Ronald H. Bayor and Timothy Meagher have won the American Conference for Irish Studies' James S. Donnelly, Sr. prize for best book in history and social science for their co-edited book, The New York Irish.

Lisa Krissoff Boehm, Indiana Universiy, gave a paper entitled "A century of Progress and Popular Perceptions of Chicago," at the annual meetion of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Associasion in Orlando, Florida. An article of the same name has been accepted for publication by Chicago History.

Jeffrey Bolster, University of New Hampshire, presented "Black Jack: African-American Seamen in the Age of Sail" at the Maine Historical Society. The lecture, based upon Bolster's award winning book of the same title, brought the Society's series on the Civil War to an end with a discussion of the participation of African-American men in maritime history. The lecture was followed by a book signing.

Bradely G. Bond, University of Southern Mississippi, has recently been awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History for his book Political Culture in the Nineteenth Century South: Mississippi, 1830-1900.

Tim Borden, Indiana University, has been awarded publication by the Northwest Ohio Quarterly for his paper "Labor's Day: Working-class Commemoration in Depression-era Toledo." His work will appear in the Winter 1998 edition of the Quarterly. His review essay, "Exploring Toledo's Ethnic History: WGTE's Cornerstones Series" will also appear in an upcoming edition of the Quarterly.

Holly Brewer, North Carolina State University, Assistant Professor of History, has been awarded best article published in the William and Mary Quarterly in 1997 for her article, "Entailing Aristocracy in Colonial Virginia: `Ancient Feudal Restraints' and Revolutionary Reform." Brewer's article was selected by the editors of the Quarterly. The National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars presented the award. Brewer's article has also been awarded the 1998 James L. Clifford Prize by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Nicholas C. Burkel, Marquette University, has been awarded tenure as associate professor in the History Department. As Dean of Libraries, his newly appointed title, Burckel will have a major responsibility for coordinating the University's commitment to constructing the Rev. John P. Raynor Library, a new $50,000,000 facility on the Milwaukee campus.

John Cimprich, Thomas More College, received the 1997 Faculty Advisor Research Grant in History from Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society for his project on Fort Pillow during the Civil War. Mary Maples Dunn, Foundation Director of the Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, will serve as the representative for the American Historical Association for the next four years.

Stephanie Dyer, University of Pennsylvania, was recently awarded the 1998 Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation Fellowship in Business, Technology, and Society by the Hagley Museum and Library.

James P. Fadely, St. Richard's School and Indiana University-Indianapolis, has had his book, Thomas Taggart: Public Servant, Political Boss, 1856-1929, published by the Indiana Historical Society.

Arnita A. Jones, executive director of the Organization of American Historians, presented the keynote speech for the Fifth Annual New Jersey History Issues Convention. Life After the Task Force on New Jersey History: What Happens Now? was the title of the convention.

William B. Jordan held a lecture and book signing for his latest book, The Civil War Journals of John Mead Gould: 1861-1866. Jordan spent nearly a year and a half transcribing the Civil War journals of this regimental historian. Jordan is a retired history professor from Westbrook College.

Peter B. Levy, York College, has recently had his guide, The Civil Rights Movement, published. Designed for secondary school and college student research, this guide provides clear analysis and reference components and is an outstanding introduction to the Civil Rights Movement.

John Logan, University of California, Davis, has been awarded a grant from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagely Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware, to support research for his work, "Defining Industrial Citizenship: The State and Workers' Rights in the U.S. and Canada, 1933-1948."

James Kirby Martin, University of Houston, has been named to the chaired position of Distinguished Professor of History.

Raymond Mohl was presented a certificate of appreciation by Erik Monkkonen at the annual dinner of the Urban History Association (UHA) for his work as former UHA president.

Susan Scott Parish, Stanford University doctoral candidate, is recipient of the 1997 Richard L. Morton Award of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture for a distinguished article by a graduate student in the William and Mary Quarterly. Her article, "The Female Opossum and the Nature of the New World" was chosen by the editors of the Quarterly.

Charles Piehl, Mankato State University, has received a Scholarship for Publication Grant from the Society for the Publication of American Modernists to support his work on Robert Gwathmey, 1903-1988.

Jonathan Rees, Whitman College, has been awarded a grant to support research for his work, "Managing the Mills: Labor Policy in the American Steel Industry During the Non-union Era," from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagely Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware.

Patrick Ryan, Case Western Reserve, has recently been awarded the first prize for best article in the history of the human sciences by the Forum for History of Human Sciences. His article, "Unnatural Selection: Intelligence Testing, Eugenics, and American Political Cultures," appeared in the Spring 1997 issue of the Journal of Social History.

Vincent P. De Santis, James G. Ryan and Leonard Schulp are compiling a new Gilded Age Bibliography, which will be published by Scholarly Resources.

Mart A. Stewart, Western Washington University, has been honored as the co-winner of the 1997 Malcolm and Muriel Bell Award for his book entitled "What Nature Suffers to Groe": Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680-1920.

Thomas R. Winpenny, Elizabethtown College, has won the Editors' Award for Exceptional Books for his 1996 book Without Fitting, Filing, or Chipping: An Illustrated History of the Phoenix Bridge Company. Winpenny's book was selected by the editors of the Business Library Review.

Clarence E. Wunderlin, Jr., Kent State University, is the project director and editor of The Papers of Robert A. Taft, a projected four-volume edition of the select correspondence, speeches, and documents of Robert A. Taft.

Julian Zelizer, University of Albany, has been awarded a grant to support research for his work, "Protecting the Purse: Fiscal Conservatism in an Age of Big Government, 1933-1996," from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagely Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware.

Awards Grants and Fellowships

The IEEE Life Members and the Society for the History of Technology seek nominations for the IEEE Life Member's Prize in Electrical History. This year's prize recognizes the best paper in electrical history published in 1997. Eligible papers must deal with the art or engineering aspects of electrotechnology and its practitioners and have been published in a learned journal or magazine. The prize consists of a cash award of $500 and a certificate. Contact: SHOT Secretary, Lindy Biggs at Department of History, 310 Thach Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5259; (334) 844-6645; fax (334) 844-6673; biggslb@mail.auburn.edu; www.auurn.edu/shot/.

The Hagely Museum and Library Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society offers a variety of grants and fellowship programs supporting scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences which utilize the Library's collections. Awards include: Grants-in-Aid, the Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation Fellowship, the Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship and the Hagely-Winterthus Fellowships in Arts and Industries. These awards support a range of researchers and scholars from the graduate to advanced research level and have various deadlines throughout the year. Contact: Dr. Phillip Scranton, Director, Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagely Museum and Library, PO Box 3630,Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400; fax (302) 655-3188; crl@udel.edu .

The Wolfsonian-Florida International University requests applications for its 1999 fellowship opportunities program. The program is designed to promote scholarly research in the decorative arts, design and architecture of the late 19th to mid-20th centuries and supports a wide-range of projects. Fellowships are offered for full-time research for a period of three to six weeks during to January-July academic term. Periodically a distinguished academic or curator is chosen from the applicant pool and invited to serve as Wolfsonian Scholar. The term of this appointment is three to six months. Fellowship grants are available and are based on individual need and the duration of the research. The Wolfsonian also offers honorary Associate Appointments for scholars who do not seek funding. Application deadline is May 31, 1998. Contact: The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139; (305) 535-2632; fax (305) 531-2133.

The Center for Louisiana Studies of the University of Southwestern Louisiana invites nominations for recipient of the James William Rivers Prize in Louisiana Studies. This prize honors persons who have contributed or rendered outstanding scholarly study, work, or teaching about Louisiana or its people. The winner will receive a cash reward of $1,000. Nominations should be made by June 1, 1998. Please send nominations to: James William Rivers Prize Committee, Center of Louisiana Studies, P.O. Box 40831, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504-0831; fax (318) 482-6028.

The College of Charleston's Program in the Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World is pleased to announce the establishment of a biennial prize for the best first book relating to any aspect of the history and life of the Carolina Lowcountry and/or the Atlantic World. The prize will carry a cash award of $1,000 and publication. Applicants should submit three copies of their manuscript. Deadline is June 1, 1998. Contact: Professors Brana-Shute and Sparks, Associate Directors, Program in the Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World, c/o History Department, College of Charleston, 66 George St., Charleston, SC 29424; (803) 953-5711; fax (803) 953-6349.

The Forum for History of Human Sciences is pleased to announce a non-monetary prize competition for best recent dissertation on some aspect of the history of the human sciences. The article must have been published within the past three years and relate to the history of the human sciences. Send three copies to the Forum's Corresponding Secretary: David A. Valone, Quinnipiac College, Box 77, 275 Mt. Carmel Ave., Hamden, CT 06518. Deadline is June 1, 1998.

The North East Popular Culture Association announces its annual book award competition. Publishers may nominate one book published in 1997 by an author who lives and/or works (or has done so in the past two years) in New York or New England. Monographs on any culture studies or pop culture topics that demonstrate outstanding scholarship, creativity and originality are eligible for this award to be presented at the annual NEPCA conference in Boston on November 7, 1998. Deadline is June 1, 1998. Contact the NEPCA Book Award Committee chair: Peter Holloran, pch@world.std.com.

The State Archives and Records Administration announces its eighth annual Student Research Awards to promote and recognize excellence in student research. The purpose of the award is to encourage students to explore the wealth of historical records available through various community resources. Three awards will be given to eligible students or students groups in grades 4-12. All entries must be the result of student research using historical records. Deadline is June 1, 1998. Contact: Julie Daniels, Student Research Awards, State Archives and Records Administration, 10A46 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230; (518) 473-8037; eszmyr@mail.nysed.gov

The Southern Association for Women Historians invites nominations for its annual A. Elizabeth Taylor Prize for 1998. The $100 prize is awarded for the best article on a topic in southern women's history published in either a journal or an anthology during the 1997 calendar year. Send nominations or submit three copies of the article to Professor Carol Berkin, Department of History, Box A-1610; Baruch College, 17 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Deadline is June 1, 1998.

The Walter W. Ristow Prize, awarded annually by the Washington Map Society, recognizes achievement in cartographic history and map librarianship. The competition is open to all full or part-time upper-level undergraduate, graduate or first-year postdoctoral students attending accredited colleges or universities. Deadline is June 1, 1998. Contact: Ed Redmond, Secretary, Washington Map Society, Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, DC 20540-4650.

The Western History Association offers an assortment of cash awards for graduate students, researchers and authors of both published books and articles. Student awards include: the Sara Jackson Award, which supports minority graduate research; the Western History Association Graduate Student Conference Scholarship, a pair of annual awards given to aid graduate students with the cost of attending the annual Western History Association conference; and the Walter Rundell Award, to be used to underwrite travel expenses to archives for dissertation work in Western History. Article awards are given to outstanding articles dealing with a variety of topics including: the history of Native Americans, the history of the Borderlands and the history of Western America. Deadline for student and article awards is July 31, 1998. Awards for books are given for published works dealing with Western American history. Deadline for book awards is June 1, 1998. Contact: Western History Association, University of New Mexico, 1080 Mesa Vista Hall, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-1181. (505) 277-5234; www.unm.edu/~wha

The Urban History Association is conducting its ninth annual round of prize competitions for scholarly distinction. The prize categories include best doctoral dissertation in urban history completed during 1997, best book in North American urban history published during 1997, and best journal article in urban history published during 1997. Deadline is June 15, 1998. For more information about submission procedures, contact: Professor Dorothy M. Schulz, Department of Law, John Jay College, CUNY, 899 10th Avenue, Room 422T, New York, NY 10019.

The William T. Grant Foundation invites researchers to apply for annual Faculty Scholars' Awards. Awards will be presented to up to five junior or pre-tenure investigators whose research contributes to understanding the development and well-being of children and adolescents. The awards support research spanning a five year period and total $250,000. Deadline is July 1, 1998. Contact: Faculty Scholars Program, William T. Grant Foundation, 570 Lexington Avenue, 18th floor, New York, NY 10022-6873.

The Montana Historical Society announces the 1998 competition for the Merill G. Burlingame-K. Ross Toole award. This award is given to the best unpublished article-length manuscript written by an undergraduate or graduate student on Montana or any western history topic. The award includes a plaque, cash award and publication of the article in Montana The Magazine of Western History. Deadline is July 17, 1998. Contact: Burlingame-Toole Award, Montana The Magazine of Western History, Montana Historical Society, PO Box 201201, 225 North Roberts Street, Helena, Montana 59620-1201.

The Council for International Exchange of Scholars announces the1999-2000 competition for Fulbright Awards for U.S. Faculty and Professionals. This competition is open to college and university faculty and professionals outside academe and provides opportunities for lecturing and advanced research in over 125 countries. U.S. citizenship and the Ph.D. or comparable professional qualification are required. University or college teaching experience is expected for lecturing awards. Deadline is August 1, 1998. Contact: USIA Fulbright Senior Scholar Program. Council for International Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Box GNEWS, Washington, DC 20008-3009.; (202) 686-7877; apprequest@cies.iie.org (application requests); www.cies.org

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. The fellows spend one month in the Washington D.C. area working full-time to complete their specific historical research project. Deadline is September 1, 1998. Contact: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Susan Rishworth, History Librarian/Archivist, 409 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2588; (202) 863-2578; fax (202) 484-1595; srishwor@acog.com

The Coordinating Council for Women in History and the Berkshire Conference of Women Historiansunvute applications for two $500 Graduate Student Awards to assist women graduate students in the completion of dissertation work. Deadline is September 15, 1998. Application may be downloaded from< www.plu.edu/~hamesgl/>. Contact: Professor Gina Hames, CCWH Awards Committee Chair, History Department, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447; hamesgl@plu.edu

The Gerald R. Ford Library is accepting applications for researchers in national politics, government, or related topics, especially in the 1970s, to apply for travel grants up to $2000 to use Gerald R. Ford Library collections. Deadlines are March 15 and September 15 of each year. Contact: Mr. Geir Gundersen, Grants Coordinator, Gerald R. Ford Library, 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; (734) 741-2218; fax (734)741-2341; library@fordlib.nara.gov ; www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/ford/

The Minnesota Humanities Commission offers a variety of grants supporting humanities programming. Grants are awarded to a wide-range of humanities activities from the individual to the organizational level. Contact: MHC Grant Office; (612) 774-0105, x261.

Calls for Papers

The National Social Science Association is accepting proposals for its summer seminar to be held August 2-7, 1998 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The theme of this year's seminar will be "Teaching the Social Sciences: National and International Perspectives." The Association is also accepting proposals for its Fall national meeting to be held November 4-6, 1998 in New Orleans, LA. Send or fax proposals along with a twenty-five word abstract for either seminar to: NSSA Summer Seminar or NSSA New Orleans Meeting, 2020 Hills Lake Dr., El Cajon, CA 92020-1018; (619) 448- 4709; fax (619) 258- 7636; natsocsci@aol.com.

The Social Science/History Department of Luzeme County Community College seeks presentation proposals for its annual conference entitled "The History of Northern Pennsylvania: The Last 100 Years." The conference will take place October 9, 1998 at the College Conference Center. Contact: Dr. Robert Mittrick, Conference Coordinator, College in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, 1333 South Prospect Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634-3899; (717) 740-0512

Studies in Landscape Architecture a Dumbarton Oaks invites papers for its symposium "Bourgeois and Aristocratic Cultural Encounters in Garden Art" to be held May 14-15, 1999. Papers should focus on the impact of changing relationships between bourgeois and aristocrats upon the development of garden art during the Renaissance. Applicants should submit an abstract no more than 3 pages in length describing the scope and content of the work and its significance for the symposium theme. Deadline in May 30, 1998. Contact: Director of Studies in Landscape Architecture, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20007; (202) 339-6460; fax (202) 625-0432; landscape@doaks.org

The Second Judicial Circuit and the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian invite paper proposals for their conference, "Cass Gilbert, Life and Work: From Regional to National Architect," to be held November 13-14, 1998 in New York. Applicants should submit proposals of 500 words in length or less and include a one-page curriculum vitae. Paper topics should deal with any aspect of the life and work of American architect Cass Gilbert. Deadline is May 31, 1998. Contact: Dr. Barbara S. Christen, Executive Director, Cass Gilbert Projects, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1408; (212) 668-2870; fax; (212) 809-9659,

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. Deadline is May 31, 1998. Contact: Mr. Noel Shirley, 727 Swanswood Court, San Jose, CA 95120.

The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia invites proposals for a conference to be held October 23-24,1989 at the University of Pennsylvania on Charles Brockden Brown. Deadline is May 31, 1998. Contact: Christopher Looby, RCBB conference contact, English Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104; clooby@dept.english.upenn.edu

The Alexandria 250th Anniversary Commission seeks individuals to submit essays and give lectures on current and future issues facing Alexandria. During 1999, Alexandria's 250th anniversary, the Commission plans to publish the essays and hold lectures based on them. An honorarium of $250 will be given to an individual whose essay is selected by the Commission's editorial committee. Deadline is June 1, 1998 to the Office of Historic Alexandria, P.O. Box 178, City Hall, Alexandria, VA 22313. Contact: Bill Hendrickson (703) 549-7365 (days); (703) 519-9410 (evenings).

The Max Kade Institute of German-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will hold a conference entitled, "Defining Tensions: A fresh look at Germans in Wisconsin," October 16-17, 1998. Topics include mutual transformation, diversity among German immigrants, and Germans and interethnic relations. Applicants may submit a one-page minimum abstract. Electronic submissions are welcome. Deadline is June 1, 1998. Contact: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 901 University Bay Dr., Madison, WI 53705; (608) 262-7546; mmdevitt@facstaff.wisc.edu

The New England Historical Association welcomes proposals on any subject, period or geographical area for the fall meeting October 17, 1998 in New London, Connecticut. Complete session proposals as well as single papers from scholars within or outside the New England region are welcome. Please send proposals with brief vita to: Professor Alan Rogers, History Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3806;ala.roger@bc.edu. Deadline is June 15, 1998. The North East Popular Culture Association will hold its 21st annual conference in Boston at Suffolk University on November 6-7, 1998. A one-page abstract and brief c.v. on any culture studies or pop culture topics may be submitted by July 1, 1998 to the program chair. A certificate and $200 is offered each year for the best paper by a graduate student. Contact: Professor Joseph McCarthy, Suffolk University, Department of History, Boston, MA 02114.

The American Society for Environmental History requests papers for its biennial meeting to be held in Tucson, Arizona, April 14-18, 1999. The theme will be "Environmental History Across Boundaries." Deadline is July 15, 1998. Contact: Edmund Russell (program chair), Technology, Culture, and Communication, SEAS, Thornton Hall A-237, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903; (804) 982-2623; epr5d@virginia.edu.

The Michigan Historical Review solicits submissions from senior level and graduate students for its Student Essay Competition. Papers written during the 1997-98 academic year and relating to Michigan's political, economic, social, and cultural history are requested. Deadline is July 15, 1998. The winning essay will be published in the spring 1999 issue of the Michigan Historical Review and will be awarded a cash prize of $500. Contact: David I. Macleod, Editor, Michigan Historical Review, Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

The New England Journal of History requests papers for its Fall edition. The focus will be "The World in 1898: A Century Retrospective." Papers should emphasize the lasting significance of events or developments in 1898. Deadline for the Fall edition is August 1, 1998. Contact: Dr. Joseph Harrington, Editor, NEJH, History Department, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA 01701; (781) 344-6788.

The Pioneer America Society seeks proposal for papers, special sessions, and panel discussions for its annual conference, "Wilmington: A Port Town and its Hinterlands in the Early British Colonial South," November 5-7,1998 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Proposals may cover any facet of folk and vernacular material culture. Abstracts should be submitted no later than August 15, 1998 and should include the title, author(s), affiliation and a typed, single-spaced, 200 word paragraph. Contact: W. Frank Ainsley, ERS Department, University of North Carolina. Wilmington, North Carolina 28403; (910) 962-3493; fax (910) 962-7077; ainsley@uncwil.edu

The Western History Association invites paper and panel proposals for the organization's 39th annual conference to be held October 6-9, 1999 in Portland, Oregon. The conference theme is: The American West, Promise and Prospect. Proposals should be sent as one- or two-page abstracts. Deadline is August 31, 1998. Contact: Professor L. G. Moses, Cochair, 1999 WHA Program Committee, Department of History, LSW 501, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078-3054; (405) 744-8180; fax (405) 744-5400; Mos7538@Okway.okstate.edu

The Gerald R. Ford Library offers travel grants for up to $2,000 for researchers in national politics, government, or related topics, especially in the 1970's, to use Gerald R. Ford Library Collections. Deadline is September 15, 1998. Contact: Mr. Geir Gunderson Coordinator, Gerald R. Ford Library, 1000 Beal Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109; (734) 741-2218; fax (734)741-2341; library@fordlib.nara.gov ; www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/ford/

The Institute for Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina will host a conference examining "Slavery in Early South Carolina" on February 12-13, 1999. Scholars wishing to propose a paper should send a one-page abstract and brief vita by September 15, 1998. Contact: Thomas J. Brown, Assistant Director, Institute for Southern Studies, Gambrell Hall, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; www.cla.sc.edu/ISS

The Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (SEASECS) invites proposals for paper and full sessions for "Reunions, Celebrations, and Anniversaries," a conference signifying SEASECS' 25th Anniversary meeting to be held March 4-6, 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Proposals may cover any aspect of the "long eighteenth century." Prizes will be awarded to graduate students presenting the best papers at the conference. Please send proposal along with a c.v. for each participant. Deadline is September 15, 1998. Contact : Dr. Barbara Schnorrenberg, 3824 Eleventh Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35222; fax (205) 595-2191.

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of Connecticut will sponsor a conference on "Microhistory: Advantages and Limitations for the Study of Early American History," October 15-17, 1999, at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Practitioners and critics are invited to submit proposals (up to 10 pages) that either employ or assess microhistorical methods. Studies dealing with persons, places, or events from the era of exploration through the early national period will be welcomed. Deadline is September 18, 1998. Seven copies of each proposal, together with a shortform c.v., should be sent to Professor Richard D. Brown, Microhistory Conference, Department of History, University of Connecticut, 241 Glenbrook Road, Storrs, CT 06269-2103.

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture seeks proposals for papers for its fifth annual conference to be held June 4-6, 1999 at the University of Texas at Austin. The conference hopes to provide a forum for the study of early America including all aspects of the lives of North America's indigenous and immigrant peoples during the colonial, Revolutionary and early national periods of the U.S. and the related histories of Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, the British Isles, Europe and Africa from the sixteenth century to approximately 1815. The committee hopes that Texas's unique juxtaposition between the British, French and Hispanic colonial empires will generate dialogue across scholarly frontiers through proposals for papers and sessions. Contact: Professor John J. McCusker, Program Chair, Fifth Annual OIEAHC Conference, Trinity University, Department of History, 315 Stadium Drive, San Antonio, TX 78212; www.utexas.edu/academic/oieahc. Deadline is September 18, 1998.

Siena College requests papers for is fourteenth annual, international, multidisciplinary conference on the 60th anniversary of World War II, June 3-4, 1999. Although the focus of the conference will be 1939, papers dealing with a wide-range of topics are welcome. Deadline is November 15, 1998. Contact: Professor Thomas O. Kelly, II, Department of History, Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211-1462; (518) 783-2512; fax (518) 786-5052; legendziewic@siena.edu

The seventh annual conference of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing will take place July 14-17, 1999, in Madison, Wisconsin, under the auspices of the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America, a joint, program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the State historical Society of Wisconsin. Deadline is November 19, 1989. Submit one-page abstract to: Maureen Hady, Conference Coordinator for SHARP 99, c/o State historical Society of Wisconsin, 816 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706-6598 USA; fax (608) 264-6532; printcul@macc.wisc.edu

The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy seeks articles for its forthcoming volume 10 (1998) and volume 11 (1999). The journal is interdisciplinary, and prints original articles dealing with all aspects of the firearms issue, including both legal and historical aspects. The are no minimum of maximum page limits for articles. Contact: David B. Kopel, Editor-in-Chief, Independence Institute, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Suite 185, Golden, CO 80401; (303) 279-6536; david@i2i.org

Meetings and Conferences

Meetings and Conferences The Library of Congress and The National Portrait Gallery present a joint conference, "Caricature and Cartoon in Twentieth-Century America." The conference will include a series of lectures to be held in Washington, DC on May 15-16, 1998. Contact: The National Portrait Gallery; (202) 357-13556; or the Library of Congress; (202) 707-9115.

The Institute of United States Studies, University of London, will be sponsoring a lecture series entitled "The John M. Olin Programme on Politics, Morality and Citizenship". The second lecture of the series, "Is Manliness a Virtue?," will be held May 18, 1998. Keynote speakers for the lecture include Professor Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government, Harvard University. On May 20, 1998 the Institute will be sponsoring "Citizenship versus Monarchy: A Hidden Fault Line in our Civilization." Professor Kenneth Minogue, London School of Economics will be the keynote speaker. All lectures will take place at 6:00 pm at the Senate House in London. Contact: Institute of United States Studies, Senate House, Malet Street, London WCIE 7HU; 0171.636.8000 ext 5100; fax 0171.580.7352.

The Hagely Museum and Library will sponsor "Women and Historic Preservation" on May 28-29, 1998 in Wilmington, Delaware. Gerda Lerner, noted women's historian and author of Why History Matters, will be the keynote speaker. Beverly Gordon, University of Wisconsin, will also speak on the role of Delaware native Louise du Pont Crowninshield as a collector and leader in the historic preservation field. Contact: Center of the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagely Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400 ext. 243; fax (302) 655-3188; crl@udel.edu

The Thirtieth Annual Dakota Conference on History, Literature, Art, and Archaeology will be held May 28-30, 1998 at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The theme of the conference will be "Crossing Borders: Interdisciplinary Studies of the Dakotas." Special sessions will be presented in each of the major areas of History, Literature, Art, and Archaeology. Contact: Harry F. Thompson, Conference Director, The Center for Western Studies, Box 727, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197; (605) 336-4007; fax (605) 336-4999; hthomps@inst.augie.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 New England Historic Genealogical Society presents "Discovering Your Roots: African American Genealogy," a seminar devoted to aiding researchers in their genealogical pursuits in the study of African American ancestry. The seminar features several lectures and will be held June 13, 1998 in Boston. Contact: (888)- AT- NEHGS or (617) 536-5740, ext. 202. The League of Historic American Theatres will be holding the 22nd Annual Conference and Theatre Tour. The conference, From the Past Through the Future: Creative Connections, will be held in Boulder, Colorado, June 16-20, 1998 and will feature visits to historic theaters in Boulder, Denver and northern Colorado. The conference will include several subject areas relating to theatre rehabilitation projects including: rehabilitation, programming, communications, marketing, fundraising, human relations, community development and "focus on film." Contact: Amber Fernald (410) 659-9533; info@lhat.org

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; tsd3r@virginia.edu

CHEIRON: The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences will hold its thirtieth annual meeting June 18-21, 1998, at the University of San Diego. This meeting will focus on various aspects of the history of the of the behavioral and social sciences and on related historiographical or methodological issues. Contact: Leila Zenderland, Cheiron Program Chair, Department of American Studies, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834-6868; (714) 278-3800; fax (714) 278-5820; lzenderland@fullerton.edu; http://www.yorku.ca/dept/psych/orgs/cheiron/cheiron.htm

In celebration of the opening of the major exhibition "Religion and the Founding of the American Republic," the Library of Congress will be holding a symposium June 18-19, 1998 in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Jefferson Building. The symposium will explore the role that religion played in the founding of the U.S. The two-day symposium is free and open to the public. Contact: Helen Dalrymple; (202) 707-1940. The University of New England announces "American Women Nature Writers : An Interdisciplinary Conference" to be held June 18-21, 1998 at Westbrook College Campus. Contact: Elizabeth DeWolfe, AWNW conference director, Westbrook College Campus, University of New England, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, ME 04103; (207) 797-7261; edewolfe@mailbox.une.edu ; www.une.edu/info/awnw.html

The New England Historic Genealogical Society will be presenting "Putting Your Ancestor on the Map: Genealogy and Cartography" on June 20, 1998 in Boston. This lecture will explore the ways genealogists use maps, gazetteers, and panoramas to determine their ancestors' whereabouts. Contact: (888) AT-NEHGS or (617) 536-5740, ext. 202.

The Association for Living Historical Farms & Agricultural Museums will be holding its 27th Annual Meeting & Conference, "A Day in the Life: Living History of the Everyday," from June 21-25, 1998 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The conference will sponsor a plethora of workshops, seminars and tours, bringing together museum professional, instructors, and speakers from across North America. Several one-day bus trips and excursions to surrounding areas are planned. Contact: Tom Reitz, Conference Chair, Doon Heritage Crossroads; (519) 748-1914; rtom@region.waterloo.on.ca

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; mjm6h@virginia.edu

The National Archives invites teachers of the social studies, psychology, sociology and the humanities to participate in its nineteenth annual teacher institute, "Primarily Teaching : Original Documents and Classroom Strategies." This program aids educators in searching and selecting original documents found in the Archives and developing strategies for utilizing these resources in the classroom. The cost of the institute is $100 with graduate credit from a major university available for an additional fee. The program will be held June 23-July 2, 1998 in Washington, D.C. Contact: Educational Staff, 18N, National Archives, Washington, DC, 20408; (202) 501-6172 or 6729; education@arch1.nara.gov

The Humanities Resource Center of Prince George's Community Colleges requests applicants for its summer institute for school teachers entitled "Freedpeople and Southern Society in the Late Nineteenth Century: Learning and Teaching from the Documents." Twenty-five secondary school teachers will attend this program which includes residential services and seminar sessions on the campus of Georgetown University, training and research sessions at the National Archives and working visits to other historical resources and sites in the Washington D.C. area. Participants will expand their understanding of the new experience of freedom for African Americans and is impact on the South in the late nineteenth century and how this understanding is derived for original documents. The institute will be held July 5-31, 1998. Contact: Dr. Joseph Citro, Humanities Resource Center; (301)322-0600; fax (301) 336-2851; jc23@pgstumail.pg.cc.md.us

The Great Lakes Center for Maritime Studies will sponsor a Public History Summer Field School from July 6-31, 1998. "Great Lakes Maritime Community History" will examine the lakeshore towns of Southwest Michigan and their maritime networks. Field exercises, discussions, guest lectures and field trips will be included in the program. Participants can earn six undergraduate or graduate credits. On-campus housing and dining are also available. Contact: Professor Kristin M. Szylvian; (616) 387-4639

The Norlands Living History Center and the University of Maine invite educators, college students and history enthusiasts to their ninth summer seminar, "19th Century Education in Rural New England". The conference will be held July 13-17, 1998 in Livermore, Maine and will examine the applicability of nineteenth century educational strengths and values to education today through an in-depth case study of district schools in Livermore. Contact: Mrs. Billie Gammon, Norlands Living History Center, Box 3395, Hathaway Hill Road, Livermore, ME 04254; (207) 897-2236.

The Friends of the Morill Homestead, the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, and the Strafford Historical Society will be holding a two-day symposium on the life and legacy of Justin S. Morrill, author of the Land Grant College Act. Keynote speakers at the event will be Judith Ramely, President, University of Vermont and M. Peter McPherson, President, Michigan State University. The symposium will be held July 16-17, 1998 in Morill's lifelong home of Strafford, VT. Contact: Kay Campbell, Registrar, Morrill Symposium, P.O. Box 98, Strafford, VT 05072; (802) 765-4412.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society will be hosting its summer conference for Genealogists at the Hartford Marriott Hotel, Farmington, CT, July 17-18, 1998. The conference offers of variety of lectures and a Land Platting Workshop by special guest lecturers Patricia Law Hatcher and Anita A. Lustenberger. Contact: (888) AT-NEHGS or (617) 536-5740, ext. 202.

Bowling Green State University, Department of History, will be sponsoring "The Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes, 1754-1814," a conference to be held September 18-20, 1998. The program includes a variety of speakers and a dozen panels of scholars from the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Contact: 60 Years' War Conference, Department of History, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0220; dskaggs@bgnet.bgsu.edu

The Yale Child Study Center and the Yale Section of History of Medicine in conjunction with the National Institute on Drug Abuse are sponsoring "The Centennial of Heroin," a conference exploring the initial marketing of heroin for medical purposes in 1898 and the drug's subsequent role as a public health problem. The conference is scheduled for September 18-20, 1998 in New haven, Connecticut. Contact: David F. Musto M.D., Yale Child Study Center, P.O. Box 207900, New haven, CT 06520; (203) 785-4258; david.musto@yale.edu

The Conference on Faith and History will hold its biennial fall meeting on September 24-26, 1998 at David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme of the conference is "Globalization and the Historian's Craft." Proposals for individual papers and entire sessions are welcome. They should be submitted to Charles W. Weber, Department of History, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187; (630) 752-5863; fax (630) 752-5294; Charles.W.Weber@wheaton.edu

The National Archives and Records Administration and the University of Maryland announce a jointly sponsored conference titled "The Power of Free Inquiry and Cold War International History". The conference will examine issues in relation to Cold War documentation and will be held September 25-26, 1998 at the National Archives at College Park. The conference will also examine how newly-declassified U.S. materials affect research and interpretation of Cold War history. Contact: Tim Wehrkamp; (301)713-6655 ext. 229; timothy.werhkamp@arch2.nara.gov

The National Coalition of Independent Scholars presents its 1998 conference, "The Future of Scholarship...Independent?". The conference will examine the future of scholarship and is to be held October 2-4, 1998 at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Contact: Diane M. Calabrese, Program Chair, 1000 Robin Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901-1873; tel./fax (301) 681-3671; augustdmc@aol.com

The United States Air Force Academy announces its 18th Military History Symposium, Future War: Coalition Operations in Global Strategy. The symposium will address the history of coalition warfare and explore its role in future conflicts. The symposium will be held October 21-24, 1998 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Contact: Captain George Stamper; (719) 333-3622/3230; or e-mail: 18mhs.dfh@usafa.af.mil www.usafa.af.mil/dfh

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, in association with the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, will host "The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot and Its Legacy: A Symposium," October 23-24. The symposium will commemorate the centennial of the riot and examine the events surrounding the incident. Duke University Professor of History Emeritus, John Hope Franklin, will deliver the keynote address. Contact: Jo Ann Williford; (919) 733-7305.

The 25th Annual Washington Historical Studies Conference, co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, DC, the District of Columbia Public Library, and the Center for Washington, will be held October 30-31, 1998 at the District of Columbia Library. The conference will explore the intricacies of Washington, as a city in light of the development of the Washington freeway. Contact: Mary Alexander, Historical Society of Washington, DC, 1307 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037; (202) 785-2068; fax (202) 887-5785l MAlexander5@Juno.com

Historic Deerfield continues its forum series with "Eighteenth Century Massachusetts Furniture". The weekend program will be held November 6-8, 1998 and includes lectures by curators, connoisseurs and craftsmen, workshops and museum tours. Contact: Philip Zea, Deputy Director and Curator; (413) 774-5581.

The Texas Historical Society invites professional staff members or experienced volunteers in museums or historical organizations to participate in the Winedale Museum Seminar to be held November 8-19, 1998. The seminar is designed to promote the continuing development of all types of community and regional museums and cultural institutions. Enrollment will be limited to 20 people. Contact: Texas Historical Commission, P.O. Box 12276, Austin, TX 78711-2276; (512) 463-5756; kneumann@access.texas.gov

The Society for Industrial Archeology, Lowell National Historic Park, and the Historic American Engineering Record are pleased to announce a special conference on the current state of practice in the field of industrial archeology and on the future direction of the disciple. The conference will be held at Lowell, MA, November 12-14, 1998. It will feature a series of commissioned presentations by some of the foremost practitioners of industrial archeology in the United State, Canada and Europe. Contact: Gary Fitzsimons, Park Historian, Lowell National Historic Park, 67 Kirk Street, Lowell, MA 01852-1029; (978) 275-1724; fax (978) 275-1762; gray_fitzsimons@nps.gov

The Library of Congress announces a major new exhibition, "The African American Odyssey," in all three of the Library of Congress building on Capitol Hill. The exhibition showcases over 200 items including literature, music, films and photographs, relating to the life, culture and history of African Americans. The exhibit will run through early May. Contact: (202) 707-4606; (202) 707-6200 TTY.

The Library of Congress presents a new on-line collection from the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress, "The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures". This collection features films made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company and taken during the Spanish-American War, the first U.S. war in which the motion picture camera played a part. The site can be found <atwww.loc.gov>.

Connections

The Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies (CSEA), Genoa, Italy, is sponsoring an international conference focusing on the issues of globalization. The conference entitled "`Which Global Village?' Society, Cultures and Political-Economic Systems in the Age of Globalization" will be held Nov. 30-Dec.1, 1998. Contact: Valeria Gennaro Lerda, Director of CSEA; fax 39-10-2099 826; or Susanna Delfino, President Organizing Committee; fax 39-10-2099 099; susannedelfino@mail.gma.it .

The Department of American Studies & Mass Media, University of Lodz, has an opening for a teaching position at the visiting professor level for a period of up to two years (but not less than one semester) in one or a combination of the following areas: U.S. History and Politics, American Mass Media, America Society. Scholars planning to be on sabbatical leaves from their home institutions would be ideal candidates. The position should also be of interest to recent Ph. D. holders. Please contact: Prof. Elzbieta H. Oleksy, Chair, Dept. of American Studies & Mass media, Univ. of Lodz, Narutowicza 54/11; 90-136 Lodz, Poland; fax: 048 42 319-582; eloleksy@krysia.uni.lodz.pl

The German-American Center for Visiting Scholars, Washington, D.C., will enable eight young German and American scientists and scholars, especially from the humanities and social sciences, to do research in Washington, D.C. for up to six months. Selections will be made twice per year. Please send applications (in English) with personal information and a description of the intended work to: German-American Academic Council Foundation, 1055 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Suite 2020, Washington DC 20007; (202) 296-2991; fax (202) 833-8514; gaac@pop.access.digex.net

Miscellaneous

The New Year brings enormous opportunities for the National Humanities Alliance to take a proactive stance in rebuilding the National Endowment for the Humanities, getting balanced and comprehensive copyrights laws passed, as well as the ongoing work of speaking on behalf of scholars, librarians, researchers, and all others concerned with the humanities. Join the NHA e-mail list by simply going to the website at www.nhalliance.org then clicking on NHA-Forum or send a message to listserv@oah.org with the no subject line and the following text in the body of the message: subscribe advocacy.

The Oregon Historical Society is pleased to announce the next phase of a community partnership with the Portland Area Library System (PORTALS) to make the OHS library catalog accessible over the Internet. Twenty thousand items from the OHS library collections are now available for view. The catalog is accessible through the Oregon Historical Society Web site www.ohs.org or through the PORTALS web site www.portals.org

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza has opened its collections and archives to researchers and members of the general public who are interested in gathering information and studying the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. The museum is located in the former Texas School Book Depository at the site of J.F.K.'s assassination and currently has over 13,000 items in its collections. Contact: Museum Registrar Megan Bryant; (214)7474-6660 ext.6619 or Archivist Gary Mack; (214) 747-6660 ext. 6693.

The University of California Press has announced its acquisition of the journal Religion & American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation. Each issue contains four articles and either a review essay or special "Forum" section which invites top scholars to discuss a central topic in relation to the study of religion in its American context. The journal, which is produced at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, will began publishing this winter with Volume 8:1. Free review copies are available upon request. Contact: Religion & American Culture, University of California Press, 2120 Berkeley Way #5812, Berkeley, CA 94720-5812; (510)643-7154; fax (510)642-9917; journals@ucop.edu ; www.ucpress.edu