Ohio History Journal

Notes and Queries

 

 

The Cleveland Artists Foundation (CAF) has put out a call for papers on the

topic of Cleveland's artistic heritage. Proposals for papers on broad topics asso-

ciated with regional art and cultural history which determine the context of

Cleveland's art within national movements will be considered for presentation at

the "1896-1996: Cleveland's Artistic Heritage" Symposium to be held March 30-

31, 1996, at the Cleveland Museum of Art. For the symposium prospectus or more

information call (216) 464-1902 or write to: Symposium, Cleveland Artists

Foundation, 23811 Chagrin Boulevard, Room LL41, Cleveland, Ohio 44122-

5125.

 

The Western History Association recently announced the 36th Annual

Conference, "Grasslands and Heartlands: Remembering and Representing the

Great Plains in History and Literature," to be held October 9-12, 1996, in Lincoln,

Nebraska. The program committee requests proposals for papers and sessions on

all aspects of Western and frontier history. This will be a joint meeting of the

Western History Association and the Western Literature Association, so proposals

that reflect on the interplay of imagination and experience, of myth and memory,

in reconstructions and representations of the Great Plains are especially welcome.

For further information, please contact John Mack Faragher, Department of

History, Yale University, Box 1504A Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut

06520-7425.

 

The 39th Annual Missouri Valley History Conference will be held in Omaha,

Nebraska, March 7-9, 1996. For information about the conference contact Dale

Gaeddert, Chair MVHC, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska

68182. The Society of Military History holds sessions as part of the Missouri

Valley History Conference. For information about these speical sessions contact

Mark R. Grandstaff, History Department, Brigham Young University, 414 KMB,

P.O. Box 24446, Provo, Utah 84602.

 

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission invites applications for

its 1996-1997 Scholars in Residence Program. The program provides support for

full-time research and study at any Commission facility, including the State

Archives, The State Museum, and 26 historical sites. Residencies are available for

four to twelve consecutive weeks between May 1, 1996, and April 30, 1997, at the

rate of $1200 per month. The program is open to all who are conducting research

on Pennsylvania history, including academic scholars, public sector profession-

als, independent scholars, graduate students, writers, filmmakers, and others. For

further information and application materials, contact: Division of History,

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Box 1026, Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania 17108; phone, (717) 787-3034. The deadline is January 12, 1996.

 

The story of an 18th century Ohio fur trader who helped bridge the worlds of the

native Americans and the Europeans has won top honors in the third annual Local

History Publication Competition sponsored by the Bowling Green State

University Center for Archival Collections. Larry Lee Nelson, director of Fort

Meigs, won the $500 cash award for his dissertation, "Cultural Mediation on the

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Great Lakes Frontier: Alexander McKee and Anglo-American Indian Affairs, 1754-

1799." Nelson recently earned his doctorate in history at Bowling Green State

University. Paul Yon, director for the Center for Archival Collections, described

Nelson's work as "a unique piece about a personality who functioned and existed in

northwest Ohio as well as southern Michigan."

 

The Agricultural History Society is dedicated to stimulating interest in, promot-

ing the study of, and facilitating research and publication on the history of agri-

culture. Membership is open to both individuals and institutions with an interest

in agriculture (membership fees are $30 for individuals, $18 for students, $55 for

institutions). The Society sponsors an annual conference on specific topics relat-

ing to rural life and publishes a journal four times a year. The journal includes arti-

cles on all aspects in international markets, women in agriculture, the environ-

ment, irrigation and drainage, animal husbandry, forestry policies, pesticides and

herbicides and world health concerns. Scholars from a diversity of disciplines

contribute to the journal (i.e. history, geography, economics, rural sociology),

and many individuals involved in the business of agriculture or in the administra-

tion of the USDA also contribute to the journal or are members of the Society. For

more information write to Lowell Dyson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Room 928, 1301 New York Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20005-4788. If you wish to become a member, make your

check payable to Agricultural History and mail it to Periodicals Department,

University of California Press, Berkeley, California 94720.

 

The Irish American Cultural Institute (IACI), an educational foundation based in

St. Paul, Minnesota, recently granted a number of awards: to Kevin Kenny,

University of Texas, an award for his project "Making Sense of the Molly

Maguires"; to Mary P. Corcoran, St. Patrick's College (Maynooth, Ireland), for

her study entitled "Enterprising Emigrants:  The Economic Participation,

Ethnicity, and Society Identity of Irish-born Entrepreneurs in the United States";

to John McClymer, Assumption College, to support a project examining rivalries

and tensions between Irish and other ethnic groups in Worcester, Massachusetts,

at the turn of the century; to David Brundage, University of California-Santa

Cruz, to support a study on the society history of Irish-American nationalism in

the period of 1880 to 1923; to Anne Butler, Utah State University, to support re-

search on Roman Catholic sisters, particularly those from Irish orders of nuns, in

the American West; and to Michael Montgomery, University of South Carolina, to

support a project that will assess the Irish influence on American vocabulary. For

further information about the IACI or their grants which range from $1,000 to

$5,000 for scholars of all disciplines whose work examines the Irish-American

experience, contact the Irish American Cultural Institute, 2115 Summit Avenue,

#5026, St. Paul, Minnesota 55105.

 

The Rev. Daniel Preus was installed as the Director of Concordia Historical

Institute on March 26, 1995. Preus comes to the position after twenty years in the

parish ministry. He is a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary and holds a

Master of Sacred Theology degree in historical theology from the Fort Wayne

seminary. He has served on several district and synod-wide boards and committees

during his career. Concordia Historical Institute is the Department of Archives and

History of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Its facilities are located on the

campus of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and are open to the public from 8:30

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a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Admission to the museum is free. For

additional information, contact the Institute at 801 De Mun Avenue, St. Louis,

Missouri 63105.

 

The European Division of the Library of Congress has announced the publica-

tion of Library of Congress European Collections, An Illustrated Guide to provide

scholars and researchers with an overview of holdings dealing with the European

continent and the former nations of the Soviet Union. This is the fourth in a se-

ries of guides to Library collections published with the support of the Madison

Council, the Library's national, private-sector advisory body dedicated to helping

the Library share its unique resources with the nation and the world. While the ear-

lier guides describe holdings in particular divisions, the new European publication

covers materials held throughout the Library. Chapters include holdings in hu-

manities and social sciences, the arts, science and technology, special collec-

tions, rare books and manuscripts, maps, and "European Americana and American

Europeana." Also included is a researcher's guide to use of these collections.

Library of Congress European Collections is an 80-page paperback publication

containing 31 color and 19 black-and-white illustrations. Prepared under the di-

rection of Michael Haltzel, the new guide is available for $9.50 from the

Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

15250-7954. Please cite stock number 030-001-00155-5 when ordering.

 

The Lakewood Historical Society recently issued a revised edition of Lakewood:

The First Hundred Years, by Jim and Susan Borchert. Awarded an "Outstanding

Achievement Award in Local History Publications" by the Ohio Association of

Historical Societies and Museums, Lakewood: The First Hundred Years traces

community history from the first settlements early in the nineteenth century to

the present and contains over 350 photographs. Copies may be ordered by send-

ing $35.00 to The Lakewood Historical Society, 14710 Lake Avenue, Lakewood,

Ohio 44107.

 

Published by the Ohio Historical Society since 1887, Ohio History hopes to

serve as a clearinghouse for information about Ohio historians, departments of

history, professional meetings, research activities, historical societies, museums,

and libraries. Such an undertaking depends, however, upon the cooperation of the

many individuals and institutions we endeavor to serve. If you or your organiza-

tion are interested in placing an announcement in "Notes and Queries," please

write to: Ohio History, Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus,

Ohio 43211-2497. Production deadlines dictate that all dated materials (contests,

meetings, requests for papers) be in our office five months prior to publication.

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