Paula Baker, University of Pittsburgh, received a fellowship from The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for her study, "Campaign finance, campaign workers, and interest groups in American politics."

Marilyn Baseler, University of Texas at Austin, was awarded the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society for her study, "'Strangers within our gates:' America's Immigrants, 1776-1820."

Linda J. Borish, Western Michigan University, is the new President of the Great lakes American Studies Association.

Peter William Bradaglio, Groucher College, received a fellowship through the National Humanities Center for the academic year of 1999-2000 for his study entitled, "Rape by Fraud: Men, Women, and Sexual Assault in the Nineteenth-Century South."

Susannah U. Bruce , Kansas State University, has been awarded an Archie K. Davis Fellowship for 1999-2000 for her studies on North Carolina's ethnic units in the Civil War.

Lendol Calder has recently published a new book entitled Financing the American Dream: A Cultural History of Consumer Credit (Princeton University Press).

Jill Elizabeth Caskey is a recipient of a 1999-2000 J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Art and the Humanities for her study entitled, "Eye of a Needle: The Rufolos of Ravello and the Art of Wealth and Splendor."

Terry Catapano received the Society of Colonial Wars of Massachusetts Fellowship awarded by the Center for the Study of New England for his study entitled, "Cotton Mather's Magnalia Christi Americana: A Bibliographical and Textual Study."

Dorothy S. Cobble, Associate Professor, School of Labor Relations, Rutgers University, received a fellowship from The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for her project entitled, "The Other Woman's Movement: Labor Feminism and Social Policy in Modern America."

Dennis Dickerson, Professor of History at Williams College was presented with the 1999 Outstanding Book Award at the 30^th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists for his distinguished work: Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young Jr.

Keith Gallagher, University of California, Berkeley, was awarded a research fellowship from the Claberg Foundation for Research in Social Change for his work on "Public Subsidies for Private Power: The History of the Political Economy of the United States and Changing Contours of Democracy." The Charles Redd Center for Western Studies provided a research grant for his work on "Wrested Rights: Empire Building, Working-Class Activism, and Political Culture on Nevada's Comstock Lode, 1859-1890."

Christopher Grasso , College of William and Mary, was awarded the Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society for his work, "Skepticism and American Faith: The Early Nineteenth Century."

Catherine Haulman, Cornell University, was awarded a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society for her study entitled, "The Empire's New Clothes: The Politics of Dress in America, 1765-1820."?

Graham Russell Hodges, Colgate University, was awarded a Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship by the American Antiquarian Society for his work, "David Ruggles: Black Apostle of Freedom."

Jack P. Greene, Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded a fellowship through the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for his work, "Changing Identity in Colonial British Plantation America."

Robert A. Gross, William and Mary College, has received the 1999 Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarianship Award for Best Article for his work, "Communications Revolutions: Writing a History of the Book for an Electronic Age."

Karen Halttunen, University of California at Davis, received a fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for her study entitled, "American Pilgrimage: A Cultural History of Plymouth Rock."??

Marsha L. Hamilton, SUNY Stony Brook, was awarded with a W.B.H. Dowse fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for her study entitled, "Strangers in the Land: 'Outsiders' in Eastern New England 1640-1690."

Virginia Van Der Veer Hamilton won the 1999 Alabama Library Association's Author Award in Nonfiction for her work, Looking for Clark Gable and Other 20th Century Pursuits: Collected Writings.

David Hancock, University of Michigan, received a fellowship from the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University for his work entitled, "Madeira Wine and the Emerging Atlantic Economy."

Rene Hayden , University of California at San Diego, has been awarded an Archie K. Davis Fellowship for 1999-2000 for his studies on the Reconstruction Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina.

Helen Horowitz, Smith College, received a fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for her study entitled, "Sexual Representation and Censorship in the United States, 1830-80."

John Howe, University of Minnesota, received the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship awarded by the American Antiquarian Society for his work entitled, "The Social Politics of Verbal Discourse in Revolutionary America."

Kathryn Allamong Jacob, was selected as the new Curator at of Manuscripts of Radicliffe's Schlesinger Library.

Joan Marie Johnson, University of Cincinnati, has been awarded an Archie K. Davis Fellowship for 1999-2000 for her studies on the influence of Northern education upon Southern women.

Co-writers Benjamin W. Labaree and Jeffery J. Safford , along with 4 others, were awarded the John Lyman Book Award by the North American Society for Oceanic History for their book entitled, America and the Sea: A Maritime History.

Neil Maher won a 1998 Alfred D. Bell Travel Grant for research at the Forest History Society Library. His field of study was the influence of the Civilian Conservation Corps on the conservation and environmental movements.

Martin V. Melosi has been named Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Houston.

Mark P. Meuwese, University of Notre Dame, has received a New York State Archives Grant for his subject, War, Trade, and Intermarriage: Indigenous Peoples and the making of the Dutch Seaborne Empire in the Atlantic World, 1590-1700.

Joanne Meyerowitz, newly appointed editor at The Journal of American History, has received a fellowship from the National Humanities Center for the academic year of 1999-2000 for her study entitled, "Transsexuality in the U.S."

Kevin Murphy, Millikin College, received a grant through The Early American Industries Association (EAIA) for his work entitled "The Home Industries of the Reverend Jonathan Fisher."

Mark A. Peterson, University of Iowa, received the Stephen Botein Fellowship awarded by the American Antiquarian Society for his study, "The Mather Family and the Construction of an Atlantic Protestant International."

Charles K. Piehl gave the Twentieth-Annual Frontier Forum Lecture on the topic "The Southern Act of Robert Gwathmey" to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Leslie J. Reagan, University of Illinois, won the 1998 Willard Hurst Prize from the Law and Society Association for her book When Abortion was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973 (University of California Press).

Liam Riordan, University of Maine, was awarded the Reese Fellowship by the American Antiquarian Society for his study entitled, "Newspapers and the Local Meaning of the Nation in the Delaware Valley."

Daniel T. Rodgers, Princeton University, received a fellowship from The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars for his study of "Social Ideas in 1980's America."

Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz, University of Chicago, received the Society of Colonial Wars of Massachussetts Fellowship from the Center for the Study of New England History for his study entitled, "Constructing a New American Forum: Cosmopolitanism, Liberalism, and Public Accommodation, 1760-1830."

Jonathan D. Sassi, College of Staten Island / CUNY, was awarded by the American Antiquarian Society for his study, "Clerical Communities and the Religious Public Sphere."

Leonard Schlup has been awarded the Mississippi Historical Society Willie D. Halsell Prize for Best Article for his study, "Hernando DeSoto Money: War Advocate and Anti-Imperialist, 1898-1900."

Eric Schneider, University of Pennsylvania, has recently published Vampires, Dragons, and Egyptian Kings: Youth Gangs in Postwar New York. He is also the 1999 Klemperer Fellow in the History of Medicine at the New York Academy of Medicine for his new study on heroin in the postwar city.

Tom Schoonover was awarded the Alfred Barnaby Thomas Prize for his book Germany in Central America: Competitive Imperialism, 1821-1929 by the South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies.

Christopher Clare Sellers, State University of New York at Stony Brook, received a fellowship from the National Humanities Center for his work entitled, "After the Natural: An Environmental History of the Modern Suburb."

Timothy J. Shannon, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a fellowship from the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, funded by the Jeannette D. Black Memorial Foundation for his studies on "The Material Culture of European-Indian Trade and Diplomacy in Anglo-American Prints and Maps, 1750-1825."

Michael A. Simoncelli, College of William and Mary, received a Richard F. and Virginia P. Morgan Fellowship from the American Antiquarian Society for his work entitled, "Becoming Northern: The Clash of Regional Cultures and the Creation of a Northern Identity in Ohio, 1770-1877."

Susan Strasser has recently been appointed Professor of History at the University of Delaware. Her latest work, Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash, will be published in September.

Nancy Jane Tomes, Professor of History at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, has received a fellowship from the National Humanities Center for the academic year of 1999-2000 for her study entitled, "Making the Modern Health Consumer."

Andrea L. Volpe has been awarded a post-doctoral fellowship from the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University for her project "National Bodies: Cartes de Visite Portrait Photographs and the Politics of Visual Culture in the United States, 1860-1877."

Jannelle Warren-Findley, Arizona State University, has been named one of two Ian Axford 2000 Fellows. The Fellowship funds research into policy issues important to the governments of New Zealand and the United States.

Chad Wheaton, Syracuse University, has received a New York State Archives Grant for his subject, Exhibition and Spectacle: 150 Years of Culture, Politics, and Business at the New York State Fair, 1841-1991.

John Fabian Witt, Yale University; received a New York State Archives Grant for his work, "Administering Twentieth-Century Accident Law," a chapter in a dissertation entitled Accident and Design: Workmen's Compensation and the Making of Modern American Personal Injury Law, 1870-1940.

Awards, Grants and Fellowships

The Abe Fellowship Program supports post-doctoral research on contemporary policy-relevant issues. The Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. This competition is open to American and Japanese citizens, as well as other nationals who can demonstrate strong and serious affiliations with the research communities of the U. S. and Japan. Deadline is 1 September 1999. Contact: Abe Fellowship Program, Social Science Research Council, 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019; (212) 377-2700; fax (212) 377-2727; <http://www.ssrc.org>.

The Coordinating Council for Women in History and the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians are pleased to announce the 9^th-annual competition for 2 $500 Graduate Student Awards to assist in the completion of dissertation work. The awards are designed to support either a crucial stage of research or the final year of writing. The CCWH/Berkshire award is given to women graduate students in a history department in a U. S. institution, and the CCWH/Ida B. Wells award is for a woman graduate student in a U. S. institution in any department, but working on a historical topic. Deadline is 13 September 1999. Contact: Professor Gina Hames, CCWH Awards Committee Chair, History Department, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447; <hamesgl@plu.edu>; <http://www.plu.edu/~hamesgl/>.

The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies offers an annual grant to encourage broader and more intensive use of the special collections at DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. Deadlines are 15 March and 15 September. Contact: Jane Elder, Associate Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX 75275-0176; (214) 768-3684; fax (214) 768-4129; <swcenter@mail.smu.edu>.

The American Society for Environmental History will issue the following 4 awards at its annual meeting in Tacoma, Washington in March 2000: The George Perkins Marsh Prize for best book in environmental history published in 1999 (monograph submissions only) the Rachel Carson Prize for best dissertation in environmental history completed in 1999; the Alice Hamilton Prize for best article on environmental history published outside the journal Environmental History in 1999; the Aldo Leopold Prize for the best article appearing in the journal Environmental History in 1999. Send 3 copies of each submission in page proof or manuscript form to Lisa Mighetto, ASEH Secretary, c/o HRA, 119 Pine Street, Suite 207, Seattle, WA 98101. Deadline is 1 October 1999, however, late submissions will be accepted until 31 December 1999.

The Irish American Cultural Institute is now accepting applications from researchers to investigate the Irish experience in America. Original research and possibly assistance for travel or publication costs can be funded up to a maximum of $5,000. Deadline is 1 October 1999. Contact: Irish Research Fund, Irish American Cultural Institute, 1 Lackawanna Place, Morristown, NJ 07960, or call (973)-605-1991. <irishwaynj@aol.com>.

The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering summer stipends that support 2 months of full-time work on projects that will make significant contributions to the humanities. Deadline is 1 October 1999. Contact: NEH Fellowship and Summer Stipends, Room 318, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W., Washington, DC 20506; <http://www.neh.gov>.

The American Council of Learned Societies announces the availability of a small number of new Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars engaged in long-term, unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences. The ACLS will award approximately 9 fellowships per year in this and the next 2 years. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $65,000. Deadline is 1 October 1999. Contact: Office of Fellowships and Grants, ACLS, 228 East 45^th Street, New York, New York 10017-3398; (212) 949-8058; <grants@acls.org>.

The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends support two months of full-time work on projects that will make a significant contribution to the humanities. In most cases, faculty members of colleges and universities in teh United States must be nominated by their institutions for the Summer Stipends competition, and each of these institutions may nominate two applicants. Of the two nominees from colleges and universities, one should be junior nominee. Individuals employed in nonteaching capacities in colleges and universities and independent scholars not affiliated with collees and universities do not require nomination and may apply directly to the program. Deadline is 1 October 1999. Inquiries (202) 606-8551; stipends@neh.gov

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is accepting applications for twenty residential fellowships to individuals with outstanding project proposals in the social sciences and humanities on national and international issues. Projects likely to foster communication between the world of ideas and the world of public affairs are especially welcomed. Applicants should hold a doctorate or have equivalent professional accomplishments. The fellowships are for an academic year and carry a $44,000 stipend, on average. Deadline is 1 October 1999. Contact: Fellowships Office, Woodrow Wilson Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004-3027; (202) 691-4170; fax (202) 691-4001; <http://wwics.si.edu>; <fellowship@wwic.si.edu>.

The American Antiquarian Society is welcoming applications for fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, and journalists. Fellowships will be provided to those whose research objectives are to produce works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history and are designed for the general public rather than academic communities. Deadline is 4 October 1999. Contact: Artist Fellowship Program, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609-1634; (508) 363-1131 or (508) 363-1128; <wjy@mwa.org>.

The National Humanities Center, Research Triangle, NC, offers 35-40 residential fellowships for advanced study in all fields of the humanities. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent credentials and have a record of publication. The average stipend is $35,000, with a few available up to $50,000. For application material, write to Fellowship Program, National Humanities Center, Post Office Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2256. Applicants must submit the Center's forms, a 1000-word project proposal, and 3 letters of recommendation. Applications and letters of recommendation must be postmarked by 15 October 1999. Contact: <nhc@ga.unc.edu>, <http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080>.

The Columbia University Society of Fellows in the Humanities, will award a number of fellowships for the 2000-2001 academic year through grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the William R. Kenan Trust, and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation. Recipients will receive a $30,000 stipend, one-half for research and the other for teaching in the undergraduate program. Deadline is 15 October 1999. Contact: Marsha M.. Manns, Director, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Heyman CenterBMail Code 5700, Columbia University, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027.

The Claude Pepper Foundation seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholar's program, which provides financial assistance for researchers working at the Claude Pepper Center's archives at Florida State University. Deadlines are 15 April and 15 October. Contact: Grant Coordinator, Claude Pepper Foundation, 636 West Call Street, Tallahassee, Fl 32306-1122; (850) 644-9309; fax (850) 644-9301; <mlaughli@mailer.fsu.edu>; <http://pepper.cpb.fsu.edu/library>.

The James J. Hill Reference Library will award a number of grants of up to $2,000 to support research in the James J. Hill and Louis W. Hill papers. Deadline is 1 November 1999. Contact: W. Thomas White, Curator, James J. Hill Reference Library, 80 West Fourth Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102; (651) 265-5441; fax (651) 222-4139; <twhite@jjhill.org>.

The John Nicholas Brown Center is accepting applications for its Research Fellowship. The Center supports scholarships in American topics; preference is given to scholars working with Rhode Island materials or requiring access to New England resources. Open to advanced graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars. Office space, access to Brown University resources, and a stipend of up to $2,000 for a term of residence of 1-6 months in one of two award cycles are offered: January - June; July - December. Housing may be available. Deadline is 1 November for residence between January and June. Contact: Joyce M. Botelho, John Nicholas Brown Center, Box 1880, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; <Joyce_Botelho@Brown.edu>.

The Rockefeller Archive Center, a division of The Rockefeller University, announces a special program of grants-in-aid for the year 2000 in the history of international relations and economic development. The Center also invites applications for its regular program of Grants for Travel and Research at the Rockefeller Archive Center for the year 2000, and will again award grants to support research on the history of The Rockefeller University. Deadlines for all applications is 30 November 1999. Contact: Darwin H. Stapleton, Director, Rockefeller Archive Center, 15 Dayton Avenue, Pocantico Hills, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591-1598; (914) 631-4505; fax (914) 631-6017; <archive@rockvax.rockefeller.edu>.

The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) is still accepting submissions for its biennial competition for the best published article dealing with any aspect of American history between 1865 and 1917. The article must have appeared in journals dated 1997 or 1998. Any graduate student or individual with a doctorate awarded after 1988 who has not yet published a book is eligible to compete for a $500 award. Individuals or journals may nominate work. Deadline is 1 December 1999. Please send 3 copies to: Robert E. Weir, Chair, SHGAPE Prize Committee, Liberal Studies Department, Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Contact: <Rweir@mtholyoke.edu>.

The Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (SEASECS) is accepting submissions for the Percy G. Adams Article Prize, a $500 award for the best article on an eighteenth-century topic published in a scholarly journal, annual, or collection. Submissions must have been published between 1 September 1998 and 31 August 1999. Submissions can be submitted on another's behalf and must be written in English or be accompanied by an English translation. The recipient of the award must join or already by a member of SEASECS. Submit 3 copies of article to Calhoun Winton, Department of English, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Deadline is 1 December 1999.

The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies in the Department of History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas welcomes applications for 3 research fellowships: the Clements Research Fellowship in Southwest Studies, open to individuals in any field in the humanities or social sciences doing research on Southwestern America; the Carl B. and Florence E. King Research Fellowship in southwestern history; and the Summerfield-Roberts Research Fellowship in Texas history. The fellowships are designed to provide time for senior or junior scholars to bring book-length manuscripts to completion. Applicants should send 2 copies of their c.v., a description of the research project, a sample chapter or extract, and arrange to have letters of reference sent from 3 persons who can assess the significance of the work and the ability of the scholar to carry it out. Send to: David J. Weber, Director/Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Department of History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0176. Deadline is 14 January 2000.

The American Antiquarian Society will award a number of short- and long-term research fellowships for the 1 June 2000-31 May 2001 year. The short-term fellowships are for periods of 1- to 3-months residence with AAS, and carry stipends of $950 per month. Long-term fellowships funded by the NEH are for 4-12 months and carry a maximum stipend of $30,000. Fellowships funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundations are for a minimum of 9 months and offer a maximum stipend of $35,000. For qualified individuals, Research Associate status will be available. AAS also offers the Mellon Post-Dissertation Fellowship, which provides the recipient with time and funding to continue research and revision of their dissertation for the purpose of publication during the period 1 June 2000-31 August 2001. The 12-month stipend for this fellowship carries a maximum of $30,000. Contact: John B. Hench, Vice President for Academic and Public Programs, Room A, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609-1634; (508) 755-5221; <cfs@mwa.org>. Deadline for the Mellon Post-Dissertation Fellowship is October 15, 1999; for all other AAS fellowships, January 15, 2000.

The John Carter Brown Library will award approximately 25 short- and long-term Research Fellowships for the year 1 June 2000 - 31 May 2001. Short-term fellowships are available for periods of 2-4 months and carry a stipend of $1,200 per month. These fellowships are open to foreign nationals as well as to U.S. citizens who are engaged in pre- and post-doctoral, or independent, research. Graduate students must have passed their preliminary or general examinations at the time of application. Long-term fellowships, primarily funded by NEH and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, are typically for 5-9 months and carry a stipend of $2,800/month. Recipients of long-term fellowships may not be engaged in graduate work and ordinarily must be U.S. citizens or have resided in the U.S. for the 3 years immediately preceding the term of the fellowship. Deadline is January 15, 2000. Contact: Director, John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912; (401) 863-2725; fax (401) 863-3477; <JCBL_Fellowships@brown.edu>; <http://JCBL.org>.

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission invites applications for its 2000-2001 Scholars in Residence Program and its recently inaugurated Collaborative Residency Program. The Scholars in Residence program provides support for full-time research and study in the manuscript and artifact collections at any Commission facility, including the State Archives, the State Museum, and 26 historic sites and museums around the Commonwealth. Residencies are available for 4-12 weeks between 1 May 2000 and 30 April 2001, at the rate of $1,200 per month. Deadline is 17 January 2000. Contact: Division of History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17109; (717) 787-3034; <lshopes@phmc.state.pa.us>; <www.phmc.state.pa.us>.

The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University announces the creation of the William P. Clements Prize for the best non-fiction book on southwestern America to promote and recognize fine writing and original research on the American Southwest. The competition is open to any non-fiction book, including biography, on any aspect of Southwestern life, past or present, with a 1999 copyright. Submissions must be postmarked by 21 January 2000. Contact: Jane Elder, Associate Director, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0176; (214) 768-1233; <jelder@mail.smu.edu>.

The Quaker Collection of Haverford College announces the availability of 3 $1,500 Gest Fellowships for 1 month of research using Quaker Collection materials to study a topic that explores the relationships between various ways of expressing religious belief in the world. Deadline is February 1, 2000. Contact: Quaker Collection, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041; (610) 896-1161; fax (610) 896-1102; <jbertole@haverford.edu> or <elapsans@haverford.edu>.

Graduate students in the United States and Canada are invited to enter the Shryock Medal Essay contest. Individuals must obtain guidelines and an applications form from the Shryock Medal Committee chair, Toby Anita Appel, Ph. D., M.L.S., Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, P.O. Box 208014, New Haven, CT 06520-8014; <toby.appel@yale.edu>. Please include a mailing address. Please obtain these materials early. Essays must be postmarked no later than 1 February 2000.

The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program, which provides financial assistance to researchers working at the Center's archives. The Center's collections are described on the Web at <http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/>. Applications are accepted at any time. 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>.

The American Philosophical Society offers the following research grant opportunities: General research grants, Sabbatical Fellowship for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Phillips Fund grants for North Native American Research, and the Library Resident Research Fellowships. Contact: Committee on Research, American Philosophical Society, 104 South 5^th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; <http://www.amphilsoc.org>.

Calls for Papers

The Third National Conference on Women and Historic Preservation will be held 19-21 May 2000 at Mount Vernon College, Washington D.C. For detailed information please see ad page 18. Deadline is 30 September 1999. Contact: <womenpres@hotmail.com>; <http://www.caup.washington.edu/WomenPres>.

The Western History Association is having is 40^th annual conference , "Old Worlds, New Worlds: The Millennial West" on October 11-14 in San Antonio, TX. The conference will be highlighting 3 themes: concepts of the borderlands and West-ness; the millennial West in 1000, 2000, and 3000 AD; and public perceptions of the American West. Paper proposals should be accompanied by a 1-page abstract and c.v. with address, phone, and e-mail for each participant. If submitting an entire session, an abstract outlining the purpose of the session should be included. Deadline is August 31, 1999. All Submissions should be sent to Professor Maria Montoya, Co-chair, 2000 WHA Program Committee, Department of History, 1029 Tisch Hall, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003; (734) 647-4617; fax (734)647-4881; <mmontoya@umich.edu>.

The Society of Automotive Historians and the National Association of Automobile Museums are seeking proposals for papers to be presented at their third biennial automotive history conference, entitled "Exploring Automotive Culture—Heritage, Society, Design." The conference will be held 8-11 March 2000 at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, California. Proposals are invited on topics pertaining to the integration of the automobile in to society, the design and manufacture of automobiles, and the ways in which people relate to their automobiles. Proposals should include the title of the submission, names and affiliations of presenters, chairs, participants etc., together with addresses, phone/fax numbers, e-mail addresses of contact personnel, proposed format (paper, panel, workshop, etc.) And a 1-page abstract describing the content of the presentation. Deadline is 31 August 1999; notification of preliminary acceptance will be made by 15 October 1999. Send proposals to Christopher G. Foster, Program chair, 1102 Long Cove Road, Gales Ferry, Connecticut 06335-1812; (860) 464-2614; fax (860) 464-2614; <foster@netbox.com>.

The Louisiana Historical Association invites proposals for papers and sessions for its meeting 23-25 March 2000 to be held in Lafayette, Louisiana. In addition to panels dealing with Louisiana history, the committee welcomes papers about other subject areas, including the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Please send a brief abstract of the proposal and a short c.v. to Professor Sam Shepherd, Department of History and Political Science, Centenary College, 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, Louisiana 71134. Program co-chairs committee are Shepherd (sshepher@centenary.edu) and Julienne L. Wood (jwood@pilot.lsus.edu). Deadline is 1 September 1999.

The Department of History at the University of Albany, SUNY, invites individual paper and/or complete panel proposals for a 1-day conference in all aspects of New York State history. The conference will also include a workshop on archival resources related to New York and a keynote speaker. Researching New York will be held on Friday, 19 November 1999, at the University at Albany, Albany, New York. Submit a 1-page abstract and c.v. for each presenter to the Conference Coordinator Tod Ottman, Researching New York, Department of History, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, New York 12222-0001; <history@csc.albany.edu>. Deadline is 17 September 1999. Notification of acceptance by 30 September 1999.

The Great Lakes American Studies Association invites proposals for individual papers and presentations as well as panels exploring any aspect of the relationship between nature, culture, and the environment in the United States. Proposals are due October 1, 1999. Send a 1 page c.v. and 3 copies of the abstract to: Sherry Linkon, American Studies, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555. Contact: Sherry Linkon, (330) 752-2977; <sjlinkon@cc.ysu.edu> or Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez, (330) 742-1465; <gfpalmer@cc.ysu.edu>.

The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) will hold its annual conference at the University of Wales, Swansea in April 2000. BAAS seeks papers and panels on any American Studies topic, particularly those on historical subjects. Send proposals to Dr. Michael A. McDonnel, Conference Secretary, Department of American Studies, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK; (44)(0) 1792-295305; fax (44)(0) 1792-295719; <m.mcdonnell@swan.ac.uk>. Deadline is 1 October 1999.

The College of Charleston is holding a multi-disciplinary conference April 6-9, 2000. The conference's theme is "Plantations of the Mind: Marketing Myths and Memories in the Heritage Tourism Industry." Issues to be focused on are as follows: visitor motivation; presentation and marketing of memory; reception and interpretation; and the impact. Abstracts (500 words) should be sent to Terence Bowers, Department of English, or to John Crotts, Department of Management and Marketing, College of Charleston, 66 George St., Charleston, SC 29424. Deadline is 1 October 1999.

The French Colonial Historical Society is holding their Annual Meeting at the College of Charleston on May 17-21, 2000. Deadline is 1 October 1999. Contact: Professor Philip Boucher, History Dept., RH 409, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899; (259)890-6310; fax: (256)890-6477; <bouerp@email.uah.edu>.

From April 6-8, 2000, The Citadel will sponsor its sixth Conference on the South dealing with all aspects of Southern History from the Colonial period through the 20th century. Deadline is 1 October 1999. Contact: W.B. Moore, Department of History, The Citadel, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409; (843) 953-5073; fax (843) 953-7020; <Bo.Moore@Citadel.edu>.

The Business History Conference invites proposals for papers for its annual meeting in March 10-12, 2000 in Palo Alto, CA. The theme for the conference is the "Enterprise in Society." The conference welcomes papers that situate business enterprises into a larger social, cultural, and political context. Travel support is available for graduate students presenting papers, and dissertations completed between 1997-1998 are eligible for inclusion in a conference plenary session. Deadline is 15 October 1999. Contact: Dr. Roger Horowitz, Business History Conference, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400; <rh@udel.edu>.

The Westbrook College Campus of the University of New England invites the submission of proposals for individual papers or thematic sessions on Women's Private Writing/Writing Women's History for an interdisciplinary conference 15-18 June 2000. The conference program committee welcomes submissions on any aspect of women's private writing. Deadline is 15 October 1999. Contact: Dr. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Women's Private Writing Conference, University of New England, Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103; <edewolfe@mailbox.une.edu>; (207) 797-7261; or Candce Kanes <ckanes@meca.edu>.

The Rural Women's Studies Association invites proposals for individual papers, presentations, sessions, and workshops for its conference at the Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, June 22-25, 2000. Proposals exploring all aspects of the lives of rural women and the interpretation of those lives are welcomed. Deadline is 15 October 1999. Each should include 4 copies of a 1-page abstract and 4 copies of a brief vita including phone, e-mail, and fax number. Contact: Susan S. Rugh, Department of History, 332 KMB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602; (801) 378-2742; <susan_rugh@byu.edu>.

The Allen Morris Conference Committee and the Florida State University History Department are proud to announce the first biennial Allen Morris Conference on the History of Florida and the Atlantic World, to be held at Florida State University's Turnbull Conference Center, Tallahassee, FL, 12 -13 February 2000. The Program Committee invites individual or panel proposals that focus on work, class, and cultural issues specific to Florida, or that help place Florida in the wider Atlantic world. Interested applicants should submit a proposal of no more than 300-words for each paper and a brief c.v. for each participant. Deadline for proposals is 15 October 1999. Paper proposals and vitas should be sent to: Dr. William Rogers, Chair, Allen Morris Conference Program Committee, Department of History, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306-2200. Contact: Elna Green, <egreen.mailer.fsu>; <http://mailer.fsu.edu/~rherrera/allenmorris.htm>.

The Tulane University Jewish Studies Program and Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience seek scholarly papers and panel proposals for their upcoming conference "The Jewish Experience in the Southern Americas," at Tulane University, New Orleans, April 7-9, 2000. Submissions should deal with an aspect of Jewish history or modern life in the American South, Caribbean, Latin and/or South America. Comparative studies are particularly encouraged. Conference organizers hope to defray the travel expense of all program participants. Deadline is 15 October 1999. Contact: Professor Chris Brady, Director, Jewish Studies Program, 210 Jones Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118; (504) 862-3077; <targuman@religious.com>; or Dr. Mark I. Greenberg at (601) 362-6357; <greenberg@msje.org>.

The fourth workshop on the theme "Antislavery, Emancipation, and Post Emancipation" will be held at the University of Houston, 23-26 March 2000. Participation in the workshop is limited to senior graduate students, those who plan to defend their dissertation in the next year, and junior faculty members, those who have defended their dissertation in the last 3 years. Proposals for papers, covering any aspect of the theme, should be no more than 2 pages. Proposals, plus a letter of recommendation from the dissertation advisor, should be received by 15 October 1999. Send submissions to Richard Blackett and Linda Reed, Department of History, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-3785. Those selected to participate will be informed by 1 November 1999.

The Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, Department of History, University of Washington, Seattle, will hold a conference on the history of the Japanese (Nikkei) communities in the Pacific Northwest in conjunction with the formal recognition of Professor Gordon Hirabayashi by the UW College of Arts and Sciences as its distinguished alumnus for the year 2000. Deadline is 31 October 1999. Send to: Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington, Box 353587, Seattle, Washington 98195-3587. Responses will go out by 30 November 1999. Contact: Louis Fiset at <fiset@u.washington.edu> or Kim McKaig at (206) 543-8656, <cspn@u.washington.edu>.

Kent State University-Salem invites paper proposals for its conference "150 Years of Progress: Celebrating the 1850 Salem Women's Rights Convention,"to be held April 19-20, 2000 in Salem, Ohio. Deadline is November 1, 1999. Contact: Stephane Booth, Kent State University Salem Campus, 2491 State Route 45 South, Salem, OH 44460; (330) 332-0361; <booth@salem.kent.edu>.

The Ohio Academy of History Program Committee seeks session and panel proposals dealing with any field or time of history, including methodology, pedagogy, public history, and historiography for its annual meeting at Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, April 28-29, 2000. Proposals should include: title of panel, abstract for panel, abstract for each paper (1 page per paper), full names of participants (including moderator and commentator), institutional affiliations, addresses (postal and electronic) and telephone numbers of all participants. Also, those wishing to serve as moderators and commentators should forward their names to the Program Chair with an indication of their special areas of interest. Send to: Dr. Julieanne Phillips, OAH Program Chair, Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017-2088. Deadline is November 1, 1999.

Western Social Science Association seeks papers and panels on American Studies topics for its annual conference in San Diego, CA to be held 26-29 2000. Deadline is 1 November 1999. Contact: Daniel J. McInerney, WSSA-American Studies Program Coordinator, Utah State University, 0710 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0710; (435) 797-1283; fax (435) 797-3899; <danielj@hass.usu.edu>.

As part of the Western Social Science Association's 42^nd-annual conference in San Diego, CA on 26-29 April 2000, the Rural and Agricultural Studies Section invites paper and panel proposals on any aspect of rural or agricultural study. Deadline is 1 November 1999. Send 150-word abstract along with A/V needs to: Elaine Taylor, History Department, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3; (416) 926-9642; fax (416) 736-5836; <enaylor@yorku.ca>; or Robert Preston, Department of History, Mount St. Mary's College, Emitsburg, MD 21727; (301) 447-5800, Ext. 4415; fax (301) 447-5250; <preston@msmary.edu>.

The Society for Military History seeks proposals for papers and panels for their conference in Quantico, Virginia, 28-30 April 2000. The theme for the conference is the Korean War, although papers on other other topics in military history will be considered. Papers presented at the conference will be limited to 20 minutes each and should be approximately 12-15 pages long in order to meet that time restriction. Deadline is 1 November 1999. Mail 1-page proposal to Gordon Rudd, SMH 2000 Coordinator, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University, 2076 South Street, Quantico, VA 22134.

The Fourth Annual Scholars' Conference on American Jewish History will be held on the campus of the University of Denver 4-6 June 2000. The program committee seeks individual and session proposals dealing with any aspect of the field, but especially those on Jewish dissent, political protest and social justice, the Jewish experience in the American West, and Jewish journalism in America. Deadline is 15 November 1999. Send to: Scholars' Conference on American Jewish History, Professor Jeanne Abrams, Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society, University of Denver, 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208.

The Council on America's Military Past (CAMP) is accepting papers for a 20-minute talk at the CAMP 34^th Annual Military History Conference, 10-14 May 2000. The emphasis of the papers should be on the military activities of the French-Indian War, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, plus all other American and Canadian military history through the Cold War. Send topics for twenty-minute talk to: CAMP '00 Conference Papers, P.O. Box 1151, Fort Meyer, VA 22211-1151. Contact: (703) 912-6124; fax (703) 912-5666. Deadline is 15 December 1999.

The Bureau of Reclamation's Centennial History Symposium in 2002 is now accepting paper proposals on topics relating to the history of the Bureau of Reclamation. The 2-day symposium will be held in mid-June 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Deadline is 1 December 1999. Contact: Brit Storey, Senior Historian, D-5300, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007; <bstorey@do.usbr.gov>.

The Program Committee for the North American Labor History Conference invites proposals for panels and papers on the theme, Labor and the Millennium, for its 22^nd meeting to be held 19-20 October 2000, at Wayne State University in Detroit. Suggested panel and paper topics include: "Labor and the Future"; "Class and the Millennium"; "Working Classes and Millennial Movements"; "Class, Work, and Science Fiction"; and "The Future of Labor History and the Future of Academic Labor." Deadline is 15 March 2000. Send proposals, including a 1-2 page abstract and c.vs. for all participants, to: Elizabeth Faue, Coordinator, North American Labor History Conference, Dept. of History, 3094 Faculty Administration Building, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202; (313) 577-2525; fax: (313) 577-6987.

The New England Journal of History seeks papers on preindustrial economies in America dealing with any aspect of production or exchange from settlement to 1861. Studies drawing on particular regional or local records or source collections, or with a focus on relevant legal environments, are preferred. Deadline 1 May 2000. Contact: Dr. Paul Hudson, P.O. Box 7319, Lowell, MA, 01852-7319; (978) 454-2186; <relevance@mail.mdc.net>.

The National Social Science Association is now accepting proposals for the fall national meeting to be held November 10-12, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri. This national conference will feature papers, discussions, workshops and symposia in all social science disciplines with special emphasis on the use of technology in the classroom. Send proposal along with a 25-word abstract to NSSA St. Louis Meeting, 2020 Hills Lake Dr., EL Cajon, CA 92020-1018; (619) 448-4709; fax (619) 258-7636, <natsocsci@aol.com>.

The Center for the Study of War and Society announces a conference examining "The Veteran and American Society" to be held November 12-13, 2000 at Knoxville, Tennessee. The Center solicits paper proposals from a variety of disciplinary perspectives that examine the history of the American veteran from the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf. Contact: G. Kurt Piehler, Center for the Study of War and Society, 220 Hoskins Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0411; <gpiehler@utk.edu>.

Garland Publishers is seeking strong proposals for books focusing on the history of education, especially in the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Proposals should be about 2-3 pages and clearly explain the importance of the proposed topic, its intended thesis, the target audience, existing books that it will compete against and a tentative outline of chapters. Contact: Professor Edward R. Beauchamp, Department of Educational Foundations, Wist Hall 108, College of Education, 1776 University Avenue, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822; (808)956-4246; fax (808) 956-9100; <bedward@hawaii.edu>.

Fordham University Press' Hudson Valley Heritage Series has begun a series featuring books on history, literature, folklore, economy, and society of the Hudson Valley. The series editor is Robert F. Jones. Both original works and reprints of works of proven merit that have gone out of print will be considered. For the series, the Hudson Valley is defined as reaching from the Narrows to Fort Edward and including the counties bordering both sides of the river. Inquiries may be directed to Robert F. Jones, Fordham University, Department of History, Bronx, NY 10458; (718) 817 -3930; <rjones@murray.fordham.edu>.

Meetings and Conferences

The Fredrick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service will hold an international conference, "Fredrick Douglass: At Home in a Larger World," 9-10 September 1999 in Washington, D.C. at the Department of Interior Auditorium at 18^th and C Streets, N.W. Attendance is free, but advance registration is required. To register, contact Crystal Edwards at (202)690-5185 or Jenny Masur (202) 690-5166; National Capital Parks-East, 1900 Anacosta Drive, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020.

The University of Mississippi will host the 1999 Porter L. Fortune, Jr. History Symposium from 29 September-1 October 1999. The theme for this year's Symposium is "The Role of Ideas in the Civil Rights Era-South." Contact Ted Ownby, Center for the Study of Southern Culture, (662) 232-5993; hsownby@olemiss.edu; or the History Department at (662) 232-7148; <http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/history/
symposium/index.html>.

The Northern Great Plains History Conference will hold its 34^th annual meeting in St. Cloud, Minnesota 7-9 October 1999. Registration deadline is 13 September 1999. Contact: Ed Pluth, Department of History, St. Cloud State University; (320) 255-4905; <epluth@stcloudstate.edu>.

The War of 1812 Consortium Inc and the Naval Historical Center will co-host the "Plans Third National War of 1812" Symposium in Washington, D.C. on 9 October 1999. Contact: Christopher T. George at (4100 233-1638); <chrisdonna@erols.com>.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present "Growing Up: Interpreting the Lives of Chidren at Historic Sites," on 19 October 1999. The subject of children and the transition from childhood to adulthood is a topic ripe for interpretation and engaging programs for audiences of all ages at historic sites. This day-long conference for historic site staff examines the history of childhood in American and how it can be interpreted through historical evidence. For more information, call the National Trust Historic Sites office at (202) 588-6074.

"Hoover Symposium XII: Herbert Hoover's West," will take place 23 October 1999 at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. The program includes papers on Hoover's and Lou Henry Hoover's early years, on Colorado and Columbia River dams, and on his California political base. For more information, contact: Lee Nash, Department of History, George Fox University, Newberg, OR 97132; (503) 538-8132; <lnash@georgefox.edu>.

The Newberry Library Hermon Dunlap Smith Center will present the thirteenth series of its Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography, "Narratives & Maps: Historical Studies in Cartographic Storytelling" from 28-30 October 1999 at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Register in advance by contacting Kristen Block at (312) 255-3659; or e-mail <smithctr@newberry.org>.

The Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware will host "Food and Drink in Consumer Societies" on 12-13 November 1999. Contact: Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society, Hagley Museum and Library, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807; (302) 658-2400 ext. 243; <crl@udel.edu>.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society is offering its "Research Program to Salt Lake City" form 14-21 November 1999. This program brings the experience and knowledge of the NEHGS research staff to The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, which houses the world's largest collection of genealogical data. Contact: NEHGS Education Department at (617) 536-5740.

The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Yale Divinity School, the University of Miami, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School are cosponsoring a conference titled "Jonathan Edwards in Historical Memory." All sessions will be held at the Omni Colonnade Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida 9-11 March 2000. For more information see their web page at <http://www.yale.edu/wje/html/miami_conference.html>