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Harlan Davidson THE AMERICAN HISTORY SERIES AMERICAN CONSUMER SOCIETY, 1865 - 2005: FROM HEARTH TO HDTV Regina Lee Blaszczyk, University of Pennsylvania AMERICAN BUSINESS SINCE 1920: HOW IT WORKED, SECOND EDITION Thomas K. McCraw, Harvard University WOMEN AND GENDER IN THE NEW SOUTH, 1865 - 1945 Elizabeth Hayes Turner, University of North Texas Visit us at BOOTH New for 2009! 121. Exam copies available! P LINK and grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where he P attended local public schools. Graduating from STATE HISTORY Davidson College in 1976, he received the Ph.D. Carolina North in history from the University of Virginia in 1981. For the next twenty-three years, he taught at the University of North Caro- Change and Tradition in a Southern State lina at Greensboro; the courses he taught included North Carolina History, NORTH CAROLINA: CHANGE AND TRADITION IN the history of the American South, twentieth-century American history. North Carolina Between 1995 and 1998, he served as Associate Dean of the College of Change and Tradition Arts and Sciences, and between 1998 and 2004 as head of the UNCG in a Southern State A SOUTHERN STATE History Department. In 2004, he moved to the University of Florida to occupy the Richard J. Milbauer chair in history, replacing longtime chair- William A. Link, University of Florida holder Bertram Wyatt-Brown. He currently teaches courses in southern history at Florida, and supervises or co-supervises seven doctoral students. Link’s publications include five books about various topics in the history of the 19th and 20th century South. He lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife, Susannah, daughter Josie, four cats, and one border collie. MEXICAN AMERICANS IN TEXAS: A BRIEF HISTORY, THIRD EDITION Arnoldo DeLeón, Angelo State University ISBN-10: 0882952676 ISBN-13: 978-0882952673 Harlan Davidson Wheeling, Illinois 60090-6000 www.harlandavidson.com 9 780882 952673 William A. Link DIPLOMACY IN THE EAGLE’S SHADOW: THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA, SECOND EDITION Kyle Longley, Arizona State University Harlan Davidson, Inc. • 773 Glenn Avenue, Wheeling, Illinois • Phone 847-541-9720 • Fax 847-541-9830 • e-mail: [email protected] www.harlandavidson.com elcome to Seattle for the one-hundred-second meeting of Welcomethe Organization of American Historians. If you have never visited Seattle, it’s a city with stunning scenery, a colorful history, and a remarkable civil consciousness, best expressed in the range of its museums Wand other public institutions. Despite all of the good things I had heard about Seattle over the years, my first visit in 1990 was changing planes on my way to Hanford to collect a control panel from one of the first nuclear reac- tors for the National Museum of American History’s “Science in American Life” exhibit. It was only last year that I returned to Seattle to meet with the Program Committee and had the opportunity to explore the city. Since I had co-curated the exhibit “Rock ‘n’ Soul: Social Crossroads” in Memphis, I was curious to explore the Experience Music Project at Seattle Center, and excited by the fascinating exhibits, awe- some technology, and opportunities for school children to have fun with music. At sunset I took a ferry across the bay to the nearest island and returned watching the city lights come up. There are numerous ferry routes including one to Vancouver that I hope to take advantage of after the convention. One rainy evening I browsed at the El- liott Bay Book Company and bought a cap to ward off the rain. Dining in Seattle is fantastic. Just walking through Pike Place Market along the waterfront with its incredible displays of fish, food, sweets, and merchandise, is a treat. And there is coffee. I enjoyed walking through the city, visiting the public library, exploring galleries, pretending to shop, and watching the flow of people. The Program Committee, cochaired by Donald Ritchie and Leslie Brown, worked diligently to build a program around the theme “History without Boundaries,” and the Local Resource Committee, cochaired by Shirley Yee and Wilson O’Donnell, has created a tempting array of offsite sessions and events. Since I joined the OAH in 1967, I have watched it become more inclusive. It now is home to academic historians, public his- torians, K-12 teachers, international scholars, and anyone interested in U.S. history. This year’s program offers history without boundaries, and the sessions will keep many historians off the streets. So plan to come early and stay late and enjoy both the convention and the city. —Pete Daniel, OAH President join OAH President Pete Daniel in welcoming you to Seattle for our one-hundred-second annual meeting. This year’s program reflects the diverse areas of interest among American historians and will appeal widely to all who engage in our craft. Not only does the OAH meeting offer a sin- Igular venue for us to meet and exchange ideas with colleagues from all over the country, but we also grow from the cross-fertilization that happens when historians who practice in universities meet with public historians, community college historians, and precollegiate teachers. Our first evening in Seattle features an opening reception at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel at 5 p.m. after which we will stroll to the nearby Seattle Town Hall for our plenary session on the 2008 election. A stellar panel will reflect on various dimensions of this truly historic election. On Friday afternoon you will not want to miss the much acclaimed one-man performance of From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks, a recreation of labor leader Harry Bridges’s life and times. Of special note Saturday is an OAH-sponsored roundtable, “One Hundred Years of Struggle: Histories of the NAACP,” a unique look at and centennial celebration of the NAACP’s rich history. In addition to the meeting’s vibrant sessions, panels, and tours, take time to venture into Seattle for fascinating offsite ses- sions held in seven unique settings. We are pleased to host the fourth annual Teaching American History workshop as well as workshops for community college historians and those interested in oral history. We have packed over three and a half days of events into three full days, concluding with the presidential reception on Sat- urday evening. We have made these adjustments to encourage travelers to fly Sunday and arrive home at a reasonable hour. So come to Seattle for great history, great coffee, and a great experience! —Lee W. Formwalt, OAH Executive Director A publication of of the Organization of American Historians, 112 North Bryan Avenue, PO Box 5457, Bloomington, IN 47407-5457 Schedule of Events Thursday, March 26 Session 1 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Session 2 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Session 3 2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Opening Reception 5:00 p.m. Plenary Session—The 2008 Election as History 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Seattle, WA Friday, March 27 Session 1 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Session 2 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Luncheons 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Session 3 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Plenary Session—From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28 Session 1 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Session 2 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Luncheons 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Session 3 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. OAH Business Meeting 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Poster Session 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. OAH Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Presidential Reception 8:00 p.m. 2009 OAH Annual Meeting Annual 2009 OAH History BoundariesWithout 2009 OAH Annual Meeting March 26 to 28 • Seattle, Washington 2009 OAH Program Committee Table of Contents Leslie Brown, Williams College, Cochair Registration .................................................4 Donald A. Ritchie, U. S. Senate Historical Office, Cochair Lodging ........................................................5 Adrian Burgos, Jr., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Travel ............................................................6 Alexander X. Byrd, Rice University Plenary Sessions ..........................................7 Kirsten Fischer, University of Minnesota Highlights ....................................................8 Donald L. Fixico, Arizona State University Receptions ................................................... 9 Juli A. Jones, San Diego Mesa College Meals .........................................................10 Susan McGrath, Georgia Perimeter College Public History ...........................................11 Teaching .....................................................12 Katherine Ott, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Graduate Students ....................................13 Nan Elizabeth Woodruff, Pennsylvania State University Offsite Sessions .........................................14 Tours...........................................................17 2009 OAH Local Resource Committee TAH Symposium ......................................18 Wilson E. O’Donnell, University of Washington, Seattle, Cochair Workshops .................................................20 Shirley Yee, University of Washington, Seattle, Cochair Sessions at a Glance ..........................................22 Redmond J. Barnett, Washington State Historical Society Map of the Sheraton Seattle ............................25 Thomas M. Gaskin, Everett Community College Map of the Washington Amy J. Kinsel, Shoreline Community College State Convention Center ..............................26 Lorraine C. McConaghy, Museum of History and Industry Map of Downtown