Kristine McCusker, Indiana University, published "Dear Radio Friend: Listener Mail and the National Barn Dance, 1931-1941" in American Studies this summer. A second article, "Erasing the Color Line: Interracial Communities in Lawrence, Kansas, 1945-1948," will soon appear in The Historian.

Larry Wagenaar, assistant professor at Hope College and director of the Joint Archives of Holland, concluded his second and final term as president of the Historical Society of Michigan in September 1998.

Awards, Grants, and Fellowships

The Mississippi Historical Society invites nominations for the following awards: (1) B.L.C. Wailes Award for national distinction in the field of history, (2) Dunbar Rowland Award for lifelong contributions to the preservation and study of Mississippi history, (3) Frank E. Everett, Jr., Award to the local historical society that, as a member of the Federation of Mississippi Historical Societies, has done outstanding work in preserving and interpreting local history, (4) Willie D. Halsell Prize for best article in the Journal of Mississippi History for 1998, (5) Awards of Merit for outstanding archival, museum, or records management work. Deadline is January 1, 1999. Send nominations to: Terry Winschel, Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180. For information, call: (601) 359-6850.

The Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) offers The PAN Research Travel Award of up to $2,000 to the following eligible candidates involved in numismatics research: (1) Graduate Students attending a Pennsylvania university, (2) Pennsylvania Residents who are researchers or who are graduate students at any university, (3) Graduate Students at any university whose dissertation or thesis substantially involves Pennsylvania numismatics, (4) Researchers whose work substantially involves Pennsylvania numismatics. Deadline is January 2, 1999. For information and application, see www.money.org/club_pan.html; or contact: Travel Grant Committee, Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists, PO Box 1079, Lancaster, PA 17608-1079.

The North American Society for Sport History offers the 1999 NAASH Book Award in Sport History of $500. Eligible books must be in English and published in 1998; these include biographies, monographs, and works of synthesis and interpretation. Ineligible formats include anthologies, texts, translations, and collections of documents. Deadline is January 15, 1999. Send one copy of each entry, labeled "NAASH Award Entry," to the following five committee members: (1) Norman Baker, Book Award Chair, History Department, Park Hall, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, (2) Catriona Parratt, 1713 Grantwood Drive, Iowa City, IA 52240, (3) Martha M. Verbrugge, Department of History, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, (4) Nancy Struna, Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2611, (5) Larry R. Gerlach, Department of History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.

The U.S. Army Center of Military History offers two annual Dissertation Fellowships of $9,000 plus access to the Center's facilities and technical expertise. Dissertation topics must address the history of war on land. Deadline is January 15, 1999. For an application, contact Executive Secretary, Dissertation Fellowship Committee, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Bldg. 35, 103 3d Ave., Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. 20319-5058; (202) 685-2278/2709; fax (202) 685-2077; BIRTLAJ@hqda.army.mil; applications also available at www.army.mil/cmh-pg.

Williams-Mystic, the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, offers the Robert G. Stone, Jr., Fellowship In American Maritime History. This is a two-year appointment, beginning July 1, 1999, to teach one course each semester in American Maritime History to 24 undergraduates. Stipend is $27,500. Candidates must have or be near completion of the Ph.D. Deadline is January 20, 1999. Send application letter, c.v., and three references to: James T. Carlton, Director, Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program, PO Box 6000, Mystic, CT 06355-0990. For complete job description, contact: (860) 572-5359 x4; fax (860) 572-5329; munson@mysticseaport.org.

The Costume Society of America offers the Stella Blum Research Grant of up to $3,000 to students who are Costume Society members doing original research in the field of North American costume. Deadline is February 1, 1999. Contact: The Costume Society of America, Stella Blum Research Grant, 55 Edgewater Drive, PO Box 73, Earleville, MD 21919; (800) CSA-9447; (410) 275-1619; fax (410) 275-8936; www.costumesocietyamerica.com.

The Book Club of California will provide a total of $5,000 in individual grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each to assist individuals in research, writing, and other projects in the fields of Western American history and the book arts. Applicants must be California residents. Deadline is February 2, 1999. Contact: Book Club Grants, The Book Club of California, 312 Sutter street, Suite 510, San Francisco, CA 94108-4320; (415) 781-7532; fax (415) 781-7537.

The United States Capitol Historical Society announces their 14^th annual fellowship competition. The 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 is $1500 per month. Deadline is February 15, 1999. Contact: Dr. Barbara Wolanin, Curator, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, D.C. 20515; (202) 228-1222.

The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities offers up to 15 $2,000 mini-grants to encourage a statewide conversation about The Future of Rural Virginia. Any nonprofit organization incorporated within Virginia is eligible to apply. Deadline is February 15, 1999. VFH Staff is available to consult with prospective applicants by phone. Contact: David Bearinger, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, 145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4629; (804) 924-3296; www.virginia.edu/vfh.

The Athenæum of Philadelphia offers research fellowships and summer internships in early American architecture and building technology prior to 1860. Fellowship applicants must hold a terminal degree; grants are up to $5,000. Preference is given to Delaware Valley topics. Internships last two to four months with a stipend of $1,250/month. The intern works half the time in the department of architecture; the other half, on research. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Send applications to Chairman, Peterson Fellowship Committee, The Athenæum of Philadelphia, East Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3794; www.libertynet.org/~athena.

The Center for the Study of New England History, the research division of the Massachusetts Historical Society, will offer approximately eighteen short-term research fellowships in 1999. Each grant will provide a stipend of $1,500 for four weeks of research at the Society sometime between July 1, 1999, and June 30, 2000. Deadline is March 1, 1999. 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; csneh@masshist.org.

The Division of Research and Education Programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities offers teachers opportunities to study humanities topics in a variety of Summer Seminars and Institutes. All teachers selected to participate will be awarded a stipend between $2,350 and $3,700. Full-time teachers in American K-12 schools, whether public, private, or church-affiliated, are eligible to apply. Americans teaching abroad, librarians, and school administrators may also be eligible. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Application requests must be made directly to individual seminar and institute directors. For a listing, contact (202) 606-8463 or sem-inst@neh.gov.

The Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library invites applications for its 1999-2000 Short-term History of Cartography Fellowships, which are open to applicants holding a Ph.D. or equivalent for work related to the history of cartography. They are restricted to work-in-residence and are available for periods of two weeks to two months. A stipend of $800/month accompanies the fellowship. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Contact: Committee on Awards, The Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610-3380; www.newberry.org.

The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication announces the 15th annual competition for the Covert Award in Mass Communication History. A prize of $500 will be awarded for the best essay or article in communication history published in 1998. Book chapters in edited collections also may be nominated. Nominations, including one copy of the entry, should be sent by March 1, 1999. Contact: Karen K. List, Department of Journalism, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003; klist@journ.umass.edu.

The James Madison Fellowship Foundation awards James Madison Fellowships to in-service secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and social studies in grades 7-12 and to graduating or graduated collegians who wish to become secondary school teachers of the same subjects. The awards of up to $24,000 cover tuition, fees, books, room, and board associated with study leading to master's degrees in American history, political science, or education with concentrations in the framing, principles, and history of the U.S. Constitution. Stipends cover five years of part-time study by teachers or two years of full-time study by recent baccalaureates. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Contact: James Madison Fellowship Program, P.O. Box 4030, Iowa City, IA 52243-4030; (800) 525-6928; fax (319) 337-1204; Recogprog@act.org; www.jamesmadison.com.

The National Endowment for the Humanities offers a variety of Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers. Stipends range from $2,800 to $3,700. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Application requests must be made directly to individual seminar and institute directors. For a listing, contact (202) 606-8463 or sem-inst@neh.gov; or see www.neh.gov.

The Stonewall Jackson Foundation and Washington and Lee University announce the 1999 Edmund Snyder fellowship for graduate student summer work-study in American History, American Studies, Museum Studies, or Material Culture at Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington, Virginia. Candidates must have completed two semesters of course work toward an M.A. or Ph.D. Stipend is $3,600. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Contact: Director, Stonewall Jackson House, 8 East Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450; (540) 463-2552.

The Visiting Scholars Program of Radcliffe College offers office space and access to facilities of Radcliffe College and Harvard University each year to six to eight scholars who wish to investigate some aspect of women and social change or the study of lives over time. The program does not include a stipend. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Contact: 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; (617) 495-8140; mrc@radcliffe.edu; www.radcliffe.edu/murray.

The Indiana Historical Society is offering two $6,000 graduate fellowships for the 1999-2000 academic year to doctoral candidates whose dissertations are in the field of the History of Indiana, or of the History of Indiana as a part of regions with which it has been associated (such as the Old Northwest and Midwest). To be eligible students must be A.B.D. Deadline is March 12, 1999. Awards will be announced on May 21, 1999. Contact: Education Division, Indiana Historical Society, 315 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202; (317) 233-5659; mbierlein@statelib.lib.in.us; www.indianahistory.org.

The Early American Industries Association announces a $6,000 Grant-in-Aid Program for individuals or institutions engaged in research for projects associated with 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. These grants do not serve as tuition, scholarship, or internship funds. Deadline is March 15, 1999. Contact: Justine J. Mataleno, Coordinator, 1324 Shallcross Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 652-7297.

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin provide 15-18 internships at the 28^th annual Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents, June 21-26, 1999, in Madison, Wisconsin. The Institute provides detailed theoretical and practical instruction in documentary editing and publication. Internships cover tuition and single accommodations. Deadline is March 15, 1999. Contact: NHPRC, National Archives and Records Administration. Washington, DC 20408; (202) 501-5610; nhprc@arch1.nara.gov.

The DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers John J. Pisano Travel Grants to support travel costs to Bethesda, Maryland, for the purpose of historical research relating to the NIH intramural programs. One or two grants each year will be made at the level of $1,500 for United States residents and $2,000 for recipients who reside outside the United States. The deadline is 5:00 p.m. EST, March 31, 1999. Contact: John J. Pisano Travel Grants, Building 31, Room 2B09, MSC 2092, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-2092; www.nih.gov/od/museum/grants/.

The Oral History Association invites applications for three awards to be presented in 1999 that will recognize outstanding work in the field. Awards will be given for a book that uses oral history to advance an important historical interpretation or addresses significant theoretical or methodological issues; for a completed nonprint media project that addresses a significant historical subject or theme and exemplifies excellence in oral history methodology; and to a precollegiate educator who has made outstanding use of oral history in the classroom. In all cases, awards will be given for work published or completed between April 1, 1997, and March 30, 1999. Deadline is April 1, 1999. Contact: Oral History Association, Baylor University, P.O. Box 97234, Waco, TX 76798-7234; OHA_Support@Baylor; www.baylor.edu/~OHA/.

The Henry A. Murray Research Center at Radcliffe College announces the availability of grants for doctoral dissertations in several topic areas. The Jeanne Humphrey Block Dissertation Award Program offers a grant of $2,500 to a female doctoral student. Proposals should focus on sex and gender differences or some developmental issue of particular concern to girls or women. The Henry A. Murray Dissertation Award Program offers grants of $2,500 to doctoral students. Projects should focus on some aspect of "the study of lives," concentrating on issues in human development or personality. The Observational Studies Dissertation Award Program offers grants up to $2,500 to doctoral students. Projects must use data from the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation's Observational Studies. The deadline is April 1, 1999.

The Shaker Museum and Library will award the Helen Merritt and Charles William Upton Prize in Shaker Studies of $500 to an unpublished scholarly essay dealing with some aspect of the history or contemporary situation of the United Society of Believers. Manuscripts should be 50 pages or less, double-spaced. Deadline is April 1, 1999. Contact: Director, The Shaker Museum and Library, 88 Shaker Museum Road, Old Chatham, NY 12136.

The Southern Association for Women Historians will award the following two $750 prizes: (1) The Julia Cherry Spruill Publication Prize for the best published book in southern women's history. (2) The Willie Lee Rose Publication Prize for the best book in southern history authored by a woman (or women). For BOTH prizes: Authors, publishers, and third parties may submit entries. Anthologies, edited works, and all other types of historical publications are eligible. Works must have been published in 1998. Deadline is April 1, 1999. Send four copies of each entry. Under separate cover, send a list of each entry so receipt of all volumes can be verified. Clearly mark all entries either "Spruill Prize Entry" or 'Rose Prize Entry." Send to: Michele Gillespie, Southern Association for Women Historians, Department of History, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030-3797.

The Southern Association for Women Historians will award the A. Elizabeth Taylor Prize of $100 for the best article on southern women's history published in either a journal or an anthology during 1998. Deadline is June 1, 1999. Send nominations or three copies of the article to: Michele Gillespie, Department of History, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030-3797.

The Urban History Association offers the following 1999 prizes for scholarly distinction in urban history: (1) Best doctoral dissertation, (2) Best book (North American urban history), (3) Best book (non-North American), (4) Best journal article. Deadline is June 15, 1999. For information only (send no submissions), contact: Patricia Evridge Hill, Department of Social Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192-0121.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation are sponsoring two 2000 ACOG/Ortho-McNeil Fellowships in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recipients spend one month in the Washington DC area researching full-time at the ACOG History Library and other area libraries to complete their specific historical research project. The results must be disseminated through either publication or presentation at a professional meeting. The deadline is September 1, 1999. Contact: Susan Rishworth, History Librarian/Archivist, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 409 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024; (202) 863-2578 or (202) 863-2518; fax (202) 484-1595; srishwor@acog.org.

The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program, which provides awards from $500-$1,000 to researchers working at the Center's archives. Anyone may apply, however preference is given to postdoctoral researchers. No deadline. Applications are accepted at anytime. Contact: Archivist, Carl Albert Center, 630 Parrington Oval, Room 101, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019; (405) 325-5401; fax (405) 325-6419; kosmerick@ou.edu; www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/.

Calls for Papers

The Florida Historical Society invites paper proposals for its annual meeting, "Planters in Paradise: Florida's Plantation Economy," on April 29-May 1, 1999, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Panel proposals as well as Florida-related topics other than "planters" are acceptable. Deadline is January 1, 1999. Send a 500 word précis, any audio-visual requirements, and the preferred date for your presentation to: Robert A. Taylor, 1015 Martinique Avenue, Ft. Pierce, FL 34982; (561) 461-5522; Rtaylor234@aol.com.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) invites paper or session proposals based on research conducted at AAS or that has been stimulated by participation in AAS programs for the AAS's biennial reception at the American Studies Association (ASA) annual meeting in Montreal on October 28-31, 1999. Deadline is January 23, 1999. For more information, see the September ASA Newsletter or contact: ASA, 1120 19^th Street, NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 467-4783; asastaff@erols.com.

The Center for Western Studies invites paper proposals for its 31^st annual "Dakota Conference on History, Literature, Art, and Archaeology" in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at Augustana College on May 27-29, 1999. Paper topics may address the theme "Town and Country: Education on the Northern Plains" or areas indicated in the conference title above. Send paper title, a one-paragraph summary, and a one-page presenter biography. Deadline is January 30, 1999. 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.

Boston University's Program in American and New England Studies, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, the American Antiquarian Society, and Historic Deerfield invite paper proposals for The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 18-20. 1999. The 24^th annual topic in the Seminar series is "Textiles in New England II: Four Centuries of Material Life." Deadline is February 1, 1999. Contact: Peter Benes, Director, The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, Boston University Scholarly Publications, 985 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; (978) 369-7382; fax (978) 371-5875; dublsem@bu.edu.

The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Illinois State Historical Library invite papers for The Conference on Illinois History, October 22-23, 1999, in Springfield, Illinois. Papers may be on any aspect of the state's history, culture, politics, geography, literature, and archaeology. Each proposal should include a summary of the topic and a one-page resume. The summary should specify the major primary and secondary sources used in the research. Deadline is February 15, 1999. Send proposals to Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, Illinois State Preservation Agency, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701-1507; (217) 782-2118; fax (217) 785-7937; tschwart@hpa084rl.state.il.us.

The Society for American City and Regional Planning History, the Urban History Association, and the International Planning History Society invite proposals for individual papers or thematic sessions for its 8^th Biennial Conference on Planning History, November 18-21, 1999, in Washington, DC. Papers may cover any aspect of the history of urban, regional, or community planning. Deadline is February 15, 1999. Send six copies of abstracts and c.v. to Christopher Silver, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 111 Temple Buell Hall, Urbana, IL 61820; (217) 333-4555; fax (217) 344-1717; silver@uiuc.edu.

The Society for Industrial Archeology (SIA) invites proposals for papers for its 28^th annual conference in Savannah, Georgia, on June 3-6, 1999. Presentations on southern maritime archeology and Ante-bellum/New South industrialization are encouraged. Proposals may include individual papers (20 mins), organized panel discussions (90 mins), reports on works in progress (10 mins), or symposia of related papers. An abstract of up to 250 words is required. Include title, participants, c.v., postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and audio-visual requirements. If a symposia, submit all abstracts together. Deadline is February 15, 1999. Submit four copies of each proposal to Jack R. Bergstresser, SIA Program Committee, Department of Anthropology, 338 Ullman Bldg., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 95294; (205) 934-4690; fax (205) 934-9896; drblast@email.msn.com.

The Michigan State University American Studies Program invites paper proposals from graduate students and faculty for its conference "Twentieth Century Matters: History, Memory, and American Culture" on November 11-13, 1999. Papers should cover such topics as history and memory; impact of gender, race, sexuality, and borderlands on how we view the past; traveling cultures; the transformation of American Studies; globalization of American culture, media and technology; panels on artistic and cultural expression. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Send one-page proposal and c.v. (per person) to: American Studies Conference Committee, Peter Levine, Director, American Studies Program, Michigan State University, 318 Linton Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824; amstudys@pilot.msu.edu. For more information, contact: (517) 353-9821 or see http://pilot.msu.edu/user/amstudys.

The Society for American City and Regional Planning History presents a pre-conference workshop on "Race, Class, and Gender in Planning History: A Workshop Held in Memory of Marsha Ritzdorf," on November 18, 1999, in Washington, DC. Participants are invited to submit proposals to speak for a maximum of 5 minutes on the title's topic. Deadline is March 1, 1999. Send six copies of a one-page abstract with a title and a one-page author vitae to: Mary Corbin Sies, Department of American Studies, Room 2125, Taliaferro Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742; (301) 405-1361; fax (301) 314-9453; ms128@umail.umd.edu.

The Buffalo Bill Historical Center invites proposals for speakers and presentations for their annual Plains Indian Seminar in Cody, Wyoming, September 17-19, 1999. Topics should focus on the theme: "The Horse as Symbol in Plains Indian Cultures." Deadline is March 15, 1999. Contact: Lillian Turner, Public Programs Coordinator, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414; (307) 578-4028; programs@wavecom.net.

St. Cloud State University, St. John's University, and the College of St. Benedict invite paper or session proposals in any area of history for their 34^th Northern Great Plains History Conference in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on October 6-9, 1999. Deadline is March 31, 1999. Send one-page abstracts and c.v. to Edward J. Pluth, Department of History, St. Cloud State University, 720 4^th Ave So., St. Cloud, MN 56301. For information, contact: epluth@stcloudstate.edu.

The College of Charleston's Program in the Carolina Low Country and the Atlantic World will host an international conference October 14-16, 1999 on the emergence of the Atlantic economy in the late medieval and early modern periods. At the conference we hope to provide a forum for new micro studies and for broader examinations of the systematics of the emerging Atlantic economy as a whole. Deadline is April 1, 1999. Contact: Professor Peter Coclanis, Department of History, Hamilton Hall, CB#3195, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195; (919) 962-9824; fax (919) 962-1403; coclanis@unc.edu.

The Hagley Museum and Library invites proposals for papers on the production, distribution, and use of food and drink within market economies since 1850 for a conference in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 12, 1999. Sidney Mintz, Johns Hopkins University, will deliver the keynote address. Proposals should include an abstract of no more than 500 words and a brief c.v. Deadline is April 1, 1999. Contact: Roger Horowitz, Associate Director, Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; fax (302) 655-3188; rh@udel.edu.

Grand Valley State University invites papers for the 24^th annual Great Lakes History Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 24-25, 1999. The theme is "History and the Telling of It II." John Harley Warner, Yale University, will be the keynote speaker. Send an abstract of approximately 200 words with a short c.v. by April 20, 1999. Contact: Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin, Department of History, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401; (616) 895-3445; fax (616) 895-3285; ShapiroC@gvsu.edu.

The David Library of the American Revolution and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies invite proposals for a one-day symposium, "George Washington and the American Nation," to be held at the David Library, December 4, 1999. Papers may examine any aspect of Washington's life and/or legacy, from any disciplinary perspective. Emphasis will be placed on how Washington helped define American national identity. The symposium will also consider what place Washington and the other founders will be accorded in American society and history in the 21^st century. Papers will be precirculated, and should be approximately 25 pages long. Submit a brief c.v. and two-page abstract. Deadline is May 1, 1999. Contact: Director, David Library, P.O. Box 748, Washington Crossing, PA 18977; dlar@libertynet.org.

Southwest Missouri State University invites proposals for papers and sessions in all areas for the 21^st Mid-American Conference on History in Springfield, Missouri, on September 16-18, 1999. Deadline is May 14, 1999. Contact: Tom Dicke, Conference Coordinator, Department of History, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65804; tomdicke@mail.smsu.edu.

The Southern Association for Women Historians invites proposals for papers, panels, media presentations, and roundtables for the 5^th Southern Conference on Women's History at the University of Richmond and the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, on June 15-17, 2000. Deadline is June 30, 1999. Send two copies of one- to two-page proposals and a brief c.v. for each participant to Cynthia A. Kierner, SAWH Program Committee Chair, Department of History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223. For more information, see www.h-net.msu.edu/~sawh/.

Siena College is sponsoring its fifteenth annual international, multidisciplinary conference, "The 60th Anniversary of World War II," June 1-2, 2000. The focus will be 1940, though papers dealing with broad issues of earlier years will be welcome. Send a brief (1-3 pages) outline or abstract of the proposal and a recent c.v. Deadline is November 15, 1999. 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.

Meetings

The New England Historic Genealogical Society presents "Dating Your Family Photographs," a seminar by Nancy Rexford in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 23, 1999. Registration and fee are required. Contact: the Education Department at (888) 286-3447 or (617) 536-5740, ext. 202; www.nehgs.org.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society presents "English Family History for Americans: An In-Depth Research Program on 'The Origins of English Surnames'" in Irvine, California, on February 13-15, 1999. Dr. George Redmonds, a noted English surnames and place-names expert, and other NEHGS staff members will present lectures. Registration and fee are required. Contact: the Education Department at (888) 286-3447 or (617) 536-5740, ext. 202; www.nehgs.org.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society presents the Weekend Seminar in Lakeland, Florida, on February 19-20, 1999. Lectures will cover New England Genealogy, research techniques, and methodology. Private research consultations with NEHGS Senior Research Scholar and Genealogist, Gary Boyd Roberts, are available. Registration is required. For information, call: (888) 286-3447 or (617) 536-5740, ext. 202; www.nehgs.org.

The George Washington Birthday Committee and the Alexandria 250^th Anniversary Commission will present "George Washington and Alexandria, Virginia: Ties That Bind" at The George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, on February 20, 1999. The Keynote Speaker, Richard Brookhiser, senior editor of National Review, will speak on "Washington's Relevance to American Society Today." Contact: (703) 838-3814; recorded information (703) 838-9350.

The Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (SEASECS) announces its 25th Anniversary Conference to be held March 4-6, 1999, at the Radisson Hotel and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. The theme is "Reunions, Celebrations, and Anniversaries." Contact: Peter Höyng, Department of Germanic Studies, or Elaine Breslaw, Department of History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996; hoeyng@utk.edu or ebreslaw@utkux.utcc.utk.edu.

The Indiana Association of Historians will hold its nineteenth annual meeting March 5-6, 1999 on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis, Indiana. The conference theme is, "New and Changing Currents in History."

The Oral History Workshop will be held in San Francisco, California, on March 5-7, 1999. Learn to conduct oral history interviews. Topics include project management, fund raising approaches, interviewing techniques, ethical issues, and editing procedures. The instructor is renowned oral historian Charles T. Morrissey. Contact: Gail Kurtz at (510) 525-7050, gdkurtz@flash.net; or Elizabeth Wright at (415) 928-3417, hipeaw@sirius.com.

The Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies at Goucher College, the National Council for Preservation Education, and the National Park Service will host a national meeting on integrity in historic preservation and how it has been effective as an instrument of public policy since the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act. It will be held at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 11-13, 1999. Attendance is limited to 100. Contact: Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204-2794; (800) 697-4646; (410) 337-6200; fax (410) 337-6085; center@goucher.edu.

The Society of Educators and Scholars will hold its 22^nd Annual Conference on March 14-16, 1999, hosted by St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas. The theme is "Bridging Differences in a Culturally Diverse World: The Role of Education." Contact: Karen Sides-Gonzales, Conference Director, St. Philip's College, 1801 Martin Luther King Drive, San Antonio, TX 78203-2098; (210) 531-3355; fax (210) 531-3513; www.accd.edu/spc/it/ses.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society will host the NEHGS Research Program to Washington, DC, on March 25-April 1, 1999. Through this program, genealogists travel to Washington, DC, to do research at the National Archives, The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library, and the Library of Congress. NEHGS staff genealogists will be on-site to provide assistance. Registration is required. Contact: (888) 286-3447; (617) 536-5740 ext. 202; www.nehgs.org.

The National Social Science Association will hold its Spring national meeting April 11-13, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This national conference will feature papers, discussions, workshops, and symposia from all social science disciplines. For information, contact NSSA Las Vegas Meeting, 2020 Hills Lake Dr., El Cajun, CA 92020-1018; (619) 448-4709; fax (619) 258-7636; natsocsci@aol.com.

The American Society for Environmental History will hold its 10th Biennial Convention, "Environmental History Across Boundaries," at the Holiday Inn Center, (520) 624-8711, in Tucson, Arizona, April 14-18, 1999. Contact: Douglas R. Weiner, Dept. of History, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; (520) 621-1586; dweiner@u.arizona.edu; http://w3.arizona.edu/~aseh99/.

The Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, Temple University, and the History Department and Jewish Studies Program at American University will host a conference "The History of American Jewish Political Conservatism" at American University in Washington, DC, on April 15-16, 1999. Contact: Murray Friedman, Feinstein Center, 117 S 17^th St, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19103; isserman@astro.temple.edu. Or: Pamela Nadell, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8042; pnadell@american.edu.

The National Park Service and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History are sponsoring the New River Symposium in Boone, North Carolina, on April 15-17, 1999. Contact: Reba Scott at (304) 465-6509.

The graduate students of the Science & Technology Studies Department at Cornell University will hold a conference, "Technology and Identity," to explore the boundaries of identity on April 16-18, 1999, in Ithaca, New York. Ken Gergen, Swarthmore College, will deliver the keynote address. Contact: Dan Plafcan, Abstract Coordinator, Science & Technology Studies, 726 University Ave., 2^nd floor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850; djp2@cornell.edu; www.sts.cornell.edu.

The Sherman Preservation League will hold a "Sherman Tour of Historic Homes" on April 17-18, 1999, in Sherman, Texas, to celebrate the recent restoration of the C.S. Roberts House, the Sherman Preservation League's house museum. Advance tickets are $7 ($8 on the days of the tour). Make checks payable to Sherman Preservation League. Send to SPL TOUR, PO Box 159, Sherman, TX 75091-0159.

The Florida Historical Society will hold its annual meeting, "Planters in Paradise: Florida's Plantation Economy," on April 29-May 1, 1999, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contact: The Florida Historical Society, 1320 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32935.

Historic Bartram's Garden is sponsoring "Bartram 300: A Gathering," a symposium on May 19-21, 1999 at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, as well as the Bartram 300 Living History Festival on May 22-23, 1999 at Historic Bartram's Garden. The symposium is to explore John Bartram's life, while the festival will have 18th century re-enactors, craftspeople, performances, and children's events. Contact: Historic Bartram's Garden, 54th and Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19143; (215) 729-5281; bartram@libertynet.org; www.libertynet.org/~bartram.

The Costume Society of America, will hold its annual symposium in Sante Fe, New Mexico, on May 22-25, 1999. The theme is "Global Expressions: Costumes, Customs, and Culture." Contact: The Costume Society of America, 55 Edgewater Drive, P.O. Box 73, Earleville, MD 21919; (800) CSA-9447; (410) 275-1619; fax (410) 275-8936; www.costumesocietyamerica.com.

The 14th annual Siena College multidisciplinary symposium, "World War II: The 60th Anniversary," will be held June 3-4, 1999. The focus will be 1939; papers on Fascism, and Naziism; the war in Asia; Spain; literature; art; film; diplomatic, political, and military history; preparedness; popular culture; and women's and Jewish studies dealing with the era. Contact Professor Thomas O. Kelly II, Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211-1462; (518) 783-2512; fax (518) 786-5052; legendziewic@siena.edu

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture will hold its fifth annual conference June 11-13, 1999, at the University of Texas at Austin. The conference will 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. Contact: Professor John J. McCusker, Program Chair, Fifth Annual OIEAHC Conference, Trinity University, Department of History, 715 Stadium Drive, San Antonio, TX 78212-7200; (210) 736-7625; fax (210) 736-8334; jmccuske@trinity.edu; www.utexas.edu/academic/oieahc.

Boston University's Program in American and New England Studies, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, the American Antiquarian Society, and Historic Deerfield will host The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 18-20. 1999. The 24^th annual topic in the Seminar series is "Textiles in New England II: Four Centuries of Material Life." Contact: Peter Benes, Director, The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, Boston University Scholarly Publications, 985 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215; (978) 369-7382; fax (978) 371-5875; dublsem@bu.edu.

The Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP) will hold its 7^th annual conference in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 14-17, 1999. Keynote addresses will be delivered by Nicolas Kanellos, University of Houston, and Jan Radway, Duke University. Contact: Maureen Hady, Conference Coordinator for SHARP 1999, Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706-6598.

The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) will hold its annual conference in Lexington, KY, on July 15-18, 1999. Contact: the SHEAR office at (765) 494-4135; jer@sla.purdue.edu.

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and Lilly Endowment Inc. will hold the Winterthur Conference on "The Visual Culture of American Religions" in Winterthur, Delaware, on October 22-23, 1999. Topics range from the public display of religion to the use of sacred spaces. Contact: Sandra Soule, Education, Public Programs and Visitor Service Division, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Winterthur, DE 19735; (800) 448-3883; (302) 888-4600; TTY (302) 888-4907; www.winterthur.org.

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Dumbarton Oaks will hold its next Symposium in Studies in Landscape Architecture on May 14-15, 1999. The symposium will examine three centuries of European garden history in light of processes of social change from 1550 to 1850. Garden art will be discussed as a domain of agency contributing to negotiations of social and cultural changes. Registration information will be available in March 1999. Contact: Studies in Landscape Architecture, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32^nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007; www.doaks.org/LandscapeArchitecture.html.

The 19th Annual Berlin-Prague Seminar organized by Bradley University will be held at the European Academy of Berlin, June 20-June 26, 1999, and the Prague University of Economics, June 27-July 3, 1999. The Seminar is intended to inform college faculty about a wide range of issues facing contemporary Germany and the Czech Republic. Past presentations have focused on politics, foreign policy, history, economics, societal issues, the media, and art. Participants may choose to attend one or both segments of the Seminar. Contact Dr. Charles Bukowski, Director, Institute of International Studies, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625; (309) 677-2450; fax (309) 677-3256; cjb@bradley.bradley.edu.