Notes and Queries
David E. Kyvig, history professor at The
University of Akron, recently received
the Bancroft Prize for the best book in
American history published in 1996, for
his Explicit & Authentic Acts:
Amending the U.S. Constitution, 1776-1995. The
book, acclaimed as "a major
contribution to the history of American legal, consti-
tutional, and political
development," was published by the University Press of
Kansas.
The Ohio Academy of History will hold
its annual spring meeting 24-25 April
1998 at Denison University in Granville,
Ohio. For information, contact H.
Forse, Bowling Green State University,
Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0220.
The Forty-first Annual Missouri Valley
History Conference will be held in
Omaha, Nebraska, March 12-14, 1998. Inquiries
may be directed to Lorraine M.
Gesick, MVHC Program Coordinator,
Department of History, University of
Nebraska at Omaha, NE 68182 or by e-mail
to lgesick@cas.unomaha.edu.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission invites applications for
its 1998-1999 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 and museums. Residencies are
available for four to twelve consecutive
weeks between May 1, 1998, and April
30, 1999, 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 professionals, independent scholars,
graduate students, writers, fill-makers,
and others. For further information and
application materials, contact: Division
of History, Pennsylvania Historical and
Museum Commission, Box 1026,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108. Deadline
is January 16, 1998.
The Kentucky Historical Society recently
presented its annual Richard H.
Collins Award to Professor Chad Berry of
Maryville College, Maryville,
Tennessee. Dr. Berry was honored for his
essay, "The Great White Migration,
Alcohol, and the Transplantation of
Southern Protestant Churches," which ap-
peared in the Summer 1995 issue of The
Register, the Kentucky Historical
Society's quarterly. The Collins Award
was distinguished to recognize distin-
guished research and writing in the
field of Kentucky history. For further informa-
tion, contact, Thomas H. Appleton, Jr.,
Editor, Kentucky Historical Society, P.O.
Box 1792, Frankfort, KY 4062-1792.
Robert A. Musson, M.D., has written and
published a highly informative his-
tory of beer brewing in Akron, Ohio,
entitled Brewing Beer in the Rubber City: A
history of Akron's brewing industry
from 1845 to 1997. Accompanying
Musson's well-researched text is an
amazing array of maps, photographs and illus-
trations, including collectibles such as
beer labels, advertisements, trays, and
crates. Truly "a definitive
history," Brewing Beer in the Rubber City would be of
interest to anyone interested in Akron
history as well as brewing in America. To
obtain a copy of the book, send $24.95
to Robert A. Musson, 2989 Silver Maple
Drive, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333.