Ohio History Journal

Notes and Queries

 

The Oral History Association will hold its 1992 Annual Meeting October

15-18, 1992, at the Stouffer Tower City Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. Proposals for

papers, panels, media presentations, or entire sessions should be sent by

December 1, 1991, to Donna M. DeBlasio, Program Chair, Youngstown

Historical Center of Industry and Labor, P.O. Box 533, Youngstown, Ohio

44501.

 

The Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University-Bloomington is plan-

ning a conference entitled, "In Touch With The Spirit: Black Religious and

Musical Expression in American Cinema," for the summer of 1992. To be held

in Indianapolis, Indiana, the conference will combine scholars and filmmakers

in a multi-disciplinary setting. Filmmakers will screen and discuss their films

while scholars examine three major genres-documentary, ethnographic, and

feature film-from various disciplinary perspectives: film criticism and aes-

thetics, folklore, ethnomusicology, political science, sociology, anthropology,

religious studies, and women's studies. Outstanding papers presented during

the conference will be published as a collection or monograph series by the

Black Film Center/Archive. Scholars interested in participating should send

one- to two-page abstracts of papers by January 15, 1992, to Dr. Phyllis

Klotman, Black Film Center/Archive Conference '92, Department of Afro-

American Studies, Memorial Hall East, Indiana University, Bloomington,

Indiana 47405.

 

The Kent State University Libraries recently acquired the Tunder Collection

of Acme News Photos. The collection, consisting of 475 photographs originally

transmitted by Acme News Pictures in Cleveland, is available to researchers in

the department of Special Collections. Steve Tunder worked for Acme from

1936 until 1945 training people to use the Acme Telephone Trans-ceiver. The

collection, donated by Tunder's grandson, deals largely with World War II and

contains scenes of the liberation of Brussels, Germans surrendering in France,

and visits to the Allied troops by pilot Charles Lindberg and others.

 

Several promotions within the Ohio academic community include: Joanna

Meyerowitz and James Murray of the University of Cincinnati to associate

professors with tenure; James Kurkones of John Carroll University to associ-

ate professor with tenure; Eve Levin of The Ohio State University to associate

professor; Diane F. Britton of the University of Toledo to associate professor;

and Morris Schottenstein of Urbana University to associate professor.

 

Recent retirements include: Saul Benison of the University of Cincinnati;

Roland Layton of Hiram College; William Zornow of Kent State University;

Gladys Haddad of Lake Erie College; Robert Gelwick of Miami University;

Robert Kragalott of Ohio Wesleyan University; and Lorin Lee Cary of the

University of Toledo.

 

Recent publications by Ohio historians include: Summit's Glory: Sketches of

Buchtel College and the University of Akron, by George W. Knepper of the

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University of Akron; Reagan and the World, edited by David E. Kyvig of the

university of Akron; War on the Great Lakes: Essays Commemorating the

175th Anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie, edited by William Jeffrey Welsh

and David Curtis Skaggs of Bowling Green State University; Menninger: The

Family and the Clinic, by Lawrence J. Friedman of Bowling Green State

University; Humanism and Catholic Reform: The Life and Work of Gregorio

Cortese, by Francesco Cesaro of John Carroll University; The Torch in the

Harbor, by George Prpic of John Carroll University; Weathering the Peace:

The Ohio National Guard in the Interwar Years, 1919-1940, by Robert L.

Daugherty of the Ohio Historical Society.

 

The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology recently began publication on a

semiannual basis with the May 1991 issue. The Bulletin hopes to serve as a

forum for short essays and reports, for sharing current work being done, and

to discuss books, journal articles, and archival sources related to the history of

archaeology. For further information contact Douglas R. Givens, General

Editor, Bulletin of the History of Archaeology, St. Louis Community College-

Meramec, 11333 Big Bend Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63122.

 

The National Archives recently announced the publication of a Guide to the

Holdings of the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives, compiled by

staff archivist Barbara Lewis Burger. The Guide provides summary informa-

tion about nearly six million photographic prints, negatives, transparencies,

posters, and other visual images in the custody of the National Archives Still

Picture Branch. The collection documents the military, political, economic,

social, and cultural history of the United States, and includes images by such

familiar artists as Howard Chandler Christy, Lewis Hine, William Henry

Jackson, Ansel Adams, and Dorothea Lange. The 176-page volume is available

for $25.00 (plus $3.00 shipping and handling) from the National Archives Trust

Fund, P.O. Box 100793, Atlanta, Georgia 30384.

 

The Greater Cleveland Labor History Society recently issued "Cleveland

Labor And The Vietnam War," by Jerry Gordon. The twelve-page monograph

may be purchased from The Greater Cleveland Labor History Society, 1800

Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, for $2.00.

 

The Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums in conjunction

with the Ohio Historical Society, the Ohio Council for the Social Studies, and

the Ohio Academy of History recently issued Ohio History Resource Guide for

Teachers, edited by J.D. Britton. The Guide, divided into three sections,

contains interviews, case studies designed by teachers, and an annotated

bibliography. To obtain the Guide, which sells for $10.00 for OAHSM members

and $14.00 for non-members, write to: OAHSM, Ohio Historical Society, 1982

Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211-2497.

 

The North American Society for Sport History will hold its Twentieth

Annual Convention at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on May

22-26, 1992. Those interested in presenting a paper or organizing a session

should contact or submit abstracts by November 15, 1991, to: Professor Joan

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Paul, Department of Human Performance and Sport Studies, The University of

Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2700.

 

The University of Michigan Press recently put out a call for scholarly

manuscripts to be included in a collection of essays on Great Lakes Maritime

History, Economics, and Culture. Essays must not have been published

elsewhere, should be approximately 20-30 typed, double-spaced pages, and

must be submitted by January 10, 1992. For further information, please contact

Jay C. Martin by writing to him at 1608 Clough Street, #3, Bowling Green,

Ohio 43402, or by phoning (419) 352-3250.

 

The 35th Annual Missouri Valley History Conference will be held in Omaha,

Nebraska, March 12-14, 1992. Proposals for papers and sessions in all areas of

history are welcome. Such proposals, accompanied with one-page abstracts

and vitae, should be sent by November 1, 1991, to: William C. Pratt, MVHC

Coordinator, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska 68182.

 

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, muse-

ums, and libraries. Such an undertaking depends, however, upon the cooper-

ation of the many individuals and institutions we endeavor to serve. If you or

your organization 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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