposium Committee invites proposals for the next symposium to be held in Springfield on December 4-5, 1998. Papers on any aspect of the state's history, culture, politics, geography, literature, archaeology, and related fields as well as cognate subjects such as archives, historic sites, and museums in Illinois are encouraged. Proposals should include a summary of the topic and a one-page resume of the participant. The summary should specify the major primary and secondary sources used in the research. Deadline is March 23, 1998. Proposals should be sent to Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1 Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL 62701-1507; (217) 782-2118; fax (217) 785-7937; tschwart@hpa084r1.state.il.us The American Journalism Historians Association requests research papers and panel proposals for its 1998 annual convention in Louisville on October 22-24. Papers and panels may deal with any facet of media history. They should not have been submitted to or accepted by another local, regional or national conference, convention or publication. Research papers should not exceed twenty-five double-spaced pages, including references. Each should include a cover sheet indicating the paper's title, the author's name and address, and the author's institutional affiliation as well as the author's position at that institution. Four copies of a paper and four single-page abstracts should be submitted along with a stamped, self-addressed postcard for notification of receipt. Panel proposals should include a brief description of the topic, the names of the moderator and participants, and a brief summary of each participant's presentation. Research papers should be sent to: Patrick S. Washburn, School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701. Panel proposals should be sent to: Tracy Gottlieb, Department of Communication, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079. Deadline is May 1, 1998. The League of World War I Aviation Historians is sponsoring a student paper competition open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at accredited institutions during the 1997-1998 academic year. Monetary prizes will be awarded for the best original paper on any aspect of aviation during the 1914-1918 War. Papers should be at least 10 typed pages in length and must be submitted double-spaced in manuscript form on white 20# paper, 8.5"x11" in size. Bibliography and source notes are to be placed on separate pages at the end of the manuscript and are to be in a format according to the style guide of your institution. Each submittal is to include a reference to the academic institution in which the author is enrolled. Entries must be received by May 31, 1998 and shall be addressed to Mr. Noel Shirley, 727 Swanswood Court, San Jose, CA 95120. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress will commemorate the centennial of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress as the subject of the Society's 1997 annual conference on the art and architectural history of the U.S. Capitol. The conference, to be held November 14, 1997, will examine the history, architecture, and art of the Jefferson Building. Registration for the conference is required. Contact: U.S. Capitol Historical Society at (202) 543-8919. The John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization, Brown University, is pleased to announce that it will host a conference titled "Rhode Island Reconsidered," to be held November 14-15, 1997. The purpose of the conference is to explore how recent scholarship has challenged common perceptions of Rhode Island's place in regional and national history. Open to all, free of charge, this conference requires pre-registration. It is expected that this conference will be accepted as certifiable in-service training for secondary school teachers. Contact: Conference Coordinator, John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization, Box 1880, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912; (401) 272-0357; fax (401) 272-1930. The Georgia Historical Society will sponsor a lecture entitled "The Rise and Fall of King Cotton" by Dr. Jonathan Bryant, Georgia Southern University, on November 20, 1997. This lecture will take place in the Library at Hodgson Hall, 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia and is free and open to the public. Contact: (912) 651-2125. The Cincinnati Seminar on the City will be holding a lecture on January 14, 1998, given by Karen Benedict, an archival consultant from Columbus Ohio, entitled, "Archives and the City." The lecture will take place at the Cincinnati Historical Society in the Cincinnati Museum Center. 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 February 11, 1998, given by Judith Sealander from Bowling Green State University. The lecture will be entitled, "Recreation and The City." The lecture will take place at the Cincinnati Historical Society in the Cincinnati Museum Center. Contact: Geoffrey Gigierano, Cincinnati Historical Society, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203; (515) 287-7093. The Great Lakes American Studies Association has announced that its annual meeting will be held March 6-7, 1998 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The theme of the 1998 conference will be Landscape/Memory/Identity. Contact: Marjorie McLellan; (513) 529-1850; mclellm@muohio.edu The Cincinnati Seminar on the City will be holding a lecture given by Jay P. Dolan of the University of Notre Dame on March 11, 1998. The lecture will be entitled, "Religion and the City." The lecture will take place at the Cincinnati Historical Society in the Cincinnati Museum Center. Contact: Geoffrey Gigierano, Cincinnati Historical Society, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203; (515) 287-7093. Point of View and the Center for Afroamerican & African Studies will be hosting a meeting entitled "'The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual' Past, Present, & Future: A Conference in Tribute to Harold Cruse" on March 13-14, 1998 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Contact: Point of View, c/o Center for Afroamerican & African Studies, 200 West Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1092; (313) 764-5513; fax (313) 763-0543; cruseconf@umich.edu The Cincinnati Seminar on the City will be holding a lecture on April 8, 1998. The lecture will be given by Charles P. Korr of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and will be entitled, "Baseball and the City." The lecture will take place at the Cincinnati Historical Society in the Cincinnati Museum Center. Contact: Geoffrey Gigierano, Cincinnati Historical Society, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203; (515) 287-7093. The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation will sponsor lectures, small group conversations, and tours investigating Thomas Jefferson's 1786 visit to England, April 13-19, 1998 at Trinity College, Oxford, England. Contact Tom Dowd, U.Va. Continuing Education; (800) 346-3882 or tsd3r@virginia.edu The National Council on Public History will hold its 1998 meeting in Austin, Texas, April 15-19. The themes of the meeting include the international practice of public history, the ways in which the practice of public history includes multicultural perspectives, and the interactions of various disciplines in public practice. Contact: Carl Phagan and Kris Mitchell, Batelle Pantex, Box 30020, Building 12-2B, Amarillo, Texas 79120-0020; KMITCHEL1@pantex.com The Siena College Multidisciplinary Conference on "Theodore Roosevelt and the Dawn of the American Century" will be held on April 18-19, 1998. This conference will include papers on literature, art, education, Pragmatism, Progressivism, muckraking, military and naval history, American expansionism and exceptionalism, urban expansion and reform, immigration, and religion. Contact: Thomas O. Kelly, II, Department of History, Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211-1462; (515) 783-2512; fax (518) 786-5052; kelly@siena.edu The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture will hold its fourth annual conference June 5-7, 1998. The meeting will take place at the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Institute's field of interest encompasses all aspects of the lives of North America's indigenous and immigrant peoples during the colonial, Revolutionary, and early national periods of the United States, and the related histories of Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, the British Isles, Europe, and Africa from the sixteenth century to approximately 1815. Contact: Professor Richard D. Brown, Program Chair, Fourth Annual OIEACH Conference, Department of History, U-103, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06268-2103. The University of Virginia has announced "The Jefferson Symposium: Thomas Jefferson and the Adams Family" will be held June 17-20, 1998 in Charlottesville, Virginia. This symposium will explore the long and complex relationship between Jefferson and John Adams and his extended family. Contact Tom Dowd, U.Va. Continuing Education; (800) 346-3882 or tsd3r@virginia.edu The University of Virginia will sponsor a conference entitled "Rethinking United States History," June 26-29, 1998 to be held at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Major events of U.S. history will be discussed as they relate to the broad historical constructs of nation, region, gender, race, ethnicity, and class. Contact: Marilyn Roselius, UVA Global Studies; (804) 982-5276 or mjm6h@virginia.edu The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has announced that the fourth annual Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conferences for Educators will be held July 12-14, 1998 or July 19-21, 1998. Middle and high school educators, with five or fewer years teaching the Holocaust, are invited to apply to attend one of these conferences. Museum educators and scholars will share rationales, strategies, and approaches for presenting this complex topic to students. Seminar sessions will emphasize planning and implementing units of study for teaching about the Holocaust in middle and high schools. Applications will be available in mid-January. The application deadline is March 11, 1998. Contact: Sylvia Kay, Conference Coordinator, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2150; (202) 488-2639; fax (202) 314-7888; skay@ushmm.org The Library of Congress will display George Washington's commission as "commander-in-chief of the army of the United Colonies" for three months beginning November 22, 1997. The 1775 commission is part of "American Treasures of the Library of Congress," a permanent, rotating exhibition of the rarest and most significant items in the Library relating to America's past. Groups of 10 or more are requested to call the Visitor Services Office at (202) 707-9779 to arrange a tour. For recorded information about the exhibition, call (202) 707-3834, (202) 707-6200 TTY. The commission can also be viewed from the Library's World Wide Web site at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures The University of Louisville School of Education invites nominations for the 1998 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education. The award and accompanying cash prize of $150,000 will be given to the author(s) of a work of outstanding educational achievement published in the recent past that is judged to have the most potential for worldwide impact. To be considered, a nomination letter and all supporting materials for the nomination (including a signed Nominee Form, six copies of the work, and six copies of the nominee's c.v. or resume) must reach the University of Louisville by December 1, 1997. Contact: (502) 852- 6411; fax (502) 852-1464; edgaward01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu; http://www.louisville.edu/ur/onpi/grawemeyer/graweduc.html The Midwestern American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies will hold its annual meeting at Mackinaw City, MI, October 8-10, 1998. The theme is Cultural Crossroads. The deadline for panel proposals is December 20, 1997; the deadline for paper proposals is April 1, 1998. Contact: Cinda May, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405; cindamay@indiana.edu The Five College Women's Studies Research Center invites applications for its Research Associate positions for 1998-99 from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as from artists, community organizers, and political activists, both local and inte rnational. Affiliation with a women's studies program is not necessary although your project must be centrally focused on women. Deadline is February 10, 1998. Contact the Center, Dickinson House, Box AH, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-6406; (413) 538-2022; fax (413) 538-2082; fcwsrc@persephone.hampshire.edu The Modern Language Association of America has announced the descriptions and requirements for the MLA book prizes to be awarded in 1998. The deadline for the 1997 Lowell Prize is March 1, 1998; for all others, it is May 1, 1998. No book may compete for more than one MLA prize. The cash awards for all MLA book prizes are $1,000 each. For detailed information about specific prizes, write or call the Office of Special Projects, MLA, 10 Astor Place, New York, NY 10003-6981; (212) 614-6406; fax (212) 477-9863; awards@mla.org
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