Ohio History Journal

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The Ohio Academy of History Spring Meeting will be held April 28-29, 2000,

at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.  For further information, contact

Richard Spall, Ohio Wesleyan University, Department of History, Delaware, Ohio

43015.   The Academy now has a Home Page at <http://oah.history.ohio-

state.edu/>.

 

Nominations for the Ohio Academy of History Public History Award are sought

for the award to be presented at the annual spring meeting of the OAH. Public his-

tory projects, publications, or programs accomplished within the previous two

years and completed by January 3, 2000, are eligible for nomination. Deadline

for submission of nominations is January 3, 2000, and must be postmarked no

later than that date. For nomination forms, general rules, and further information,

contact Stuart D. Hobbs, c/o Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Avenue,

Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497. E-mail <shobbs@ohiohistory.org>.

 

The Westbrook College Campus of the University of New England will sponsor

an interdisciplinary conference June 15-18, 2000, with individual papers or the-

matic sessions on Women's Private Writing/Writing Women's History. This con-

ference will highlight the rich resources of the University of New England's Maine

Women Writers Collection. Previous conferences have included May Sarton at 80

(1992), Sarah Orne Jewett and Her Contemporaries (1996), and American Women

Nature Writers (1998). Founded in 1959 to honor and preserve the writings of

Maine women achieving literary recognition, the Maine Women Writers

Collection is the preeminent collection of published and unpublished works by

and about Maine women writers. The conference welcomes participation from edu-

cators of all levels, librarians, archivists, museum professionals, and those inter-

ested in women's writing and history.  For further information write to Dr.

Elizabeth De Wolfe either at <edewolfe@mailbox.une.edu> or c/o the Women's

Private Writing Conference, University of New England, Westbrook College

Campus, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103.

 

The Ohio Bicentennial Commission recently awarded Legacy Scholarships to

the following Ohio graduate students: Steve Hartman Keiser, a doctoral student at

The Ohio State University; James A. Comer, a doctoral student at Bowling Green

State University; Barbara Hahn, a master's degree student at the University of

Cincinnati; and Greg Stocke, a doctoral student at University of Akron. The Ohio

Bicentennial Legacy Scholarship program is designed to encourage the serious

study of topics associated with Ohio's past in a range of academic disciplines. For

further information about the Legacy Scholarships, contact program coordinator

Jane Campbell, at (614) 752-0578 or toll-free at 1-888-OHIO-200.

 

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. The Collaborative

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Residency Program will fund original research that relates to the interpretive mis-

sion of PHMC sites and museums and advances a specific programmatic goal of the

host site or museum. Proposals for a Collaborative Residency are to be filed

jointly by the interested scholar and host institution. Both programs are open to

all who are conducting research on Pennsylvania history, including academic

scholars, educators, writers, filmmakers, and others. Residencies are available for

four to twelve weeks between May 1, 2000, and April 30, 2001, at the rate of

$1,200 per month. Deadline for application is January 17, 2000. For further in-

formation and application materials, contact: Division of History, Pennsylvania

Historical and Museum Commission, Box 1026, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17109;

(717) 787-3034; <lshopes@phmc.state.pa.us>; or at the PHMC website

<www.phmc.state.pa.us>.

 

The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (SHGAPE) is

still accepting submissions for its biennial competition for the best published ar-

ticle dealing with any aspect of American history between 1865 and 1917. The ar-

ticle 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.

Please send three copies to: Robert E. Weir, Chair, SHGAPE Prize Committee,

Liberal Studies Department, Bay Path College, Longmeadow, Massachusetts

01106. Questions should be directed to the address given or via e-mail to

Rweir@mtholyoke.edu. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 1999.

 

The Rural Women's Studies Association (RWSA) will host a conference in St.

Paul, Minnesota, June 22-25, 2000, at the Minnesota History Center. Sponsored

by the newly-formed RWSA, and co-sponsored by Women Historians of the

Midwest and the Minnesota Historical Society, this meeting succeeds six previous

conferences on Rural and Farm Women in Historical Perspective. The conference

will be held on a triennial basis by the RWSA, which is an international associa-

tion for the advancement and promotion of farm and rural women's/gender studies

in historical perspective. For questions about the RWSA conference or RWSA

membership, please contact Ann McCleary <amcclear@westga.edu> or Sarah

Warren <stwarren @ social.chass.ncsu.edu>.

 

The University of Missouri Press recently announced a new series in Civil War

Studies, "Shades of Blue and Gray for the Modern Reader," to be edited by Herman

Hattaway and Jon Wakelyn. Hoping to appeal to Civil War buff and historian

alike, the series will include biographies and thematic studies that deal with civil-

ians, soldiers, and political leaders. Titles currently available include: Shades of

Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War, by Herman

Hattaway; Eagles on Their Buttons: A Black Infantry Regiment in the Civil War,

by Versalle F. Washington; and, Jefferson Davis, Unconquerable Heart, by

Felicity Allen. Upcoming publications will include:  No Band of Brothers:

Problems of the Rebel High Command, by Steven E. Woodworth; and, Southern

Unionist Pamphlets and the Civil War, edited by Jon L. Wakelyn. For additional

information on the "Shades of Blue and Gray for the Modern Reader" series, con-

tact Megan J. Scott c/o University of Missouri Press, 2910 LeMone Boulevard,

Columbia, Missouri 65201 or via e-mail <Scottme@umsystem.edu>.

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The Forest History Society recently announced several award winners. Karl

Jacoby received the Ralph W. Hidy Award (for the best article in Environmental

History ) for his article, "Class and Environmental History: Lessons from 'The

War in the Adirondacks.'" Arthur H. Fischer received the Theodore C. Blegen

Award (for best article published in a journal other than Environmental History)

for his, "The 1932 Handshake Agreement: Yakina Indian Treaty Rights and Forest

Service Policy in the Pacific Northwest," which was published in the Summer

1997 issue of Western Historical Quarterly. Michael Friedly received the F. K.

Weyerhaeuser Forest History Fellowship which will aid his doctoral research at

Duke University on forest and conservation history of the Silicon Valley. Les

Line, was awarded the John M. Collier Award for Forest History Journalism for his

Audobon Magazine article, "Return of an American Classic." Neil Maher, William

Boyd, Terence Kehoe, James E. Fickle, and Donald R. Theoe received Alfred D.

Bell Travel Grants which enabled them to conduct research in the library, archives,

and photographic collections of The Forest History Society. The Forest History

Society is a nonprofit educational institution. Founded in 1946, it advances his-

torical understanding of mankind's interaction with the forest environment

through programs in research, publication, service, library, and archival collec-

tions. It is affiliated with Duke University and co-published the quarterly journal,

Environmental History, through the auspices of Duke University Press.

 

The forty-third Annual Missouri Valley History Conference will be held in

Omaha, Nebraska, March 9-11, 2000. For further information, contact: Oliver B.

Pollak, Department of History, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha,

Nebraska 68182. E-mail <OliverPollak @unomaha.edu>.

 

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. E-mail to <ohiohistory@ohiohistory.org>. Production dead-

lines dictate that all dated materials (contests, meetings, requests for papers) be in

our office five months prior to publication.

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