Notes and Queries
The Spring meeting of the Ohio Academy
of History will be held April 4th and
5th, 1997, at Malone College in Canton,
Ohio.
The historical Encyclopedia of
African American Associations is seeking
scholars interested in contributing
assigned entries. This single-volume reference
work will include associations
established by African Americans and interracial
groups working in the interest of
African Americans. For a list of entries and fur-
ther information please contract Nina
Mjagkij, History Department, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN 47306.
The Indiana Religious History
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Indiana, proudly announces the
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