Volume 23, Number 4 Summer 2003 ANNUAL REPORT 2002-2003 by David G. Vanderstel NEW MEMBERS [email protected] Davi Bennett, Evanston, IL he past year proved to be an interesting condemned his critics for practicing Lawrence Bishop, Somerset, CA Tone for history and the historical “revisionist history”—reflecting again that Bob Carriker, Lafayette, LA profession. The teaching of history received there are many—even those in positions R. Carriker, Spokane, WA substantial attention as the US Department of power and authority—who still do not Armond Derfner, Charleston, SC of Education announced the third round understand the true purpose and practice Tracy Efird, Greensboro, NC of Teaching American History (or Byrd) of history. Clearly, the year provided Harry Fritz, Missoula, MT Grants to provide professional development numerous opportunities for historians Harpers Ferry Center Library, NPS, opportunities for elementary and secondary to become involved in improving the Harpers Ferry, WV history educators. Sen. Lamar Alexander of teaching and interpretation of history and Nicolas Gauvin, Gatineau, QC Tennessee sponsored an “American History helping the public to better understand Roberta Gilman, Santa Barbara, CA and Civic Education” bill that would and appreciate what historians do and the Suzanne Harris, Spokane, WA establish summer residential academies for significance of history for daily life. teachers and students. President George W. Amidst these ups and downs, there was Elizabeth Hazard, Belgrade, ME Bush and the National Archives announced yet another significant milestone for history John Hennessy, Fredericksburg, VA a national project entitled Our Documents: Ð the National Council on Public History Brian Horrigan, St. Paul, MN A National Initiative on American History, held its 25th annual meeting in Houston Jennifer Huff, Livonia, MI Civics and Service, which encourages the and marked the beginning of its silver Mary Johnson, Chicago, IL public to think critically about some of the anniversary year of representing the public Sandra Johnson, Houston, TX core documents and their meaning to our history community. Once thought by many Richard Kielbowicz, Seattle, WA history. All were positive steps in enhancing in the academy to be a temporary response Thomas Kreneck, Corpus Christi, TX public knowledge of and appreciation to a temporary dip in the job market, public Gary Lindsey, Lubbock, TX for history. history and NCPH are, and have been, major Susan Lloyd McClamroch, Tougaloo, MS On the down side of things, several players in graduate history education and the Diane Lobb-Boyce, Hyde Park, NY high-profile historians gave the historical historical profession. Furthermore, the work Chris Magoc, Erie, PA profession a black eye when they were of NCPH and public historians in general charged with plagiarism. In response to the has been recognized by the scholarly Edeen Martin, Independence, MO nation’s economic downturn, states slashed community with the admission of NCPH Martha McNamara, Boston, MA budgets for historical agencies and closed into the American Council of Learned Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA historic sites, thereby threatening public Societies. Clearly, NCPH has come of age. John Murphey, Santa Fe, NM access to historical resources. President At this significant point in our history, Angela Niemiec, St. Petersburg, FL George W. Bush resurrected the “culture I am pleased to present my ninth annual Jennifer Oberlin, Oregon, OH wars” of the mid- 1990s when he report to the NCPH members and to report Amanda Putnam, Chicago, IL that NCPH is in excellent condition. Loriene Roy, Austin, TX Tom Scheinfeldt, Fairfax, VA Volume 23, Number 4 STAFF. The staff members of the NCPH Summer 2003 Executive Offices have been critical to Katherine Sibley, Philadelphia, PA the continued success of this organization. Tracy Teslow, Cincinnati, OH A Quarterly Publication of the National They have done an exceptional job Linda Upham-Bornstein, Berlin, NH Council on Public History in cooperation of handling the increased workload of with the Department of History, Indiana Patricia Veasey, Rock Hill, SC the office, serving our members, and University at Indianapolis. Kitty Wilson Evans, McConnells, SC representing NCPH in all that they do James Gardner, President Rebecca Wright, Houston, TX —all at a staffing level of less than two Sharon Babaian, Vice-President fulltime employees. Rebecca Conard, Past President Dana Ward continues as Assistant to Harry Klinkhamer, Secretary-Treasurer the Executive Director, a position she has David G. Vanderstel., Executive Director See Annual Report page 2 Annual Report … continued. a professional meeting—local, regional, Beginning in spring 2003, NCPH has held since November 2000. She continues or national—where you think there might had the capability of handling credit to bring order and efficiency to the office, be the potential to gain new members, cards. We proceeded with this measure especially in light of the added responsi- I encourage you to contact the NCPH in response to members’ requests and to bilities of the job. During the past year, Executive Offices to obtain membership better handle annual meeting registrations as we centralized more annual meeting brochures and other NCPH literature. and contributions to the endowment fund. Also, if you know of an organization functions in the Executive Offices, I added ANNUAL MEETING 2003. Over 230 whose members would benefit from “convention manager” to her job descrip- public historians participated in the annual participating in the public history tion. For the annual meeting in Houston, meeting in Houston, which focused on community, please contact me directly Dana handled all pre-registrations, the theme “Beyond Boundaries: Diversity, so that we might arrange to exchange prepared receipts and name badges, and Identity, and Public History.” Program mailing lists. coordinated numerous local arrangements chair Robert Weyeneth and Local During the past year, the NCPH Board details necessary for a smooth and Arrangements chair Tom Kelly put of Directors approved three new member- productive meeting. I am pleased to report together an excellent program of sessions, ship initiatives: (1) developing a special that NCPH board and committee members workshops, and tours of the Houston area. brochure to encourage student membership; regularly express their appreciation to me This was the first annual meeting for (2) adding a year’s NCPH membership at for the assistance that Dana has provided which the NCPH Executive Offices a special reduced rate to all non-member them in their NCPH work. handled the pre-registration process, conference registrations (which generated Doug Fivecoat served as the NCPH which, thanks to Dana Ward, proceeded 32 new members at the Houston meeting); graduate intern for the year. Doug, who smoothly. and (3) creating a new membership received his B.A. in history from IUPUI NCPH is particularly grateful to those category Ð Associate Member at the $100 in fall 2002, compiled materials for the institutions that provided underwriting for level Ð for individuals who, like institutional quarterly newsletter and assisted with the annual meeting: the National Park patrons and sponsors, wish to be recognized preparations for the annual meeting. Most Service, the Department of History and for their “extra” level of giving to the important, Doug devoted significant time to the Institute for Public History of the organization. We hope that these actions redesigning the NCPH website, providing a University of Houston, the Oral History will help NCPH expand its membership. new look and easier navigation. Institute and Department of History at I wish to extend my personal thanks FINANCES. Despite the rather bleak Baylor University, and HRA Gray Pape to Dana and Doug for their important economic picture nationwide, NCPH’s ANNUAL MEETING 2004. In the fall of contributions to the work of NCPH and financial status remained quite strong. 2002, NCPH and the American Society for for making the work environment truly We ended the fiscal year on target for our Environmental History concluded a letter of enjoyable. expenditures and ahead of our projected agreement to hold a joint annual meeting in income. MEMBERSHIP. According to the University Victoria, British Columbia. During the first Overall revenue from UC Press was of California Press, NCPH reached a high half of 2003, the program committee, co- close to projections. NCPH acquired a mark of 1,667 members for the 2002 chaired by Jon Hunner of NCPH and Nancy few new sponsors Ð namely, the Chicago volume year—a 5.4% increase from the Langston representing ASEH, worked to Historical Society, the Indiana Historical previous year—the highest point since review paper and session proposals and to Society, and the University of West UC Press has published the journal. The prepare a program representing the work of Georgia. The History Channel also membership increase was, however, only both organizations. The local arrangements renewed as a “super patron” with a 2% above the 2000 volume year, so growth committee has worked to identify a variety contribution of $10,000 to our operating has been slow. For the 2002 volume year, of tours and special events. The program expenses. Sales of NCPH publications NCPH had: 803 individuals (up 93, or will be announced by early fall 2003 with exceeded expectations as new editions +13%); 664 institutions (down 25, or registration materials being made available of the Careers booklet and the Guide to Ð3.6%); and 200 students (up 17, or 9.3%). by the end of the year. The renewal rate from 2001 to 2002 was Graduate Programs, plus our discounted 85.5%—a very good showing. “public history package,” helped boost ANNUAL MEETING 2005. At its fall 2002 While membership growth has been revenue. Finally, NCPH netted roughly meeting, the NCPH Board of Directors steady, it has not been as large as we $9,500 from its annual meeting in Houston. voted to accept a proposal from the hoped. Given dismal returns from past There were no unusual expenses during Truman Presidential Library for Kansas direct mail campaigns through UC Press, the year. Higher printing and postage City to host the 2005 annual NCPH NCPH decided to rely more heavily upon expenses reflected mailings for new meeting. The conference will meet at the its members to recruit colleagues and membership initiatives, membership Muehlebach Hotel, one of President Harry distribute materials at other professional surveys, and endowment solicitations. Truman’s favorite hotels and made famous meetings. Thus, when you plan to attend as the site of the “victory over Dewey”

Page 2 photo. In the weeks ahead, program and upcoming annual AASLH meeting in contributions of Acting Provost Aaron local arrangements committees will begin Providence, Rhode Island, NCPH and Ettenberg of the College of Letters and work to define a theme, issue a call for AASLH will co-sponsor two book Science and History Department chair papers/proposals, and plan tours and discussions—one focusing on material Patricia Cohen have been instrumental in special events for the meeting. Watch the culture, the other on writing local history. maintaining the strength and reputation of NCPH web site and future newsletters for NCPH will also host a cash-bar reception, our journal within the profession and the meeting details. co-hosted with the John Nicholas Brown scholarly community. Center at Brown University. Finally, I am most grateful to the ANNUAL MEETING 2006. Also at its This past year also was the first for NCPH Board and Officers for their fall meeting, the NCPH Board accepted NCPH’s membership in the American support over the past nine years. It has an invitation from the Organization of Council of Learned Societies. Michael been a pleasure working with them to American Historians to participate in a Devine served as the NCPH delegate address the challenges of building this joint meeting in Washington, DC in 2006. to the annual meeting and David G. organization and to reach the ambitious President Jim Gardner and I have held Vanderstel participated in meetings of goals that we have established. I look preliminary discussions with OAH the Chief Administrative Officers. This forward to working with all of you as we regarding terms of the memorandum of affiliation brings NCPH into the circle of strive to build NCPH and to reach the agreement, which we hope to conclude over 60 professional scholarly associations larger public history community and the later in 2003. devoted to the study of the humanities. diverse audiences that we all serve. ENDOWMENT. During the summer of One of the key elements of the NCPH Respectfully submitted, 2002, NCPH received word that it was long-range plan is to expand the number David G. Vanderstel the recipient of a National Endowment of collaborative ventures with historical Executive Director for the Humanities Challenge Grant. Over institutions and associations, thereby July 2003 the next three years, NCPH must raise increasing the visibility and influence of $90,000 in order to secure a $30,000 the organization. While the NCPH Board match from NEH. The endowment will and committees explore different forms help NCPH move towards a full-time of outreach, we also look to you the Executive Directorate, support an members to help NCPH make contact expanded awards program, and provide with other professional associations, The National professional development opportunities whether at the state, regional, national, or Council on for practicing professionals. In order to even international level. Contact the NCPH Public History coordinate this ambitious campaign, the Executive Offices with your ideas and promotes the NCPH Board established a Leadership recommendations on how NCPH can work application of Council consisting of all past NCPH with other institutions and organizations. historical chairs and presidents and led by honorary scholarship outside the university in CLOSING REMARKS. In closing, I wish chair G. Wesley Johnson and campaign government, business, historical to extend my thanks and appreciation to chair Alan Newell. Watch future issues of societies, preservation organizations, those who have been instrumental in Public History News and the NCPH web archives, libraries, professional supporting the work and mission of site for news about the campaign, and associations, and public interest groups. NCPH. Indiana University Purdue contact the NCPH Executive Offices to For details contact NCPH President University Indianapolis has hosted the see how you can help NCPH reach its James Gardner, National Museum of NCPH Executive Offices since 1990. campaign goal. American History, Smithsonian During that time, the School of Liberal Institution, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 664, COLLABORATIONS: NCPH continues Arts and the Department of History have Washington, DC 20013-7012; to explore ways of working with other provided substantial support. Thanks to (202) 357-1835; E-mail gardnerj@ organizations within the profession. In Dean Herman Saatkamp of the School of nmah.si.edu; or David G. Vanderstel, the coming years, NCPH will hold joint Liberal Arts for his continued financial NCPH, Cavanaugh 327, IUPUI, meetings with the American Society underwriting, and to Philip Scarpino, 425 University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN of Environmental History and the chair of the IUPUI History Department, 46202-5140; (317) 274-2716; Organization of American Historians. who has continued to be a strong advocate E-mail: [email protected]. NCPH also has developed a strong for NCPH within the department and the For change of address, write working relationship with the American university. UC Press, 2000 Center St., Suite 303, Association for State and Local History We must also recognize the role of the Berkeley, CA 94704-1223. (AASLH) where we are able to witness University of California, Santa Barbara, Submissions to Public History the blend of theory and scholarship with for its strong support of the editorial News should be sent to David G. the practice of doing history. At the offices of The Public Historian. The Vanderstel, Editor, at the address above.

Page 3 PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS

organization may face a decline in organizations. This is important for two membership revenue, I’m more concerned reasons. First of all, there are more about the consequences for our institutional organizations seeking our individual partners, facing financial retrenchment support than many of us can afford, and that could make their continuing, generous we cannot take it for granted that everyone support of NCPH problematic. The fact of sees NCPH as as vital to their professional the matter is that we depend on Indiana lives as we do. And second, it just doesn’t by James Gardner University Purdue University at make sense for us to try to act as though [email protected] Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the University we are sufficient unto ourselvesÐwe need of California Santa Barbara for critical to determine what we do best, focus on it, Facing the challenge of writing my first support for our Executive Offices and and work with our sister organizations on “President’s Comments,” I did what any The Public Historian editorial offices the rest. Rather than see AASLH or the good historian would do—I pulled out old respectively. If either were to pull out, we OAH as rivals, we need to recognize issues of Public History News to see what would be in deep trouble, and the Board shared agendas and embrace opportunities my predecessors had written, how they has wisely recognized the need to lessen to collaborate–there’s too much to be done had handled this task. I must admit that I the organization’s long-term financial to try to do it all on our own. identify more with Patrick O’Bannon, who dependence on them. Our new endowment I’m not going to promise that I’ll acknowledged that he “dreaded” the task, campaign is pivotalÐbuilding our resolve all the above, but I’ll do my than with Alan Newell, who considered it endowment will put NCPH on firmer bestÐand, following in the footsteps of my one of “the most enjoyable aspects” of his financial footing and help ensure that we able predecessors, I’ll keep you informed tenure. And I’m not likely to employ the have the resources we need for the future. in the columns that follow. graceful prose that characterized Rebecca While this campaign will not meet all the Conard’s columns. But here goes anyway. organization’s needs, it is an essential I considered several approaches to step forward, and we’ll be reporting in take, and friends and colleagues suggested subsequent issues on the work of the a variety of issues or topics, some of Endowment Leadership Council and our NCPH Annual Meetings which I will doubtless take on later in the standing Endowment Committee. year. But it strikes me that what I owe you With limited financial resources, we March 31-April 4, 2004 at this point as your new president is my have long depended on the work of our Cultural Places and Natural Spaces: sense of what the challenges are that the members through the committee structure, Memory, History, and Landscape organization faces over the coming year. but the Board is concerned that some A joint meeting of the National Three challenges stand out from a year committees have become dysfunctional Council on Public History of participating in Board meetings as (with all the work done solely by the and the American Society Vice President—the organization’s chair) while others have ceased to function for Environmental History financial well-being, the operations of altogether. And even some of the more Victoria, British Columbia its committees, and its position within productive ones lack continuity, seemingly the larger community of professional starting over every year rather than Program and registration materials historical organizations. building on their predecessors’ work. To will be available in late 2003. Financially, NCPH is in pretty good address this, the Executive Committee of shapeÐnot great, but not bad. We’re the Board held a retreat in July to examine careful with our expenses, and our the committee structure and how the April 17-21, 2005 membership base continues to grow, albeit committees go about their work and to Kansas City, Missouri not at the rate that we would like. The consider solutions and alternatives to Hosted by the Truman challenge is not making ends meet now re-direct and re-energize them. As I’ve Presidential Library but providing the resources for the future, contacted a number of you this summer for our growing responsibilities and to recruit you for committee assignments, Watch the NCPH web site ambitious plans. And this is made more I’ve been struck by your eagerness to for conference and registration problematic by the current economic pitch in and work for NCPH, and I want information or contact the downturn. Over the past few months, to make sure that we take full advantage NCPH Executive Offices. many of us individually and collectively of thatÐour members are an asset we 317.274.2716 have had to tighten our belts and make cannot afford to overlook. difficult choices, and no one should be Finally, it strikes me that NCPH needs [email protected] surprised to learn that that could have a to articulate more clearly its role or www.ncph.org negative impact on NCPH. But while the position within the community of historical

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studying intellectual life and academic attention on the unique Reconstruction conditions in post-war Baghdad. The group era resources located in Beaufort County, has now issued the first comprehensive South Carolina. independent report of their findings and The most vocal opposition has come recommendations, entitled "Opening the from the Sons of Confederate Veterans Doors Intellectual Life and Academic (SCV), an organization comprised of Conditions in Post-War Baghdad." descendants and relatives of Civil War era by Bruce Craig, National Coordinating The 30-page report finds numerous confederates. Recently, the SCV passed Committee for the Promotion of History National Park Service. for FY 2004 (H.R. 2555). Included in legality." They also call upon American Jefferson Mansell, Director of the the report is language authorizing the colleges and universities to refrain from Historic Beaufort Foundation, however, creation of an Office of History within competing for U.S. AID Higher Education disputes the claims of the SCV. "American the Homeland Security Department. grants until the military occupation ends and history is not always pretty," he said. "It is According to report language (p. 9), the an independent and sovereign government often controversial and it is always open to Office of History would "produce, oversee, is established in Iraq. interpretation. Our goal...is that the National and coordinate the production of a range of Other report recommendations include Reconstruction Study Act will recognize the reference, policy, and historical background modernizing the libraries in Iraq, training trials, tribulations, and injustices suffered by assessment papers....provide expert Iraqi librarians, ensuring the safety of all all South Carolinians and the success and historical knowledge essential for informed students and teachers (especially females), failures of that Federal program." Mansell decision making to maintain the institutional and supporting professional development also stated that there were no plans to turn history of the Department....provide initiatives for professors at the local the Arsenal over to the federal government. professional assistance to the historical and universities. The study also holds a detailed Senator Fritz Hollings' (D-SC) version archival activities of the directorates and account of the destruction of Iraq's National of the legislation (S. 500) that already has bureaus within the Department; and... Library and Archive, and assesses the passed the Senate and has been sent to the produce such documentary collections as current status of remaining books and House for consideration, has the greatest may be deemed necessary." The Committee manuscripts. A sense of cautious optimism chance of being enacted. Last year, the also recognized the importance of funding pervades the report; the authors state "while Senator secured funding of $350,000 for the office, and included language at the end Iraq is freer than it has been in recent the study in the FY-2003 Interior of the report stating that the department memory, that sense of freedom is tempered Appropriations bill, but freeing up the funds should submit a reprogramming request as by a palpable trepidation and a lack of for the study is dependent on the passage of required under Section 605 of the confidence in the future." an authorization bill. Consideration of both Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The report is available online at: the Hollings and Wilson bills remain The language creating the office is the http://www.lemoyne.edu/global_studies/ pending before the House Subcommittee culmination of an effort by the National index.htm. on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands which has yet to schedule a hearing. Coalition for History to legislatively Controversy over Reconstruction Theme establish the departmental history office. Study. Recently, what was considered Cause for celebration, however, may be a non-controversial piece of legislation premature as until the Senate actually votes (S. 500 and H.R. 332) proposing a on the appropriation bill the report language Reconstruction Theme Study and remains vulnerable to revision or being consideration of a possible new National struck out entirely. Senate supporters of Park Service site focusing on the story of the creation of the history office remain Reconstruction has come under fire from optimistic. southern heritage groups. Representative Iraq Academic/Intellectual Life Study. Joe Wilson (R-SC), the sponsor of the Recently, an international team of Middle House version of the bill, has been targeted East studies professionals concluded a to receive letters opposing the study, which nine-day fact-finding mission in Iraq, would focus federal dollars and public

Page 5 NCPH AWARD WINNERS

STUDENT PROJECT AWARD Campbell House Interpretive Program in grate them into a broader historical context. focused upon bringing together a variety of co-operation with Washington State Additionally, the project served as a model representatives from different disciplines in University and the Northwest Museum of for cooperation between academic, cultural, order to conduct an ethnographic study of a Arts and Culture, Spokane, Washington and governmental institutions. The practical Freedmen’s town between 1919 and the Ben Baughman, Steve Biljan, Michael experience gained from such a collaborative 1940s. Another presenter’s poster examined Brown, Matthew Hansbury, Jeffrey Johnson, effort represents the essence of public the desegregation of the United States Army Jon Middaugh, Caureen Miller, Gwen history’s practice. during the Korean War. We also presented Pattison, Steve Shay and Bryce Spencer During the NCPH’s national conference our work. The poster outlining the in Houston from 24-26 April 2003, the two Campbell House project drew many Mixing Public Work with Academic representatives of the seminar, Mike Brown comments and elicited discussion. Local Pleasure or Presenting History to the and Steve Shay, took advantage of the preservation agencies admired the foresight Academy and to the Public opportunity to discuss our project and and risk-taking of the museum to dare such High-fives and congratulatory words expand our grasp of the current state of a dramatic change in interpretation. College passed through the corridors of the public history. Because of teaching faculty saw potential for using the project Washington State University’s History commitments, the Saturday sessions were as a model for public history projects and Department when word came that we had the first opportunity to engage in the asked questions about developing the won the Student Award for 2003 from the conference. We accomplished these twin partnership between training academics and National Council on Public History goals by attending panels and discussions, museum curators. Our fellow competitors (NCPH). The Public History track at WSU participating in the poster session on for the student awardÐfive of the eight maintained an excellent reputation in the Saturday 26 April and attending the banquet projects were represented at the conference Northwest, but the prestige of a national and keynote address on Saturday evening. —showed great interest in the project’s award generated as much electricity as the Among the sessions we attended was details. The description and quality of the region’s hydroelectric dams. A personal one outlining South Carolina’s successful other projects impressed us. invitation from the NCPH’s Executive program to teach national history with local While the academic portions of Director, David Vanderstel, for us to resources. Taking advantage of the conferences are stimulating, the best part of participate in the NCPH’s national Department of Education’s History Grants, any conference is reconnecting with prized conference sent us scrambling to gather the group built a coalition of academic, friends. Although we missed the Friday funds for the long trip to Houston. Two cultural, and governmental institutions to presentation of John Mann, a WSU PhD students traveled to Houston to accept improve classroom resources, increase Public History alumni, we did reconnect the award and present a poster on the teacher knowledge, and form ongoing with Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, WSU PhD winning project. communication between groups committed Public History Candidate working at the The trip resulted from a project in to history education. A second session, titled Johnson Space Center, and the project’s Spring Semester, 2001 when ten graduate “Remembering Difficult Pasts,” increased seminar professor Janice Rutherford, who students at Washington State University awareness of the different challenges that now coordinates museum studies at the enrolled in History 529, “Interpreting can arise because of the subject matter. University of Oregon. On Saturday History Through Material Culture.” In One segment of the forum focused on the afternoon the three of us zipped around cooperation with the Northwest Museum challenges presented by the Holocaust Houston and went to the Houston Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) in Spokane, because of the tendency to erect memorials of Natural Science where we viewed Washington, and under the direction of that merely commemorate the event rather dinosaur skeletons, Egyptian sarcophaguses, Dr. Janice Rutherford, the students than establish historical context. The exhibit and critiqued the IMAX Lewis and Clark conducted archival research on broad, personnel also had to navigate the tension film. By the time of the dinner on Saturday contextual themes and produced interactive, between the need to tell the stories of night, when NCPH presented the Student interpretative material for the museum’s the victims while making these stories Award to our seminar, we felt the Campbell House. The Campbell House historically accurate and meaningful to collegiality of the conference. Museum project illustrated how historical present-day visitors. To some extent, the Thank you to all NCPH members for methods applied to a public history project personnel found that a balance between your continuing support of this student can facilitate an understanding of local the use of artifacts, objects, and films award. It is an important link to the future events and their relationship to the broader provided the answer. practitioners of the craft. We had a great historical context. The work of the We also visited with other participants time participating in the 25th Annual Campbell House project is significant to in the Saturday poster presentation. The Conference of the National Council on public history because it illustrates how presenters of “A Multi-Disciplinary Public History and look forward to next historical exhibits can liberate isolated Approach to Illuminating Diversity” year’s meeting in Victoria. historical facts from minutiae and reinte-

Page 6 HRA’S NEW PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL AWARD Brian Buff [email protected]

After a twelve-year career in secondary in 1942, the ACHA seeks to preserve, studies requirements. Local community teaching and institutional advancement, I interpret and promote the rich history and groups provided ghost stories and field kept on telling colleagues and family that I culture of the county. Since 1948, the activities for small children. The project was longed to “get my hands dirty with history.” Association has been headquartered at the a success, bringing over 1,900 visitors to I knew that there were many ways to bring 1798 Ten Broeck Mansion and Gardens, our site, our largest single event attendance history to people beyond the classroom. which it maintains as a historic house ever. Of this crowd, over fifty percent I enrolled in the Public History Program museum and cultural education center. Ten represented minorities, and seventy-five at the University at Albany, and quickly Broeck Mansion is located in the Arbor percent were first-time visitors. The discovered the many career opportunities Hill neighborhood of downtown Albany, ACHA was recognized with an award of that existed under the rubric of “Public an area that can brings to mind images of commendation from the Upstate History History.” One of the first pieces of advice boarded-up buildings and drug dealers, Alliance for our outreach efforts. This year’s I received from program director Dr. Ivan and not of arts, culture and heritage—and program will include a large education Steen was to join the National Council on most of all—community. component where the “ghosts” of Albany’s Public History. He said that receiving Generally, historic houses do not past will visit area schools, and several The Public Historian, attending NCPH change dramatically over time. In order to public lectures will be offered on the history conferences and networking with NCPH engage the community, I knew the ACHA of All Hallow’s Eve in Albany. colleagues would offer some of the best needed to build greater connections to our All that I am learning through my career guidance for a new professional. neighborhood and bring people together affiliation with NCPH, and through my Dr. Steen was absolutely correct. This from all walks of life. The best way to do participation in Houston is being actively past April I attended my first Annual this is through creative programming, applied in all that the ACHA is doing to Conference in Houston and presented as changing exhibits, and special events. serve and connect people with each other part of a panel entitled: “The Word on the We decided to start with students. and build pride in the community we call Street: Finding Lost and Endangered Using the theme “The Tapestry of Albany “home.” I look forward to greater History.” I am grateful to NCPH and County,” the ACHA teamed with noted area involvement with the NCPH and its Historical Research Associates, Inc. for the photographer, David Brickman, and brought members. New Professional Travel Award, for that together ninety third-grade students from support was a tremendous help, especially three local schools, representing the urban, for someone who left employment to retrain suburban and rural nature of the county. full-time. Receiving the award and attend- These students were instructed in the art of ing the conference served to provide affir- photography, and how to use a camera to mation and context—affirmation in the capture and tell their personal histories. sense that it helped me to know that I am Each student was given a disposable camera going in the right direction in my new and then chose their best photographs. A work—and all that I learned in Houston panel of experts adjudicated these and the from attending conference sessions, work- students’ achievements were recognized at Visit the NCPH web site at: shops and “picking the brains” of new a public awards ceremony. Through this friends and colleagues, helped me place my effort, we hope to show the diversity of our www.ncph.org work in the greater context of our field and county, and have students learn more about View the latest news, job what others are doing across the country. each other and local history. postings, calls for papers, and My Houston experience reinforced my Building upon urban legends that the other announcements. strong belief that any historical agency or Mansion is haunted, and looking to build project cut off from its community is partnerships with area schools, the ACHA bound to fail. History and culture can be launched its first “Haunted Mansion Join in conversations about used to build diversity and help revitalize Weekend” last October. The Drama public history on H-PUBLIC. a community. This is one of my major Department at Albany High School created Contact the NCPH goals as the Executive Director of the the characters that thrilled and scared our Executive Offices for Albany County Historical Association in visitors, and they also came on site to learn more details. Albany, New York, and one of the reasons more about local history and historical why I was hired in April 2002. Established agency management as part of their social

Page 7 COVERING THE LANDSCAPE AND EXTENDING ITS BORDERS: SUBMISSIONS TO THE 2003 STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE Marie Tyler-McGraw, Awards Committee [email protected]

Something worked right this year and Their work is of high quality and well- The State University of West Georgia worked to the benefit of all public historians. organized, using a wide variety of primary project, “Everyone’s Tuned to the Radio: Last year the NCPH”s 2003 Student Award and secondary sources and material objects Rural Music Traditions in West Georgia,” Committee worried that it might not receive and synthesizing them into the story of the raised grant money to fund a production of many submissions for the prize. Perhaps not Campbell family house where they enriched a CD compilation of carefully re-mastered enough academic programs were aware of it and nuanced the standard history of the country music from the 1930s through the or they felt that submission was not worth house. These graduate students had the 1950s with an insert booklet of images and the effort of duplication and support letters. added experience of collaboration with interpretive text. Middle Tennessee State Contrary to these worries, the committee professional staff and observed the process University’s client was the Gore Center at received eight substantial submissions from by which their research was incorporated, the university and the product transcripts a wide variety of public history programs modified, or not used in the house interpre- and video interviews with CCC veterans across the United States. The submissions tation. We believed that the project met the of the 1930s. The University of South represented a mix of media and research criteria of 1) thorough and imaginative Carolina’s Redcliffe Plantation State methods that should inspire their fellow historic research; 2) collaboration through Historic Site: Historic Structures Report students as well as current practitioners. the process with existing civic or historic on “The Slave Quarters,” produced a Although all began as academic course- institutions; and, 3) a collective and student- comprehensive architectural analysis and work subsequently utilized beyond the produced history available to the public interprets the slave quarters in a broad classroom as public history, reviewing over a long period of time. historic context. They were also able to these submissions was difficult due to their Even before the Committee ended document the existence of a second slave diverse thematic goals, sites, and means of the long and difficult process that chose quarter previously only rumored. public presentation. The committee came Washington State’s Campbell House SUNY Albany did a study entitled to look first for general competence. That Reinterpretation Project as the award “From Mississippi to the ‘Promised Land:’ is, given the description of the project task, winner, we had determined to note—at the Preserving Albany, New York’s Lost how well was that task completed? Were Awards Ceremony and in this newsletter Community” that documented the lives of appropriate sources mastered and appropri- —the contributions of the other applicants. Rapp Road residents, most of whom had ate methodologies utilized? Second, if the This is not just to praise their work— moved to the area from Shubuta, MS, in project was a group effort, was it genuinely although we certainly want to do that the 1930s and 1940s. The work culminated collective? Was the crucial body of the —but to offer approaches to other in Rapp Road’s designation as a New York work done by most or all of the students? programs and encourage next year’s State Historic District on the State Historic Third, does the final product have a genuine submissions. In alphabetical order, they Register. University of Texas, Austin, had public history thrust while providing a good are an American University project that a state park as a client and, for its CD historical context? Fourth, does the project was a partnership between the AU Public “Truth I Ever Told,” filmed residents and also show imagination and a willingness History program, the Historical Society of ex-residents of a once-thriving black to take some risks? Does it use fresh or the District of Columbia, and the Adams- community, describing its sometimes unnoticed resources? Does it reach new Morgan neighborhood. The project contradictory meaning to the residents audiences? (Finally, a relationship with a researched and wrote signage that has been while filming its current landscape and client outside the institutional setting and adopted for a heritage trail in a diverse editing to convey place. an ability to raise money for a project urban neighborhood of Washington, D.C. These brief summaries can only suggest added to the project’s luster.) In the Arizona State University project, the creative energy and months of work Students at Western Washington met students created a diverse travel itinerary that went into these completed projects. If the primary standard of placing their project for attendees at a 2006 meeting of the NCPH can maintain this level of student in a rich historic context. Five pairs of Society for Industrial Archeology to be project submission, this will be perhaps the students were assigned to determine what held at ASU. Expanding cultural tourism most vital and interesting of all the awards. themes were represented by the occupants resourcefully, they made an effort to extend And we will not need to worry about the of the Campbell family house and their the Society’s concept of what constitutes future of public history. servants in Progressive-era Spokane, WA. industrial archeology and offered a CD to the Society for its consideration.

Page 8 2002-2003 PATRONS AND SPONSORS

The following patrons and sponsors have demonstrated their commitment to NCPH in 2002-2003 by providing additional funds to help support our programs and operations. Their generosity subsidizes publications, supports members’ services, and sustains our operating budget. NCPH greatly appreciates the continued support of these individuals and institutions. Besides receiving complimentary copies of all publications, NCPH patrons and sponsors receive recognition in the annual report, the NCPH newsletter, and the annual meeting program.

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Page 9 NCPH OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dana Ward Anne Valk Assistant to the Executive Director Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville James Gardner - President NCPH PO Box 1454 Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs Cavanaugh 327 - IUPUI Edwardsville, IL 62026 National Museum of American History 425 University Boulevard Phone: (618) 650-3660 Smithsonian Institution Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140 Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 37012 Phone: (317) 274-2716; fax: 278-5230 MRC 664 Email: [email protected] Elected in 2003 Washington, DC 20013-7012 Phone: (202)357-1835; fax: 633-8192 Billie Gaines Email: [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS National Museum Fellows Program Elected in 2001 Atlanta History Center Sharon Babaian Ð Vice President 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Canada Science and Technology Museum Jessica Elfenbein Atlanta, Georgia 30305-1366 P.O. Box 9724, Station T Director, Public History Specialization Phone: (404) 814-4000 Ottawa, ONT Canada, K1G 5A3 University of Baltimore Email: [email protected] Phone: (613)991-3029; fax: 990-3636 1420 N. Charles Street Email: [email protected] Baltimore, MD 21201 Kim Hoagland (410) 837-5340 Michigan Technological University Harry Klinkhamer - Secretary/Treasurer Email: [email protected] 211 East Street AASLH Houghton, MI 49931 1717 Church Street Larry Gall Email: [email protected] Nashville, TN 37203 National Park Service Phone: (615)320-3203; fax: 327-9013 215 Highland Ave Amy Wilson Email: [email protected]. Arlington, MA 02476 Chemung County Historical Society (617) 643-2014 407 Laurentian Place, Apt # I Rebecca Conard - Past President Email: [email protected] Elmira, NY 14904 Department of History Phone: (607) 735-0350 Middle Tennessee State University Linda Shopes Email: [email protected] Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Division of History Phone: (615) 898-2432; fax: 898-5882 Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Email: [email protected] Commission THE PUBLIC HISTORIAN Keystone Commonwealth Building Ann Marie Plane- Editor Billie Gaines Ð Board Representative - Plaza Level Department of History Atlanta History Center/ National Museum 400 North Street University of California Fellows Program Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053 Santa Barbara, CA 93106 130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW Phone: (717)772-3257; fax: 214-2989 Phone: (805) 893-2713; fax: 893-8795 Atlanta, GA 30305-1366 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: (404)814-4000; fax: 814-4186 Email: [email protected] Elected in 2002 Lindsey Reed, Managing Editor Paul Ashton Department of History University of Technology Sydney University of California EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Social Pol. History Studies Santa Barbara, CA 93106 AND EDITOR, PUBLIC PO Box 123 Broadway NSW 2001 Phone: (805) 893-3667; fax: 893-7522 HISTORY NEWS Australia Email: [email protected] David G. Vanderstel Phone: 61-2-95142332 Mary E. Hancock, Reviews Editor NCPH Email: [email protected] Dept of Anthropology Cavanaugh 327 - IUPUI University of California 425 University Blvd. Marianne Babal Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140 Wells Fargo Historical Services Phone: (805) 893-2907; fax: 893-8707 Phone: (317) 274-2718; fax: 278-5230 420 Montgomery Street Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] MAC A0101-026 San Francisco, CA 94163 Phone: (415) 396-7904; fax: 391-8644 Email: [email protected]

Page 10 THE PUBLIC HISTORIAN Claudia Orange Douglas Dodd General Editor, Dictionary of Department of History EDITORIAL BOARD New Zealand Biography California State University, Bakersfield Te rm 2001-2003 Senior Historian, Ministry for Culture 9001 Stockdale Highway Catherine Christen and Heritage Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099 1500 Remount Road Box 5364 Phone: (661)665-6815; fax: 665-6906 Front Royal, VA 22630 Wellington NZ Email: Phone: (540) 646-8902; fax: 635-6506 Phone: 064-4-496-6345; [email protected] Email: [email protected] fax: 064-4-496-6354 Email: [email protected] Michael Frisch Lisa Mighetto Department of History Historical Research Associates, Inc. Richard Rabinowitz State University of New York 207 Doyle Building American History Workshop Buffalo, NY 14260 119 Pine Street 588 7th Street Seattle, WA 98101 Brooklyn, NY 11215-3707 Betty Koed Phone: (206) 343-0226; fax: 343-0249 Phone: (718) 499-6500; fax: 499-6575 US Senate Historical Office Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 201 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-7108 Marla Miller Donald J. Stevens Jr. (1999-2004) Phone: (202) 224-0753; fax: 224-5329 Department of History, Herter Hall National Park Service Email: [email protected] University of Massachusetts 1709 Jackson Street 161 Presidents Drive Omaha, NE 68102-2571 Special Editors Phone: (402) 514-9353; fax: 827-9107 Amherst, MA 01003-9312 Gerry Herman (film/media, appt. 1994) Email: [email protected] Phone: (413) 545-4256; fax: 545-6137 Department of History Email: [email protected] Northeastern University Robert R. Weyeneth (1999-2004) Boston, MA 02115 Department of History Eric Sandweiss (1999-2003) Phone: 617-373-2660 or 373-4441 (w) University of South Carolina Department of History Fax: 617-373-2661 Columbia, SC 29208 Ð Indiana Magazine of History Email: [email protected] Indiana University Phone: (803) 777-6398 Email: [email protected] 742 Ballantine Hall Teresa Barnett (oral history, appt. 2000) Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7103 Oral History Program Te rm 2003-2005 Phone: (812)855-0210 A253 Bunche Hall Email: [email protected] Cynthia Brandimarte University of California, Los Angeles Senior Advisor for Historic Sites Los Angeles CA 90095-1575 Charlene Mires (2003-2006) State Parks Division Email: [email protected] History Department, St. Augustine Center Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Villanova University 4200 Smith School Road Jo Blatti (museums, appt. 2000) 800 Lancaster Ave. Austin, Texas 78744 Old Independence Regional Museum Villanova, PA 19085 Phone: (512) 389-4464; fax: 389-4436 380 S. Ninth Street Phone: (610) 519-6935; fax: 519-4450 Email: PO Box 4506 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Batesville, AR Phone: 870-793-2121 Te rm 2002-2004 Christopher Castaneda Department of History Martha J McNamara ADVOCACY COMMITTEE Department of History California State University University of Maine 6000 J Street Victoria Harden, Chair (2002-2005) Orono, ME 04469 Sacramento CA 95819-6059 National Institutes of Health Email: [email protected] Phone: (916) 278-5631; fax: 278-7476 Building 31, Room 5B38 MSC 2092 Email: cjc@csus. Bethesda, MD 20892-1092 Phone: (301)496-6610; fax: 402-1434 Email: [email protected]

Page 11 Lori Beth Finkelstein (2002-2005) Kathy Corbett (2002-2005) David Currey (2002-2005) Museum of Early Trades & Crafts 263 N. Gorham Rd. Frontier Interpretive Resource & Media, Inc. Main Street at Green Village Rd. Gorham, ME 04038 934 Currey Rd. Madison, NJ 07940 Email: [email protected] Nashville, TN 37217 Phone: (973) 377-2982; fax: 377-7358 Phone: (615) 509-6630; fax: 361-7386 Email: [email protected] Murney Gerlach, ex officio (2003-2006) Email: [email protected] (Chair, G. Wesley Johnson Prize Committee) Lynne Getz (2002-2005) The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Elizabeth Armstrong Hall (2002-2005) Department of History Spiegel Grove 13393 Marie Drive Appalachian State University Fremont, Ohio, 43420 Manassas, VA 20112 Boone, NC 28608 Phone: (419) 332-2081 / 800-998-7737 Phone: (703)791-0608 Phone: (828)262-6010 Fax: (419) 332-4952 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Chad Moffett (2003-2006) Mead & Hunt Harry Klinkhamer, Board Liaison Marla Miller (2002-2005) Suite 225 (2002-2005) Department of History- Herter Hall 6600 City West PKWY AASLH University of Massachusetts Eden Prairie, MN 55344 1717 Church Street 161 Presidents Drive Phone: (952)941-5619; fax: 941-5622 Nashville, TN 37203 Amherst, MA 01003-9312 Email: [email protected] Phone: (615)320-3203; fax: 327-9013 Phone: (413) 545-6197 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Donna Neary (2002-2005) 1435 Willow Avenue Ann McCleary (2001-2004) Jay Price (2003-2006) Louisville, KY 40204 Department of History Department of History Phone: (502)456-2239 State University of West Georgia Wichita State University Email: [email protected] Carrollton, GA 30118 304 Fiske Hall Phone: (770) 836-6508 Wichita, KS 67260-0045 David S. Rotenstein (2003-2006) Email: [email protected] Phone: (316) 978-7792 10308 Edgewood Avenue Email: [email protected] Silver Spring, MD 20901 Phillip Payne (2002-2005) Phone: (301)592-0646 Department of History Anne Rothfeld (2002-2005) Email: [email protected] St. Bonaventure University National Archives & Records Administration St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 Textual Records Room 2600 CULTURAL RESOURCES Phone: (716)713-7163; fax: 375-7665 8601 Adelphi Rd. Email: [email protected] College Park, MD 20740 MANAGEMENT Phone: (301)713-7163 x284 COMMITTEE Ray Smock (2002-2005) Email: [email protected] Patrick Moore, Chair (2002-2005) Robert C. Byrd Center for Department of History Legislative Studies University of West Florida 722 Hogan Drive CONSULTANTS 11000 University Parkway Martinsburg, WV 25401 COMMITTEE Pensacola, FL 32514 Phone: (304)264-0560 Paul Ashton, Chair and Board Liaison Phone: (850) 474-2683; fax: 857-6015 Email: [email protected] (2002-2005) Email: [email protected] Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Michael Binder (2002-2005) University of Technology- Sydney 4121 Barnsley Lane AWARDS COMMITTEE P. O. Box 123 Olney, MD 20832-1238 Kim Hoagland, Chair and Board Liaison Broadway NSW 2007 Email: [email protected] (2003-2006) Australia Michigan Technological University Phone: 612-95141974; fax: 612-95142332 Laura Black (2002-2005) 211 East Street Houghton, MI 49931 Email: [email protected] CHRS, Inc. Phone: (906) 407-2113 403 E. Walnut Street Email: [email protected] North Wales, PA 19454 Phone: (215) 699-8006 Email: [email protected]

Page 12 Todd Bostwick (2002-2005) Perky Beisel (2002-2005) Cynthia Brandimarte (2002-2005) Pueblo Grande Museum 2910 Roscommon Dr. Texas Parks and Wildlife, Southwest Texas 4619 E. Washington St. Murfreesboro, TN 37128 State University Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phone: (615) 895-4650; fax: 898-5881 808 Westlake Drive Phone: (602) 495-0901; fax: 495-5645 Email: [email protected] Austin, TX 78703 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Laura Tuennerman-Kaplan (2002-2005) Rebecca Conard, Board Liaison (2003-2006) Department of History Kate Christen (2001-2004) Department of History California University of Pennsylvania Smithsonian Institution Archives Middle Tennessee State University California, PA 15419 1500 Remount Road Front Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: (724) 938-4058 Royal, VA 22630 Phone: (615)898-2423 Email: [email protected] Phone: (540) 636-8902 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] William Mulligan, Jr. (2002-2005) Forrest C. Pogue Public History Institute Kathy Price (2002-2005) Andrew Gulliford (2002-2005) Murray State University Directorate of Public Works APVR-WPW Center of Southwest Studies 6B Faculty Hall 1060 Gaffney Road, #6500 Fort Lewis College Murray, KY 42071-3341 Fort Wainwright, AK 99703-6500 1000 Rim Drive Phone: (270) 762-6571; fax: 762-6587 Phone: (907) 353-9197 Durango, CO 81301-3999 Email: [email protected] Email: Phone: (970)247-7494; fax: 247-7422 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Linda Shopes, Board Liaison (2001-2004) Division of History Peter S. LaPaglia (2003-2006) Edward G. Salo (2002-2005) Pennsylvania Historical & LaPaglia and Associates 550 E. 15th St. Museum Commission 320 E. Main Street, Suite 230 Plano, TX 75074 Keystone Commonwealth Building Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Phone: (972) 423-5480; fax: 422-2736 - Plaza Level Phone: (615)890-4887 Email: [email protected] 400 North Street Email: [email protected] Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053 Erica Spinelli (2002-2005) Phone: (717)7 72-3257; fax: 214-2989 Robert Weible (2002-2005) Natural and Cultural Resources Email: [email protected] Division of History Pennsylvania Historical SWDIV NAVFACENGCOM, & Museum Commission Code 5GPN.ES Deborah Welch (2003-2006) Commonwealth Keystone Building, 1220 Pacific Highway Public History Program Plaza Level San Diego, CA 92132 Longwood College 400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053 Phone: (619) 532-3331 201 High Street Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Farmville, VA 23909 Email: [email protected] T.L. (Terry) Tomkins-Walsh (2002-2005) FILM & HISTORY 9006 McAvoy Barbara Wise (2003-2006) DEVELOPMENT Houston, TX 77074 2027 Headlands Circle Phone: (713) 271-7574 Reston, VA 20191 AD-HOC COMMITTEE Email: [email protected] Phone: (703)264-1694 Shelley Bookspan (2002-) Email: [email protected] 1807 Lasuen Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103 CURRICULUM AND ENDOWMENT Email: [email protected] TRAINING COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Patricia Mooney-Melvin, Chair (2003-2006) Marianne Babal, Chair and Board Liaison FINANCE COMMITTEE Department of History (2002-2005) Harry Klinkhamer, NCPH Secretary/ Loyola University of Chicago Wells Fargo Historical Services Treasurer, Chair 6525 North Sheridan Road MAC A0101-026 AASLH Chicago, IL 60626 420 Montgomery Street 1717 Church Street Phone: (773) 508-2238; fax: 508-2153 San Francisco, CA 94163 Nashville, TN 37203 Email: [email protected] Phone: (415)396-7904 Phone: (615)320-3203; fax: 327-9013 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Page 13 Sharon Babaian, NCPH Vice President, Missy McDonald (2002- ) J.D. Bowers (2003-2006) ex officio 2337 Chilcombe Ave Department of History National Museum of Science & Technology St. Paul, MN 55108 Northern Illinois University PO Box 9724, Station T Phone: (651) 646-7371 Zulauf Hall 701 Ottawa Ontario K1G 5A3 Canada Email: [email protected] DeKalb, IL 60115 Phone: (613) 991-3029; fax: 990-3636 Phone: (815)753-6655 Email: [email protected] Lindsey Reed, ex-officio, Managing Editor, Email: [email protected] The Public Historian Diane F. Britton (2002-2005) Department of History Karen Byrne (2003-2006) Department of History University of California Arlington House, The Robert E Lee University of Toledo Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Memorial 2801 W. Bancroft Toledo, OH 43606 Phone: (805) 893-3667; fax: 893-7522 c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway Phone: (419) 530-4540; fax: 530-4539 Email: [email protected] Turkey Run Park Email: [email protected] McLean, VA 22101-0001 Phone: 703-235-1530 x226 Alan Newell (2002-2005) HISTORY AND THE Email: [email protected] Historical Research Associates, Inc. NATIONAL PARKS P.O. Box 7086 COLLABORATIVE AD Laura Feller (2003-2006) Missoula, MT 59802-7086 HOC COMMITTEE National Park Service Phone: (406) 721-1958; fax: 721-1964 NRHE 2280 Larry Gall, Co-Chair and Board Liaison Email: [email protected] 1849 C Street NW National Park Service Washington, DC 20002 215 Highland Ave Dwight Pitcaithley (2003-2006) Phone: (202) 343-9528 Arlington, MA 02476 National Park Service Email: [email protected] Phone: (781) 643-2014 1849 C Street, NW; # 2280 Email: [email protected] Washington, DC 20240 Laura Kamoie (2002-2005) Phone: (512) 459-3349 x224; fax: 459-3851 Department of History Charlene Mires, Co-Chair (2002-2005) Email: [email protected] American University Department of History 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Villanova University David G. Vanderstel, ex officio Washington, D.C. 20016-8200 800 Lancaster Ave. Executive Director, NCPH Email: [email protected] Villanova, PA 19085 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Edward Linenthal (2002-2005) Department of Religious Studies Mary Abroe (2001-2004) G. WESLEY JOHNSON University of Wisconsin Kendall College 800 Algoma Blvd. PRIZE COMMITTEE 2408 Orrington Avenue Oshkosh, WI 54901 Murney Gerlach, Chair (2002- ) Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (920) 424-4407; 424-0882 The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Phone: (847) 448-2000, x2801 Email: [email protected] Spiegel Grove Email: [email protected] Fremont, Ohio, 43420 Dwight Pitcaithley (2001-2004) Phone: (419) 332-2081 / 800-998-7737 Marc Blackburn (2002-2005) National Park Service Fax: (419) 332-4952 Klondike Gold Rush 1849 C Street, NW #2280 Email: [email protected] National Historical Park Washington, D.C. 20240 117 S. Main St. Phone: (202) 343-8167; fax: 343-1244 Otis Graham (2002- ) Seattle, WA 98014 Email: [email protected] Department of History Phone: (206) 553-7220, ext. 333 UNC Wilmington Email: [email protected] Wilmington, NC 28403 Edward Roach (2002-2005) Phone: (910) 962-7212 NPS-Prince William Forest Park Email: [email protected] 18100 Park Headquarters Road Triangle, VA 22172 Phone: (703) 221-6723 Email: [email protected]

Page 14 Anne Mitchell Whisnant (2002-2005) Patricia Mooney-Melvin (2002-2005) Moriba McDonald (2003-2006) 9115 Laurel Springs Dr Department of History National Park Service Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Loyola University Chicago NC Suite 350 Phone: (919) 968-4259 6525 North Sheridan Road 1849 C St., NW Email: [email protected] Chicago, Il 60626 Washington, D.C. 20240 Phone: (773) 508-2238; fax: 508-2153 Phone: (202)354-2242; fax: 343-1279 2004 LOCAL Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] ARRANGEMENTS Alan S. Newell (2001-2004) Adele Oltman (2003-2006) COMMITTEE Historical Research Associates, Inc. New Jersey Historical Society Lorne Hammond (ASEH), Chair 125 Bank Street, 5th floor 52 Park Place Royal British Columbia Museum Missoula, MT 59802 Newark, NJ 07102 675 Belleville Street Phone: (406) 721-1958; 721-1964 Phone: (973)596-8500 Victoria, British Columbia CANADA Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] V8W 9W2 Email: [email protected] Jannelle Warren-Findley (2002-2005) Barbara Stokes (2002-2005) Department of History 623 S. Woodrow Lisa Mighetto (ASEH/NCPH) Arizona State University Columbia, SC 29205 Historical Research Associates, Inc. Tempe, AZ 85287 Email: [email protected] 119 Pine Street, Ste. 207 Phone: (480) 965-5264; fax: 965-0310 Seattle, WA 98101 Email: [email protected] Phone: (206) 343-0226 NOMINATING Email: [email protected] MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Cynthia Brandimarte (2003-2006), Chair Patrick O'Bannon (NCPH) COMMITTEE Texas Parks and Wildlife & Historical Research Associates, Inc. Dee Harris, Co-Chair (2003-2005) Southwest Texas State University 119 Pine Street, Suite 207 Smoky Hill Museum 808 Westlake Drive Seattle, WA 98101 211 W. Iron Austin, TX 78703 Phone: (206) 343-0226; fax: 343-0249 PO Box 101 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Salina, KS 67402-0101 Phone: (785) 309-5776; fax: 826-7414 Tara E. Travis (2001-2004) Email: [email protected] LONG RANGING Canyon de Chelly National Monument PO Box 1030 PLANNING COMMITTEE Amy Wilson, Co-Chair and Board Liaison Chinle, AZ 86503 Rebecca Conard, Chair (2003) (2002-2005) Phone: (928) 674-8111 Department of History Chemung County Historical Society Email: [email protected] Middle Tennessee State University 407 Laurentian Place, Apt # 1 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Elmira, NY 14904 Juliet Galonska (2003-2006) Phone: (615)898-2423 Phone: (607) 735-0350 Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 15610 Vaughn Road Brecksville, OH 44141 Lorne McWatters (2001-2004) William Beahen (2002-2005) Email: [email protected] Department of History Royal Canadian Mounted Police Middle Tennessee State University 1200 Vanier Parkway, Rm B121 Two positions vacant—awaiting PO Box 23, Peck Hall 284 Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2 Canada presidential appointment Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Email: [email protected] Joanne Goldman (2002-2005) Department of History Elizabeth Brand Monroe (2003-2006) University of Northern Iowa Department of History Seerley Hall #340 Indiana University Purdue University Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0701 Indianapolis Phone: (319) 273-5908; fax: 273-5846 529 Cavanaugh Hall Email: [email protected] 425 University Blvd Indianapolis, IN 46202 Email: [email protected]

Page 15 PRE-COLLEGIATE 2004 PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ELECTRONIC Beth Boland, Chair (2002-2005) Jon Hunner (NCPH), Co-Chair COMMUNICATIONS National Register of Historic Places Public History Program COMMITTEE National Park Service Department of History Betty Koed, Chair (2001-2004) 1849 C Street, NW—Room NC400 New Mexico State University US Senate Historical Office Washington, D.C. 20240 Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 201 Hart Senate Office Building Phone: (202) 343-9545; fax: 343-1244 Phone: (505) 646-2490; fax: 646-8148 Washington, DC 20510-7108 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 224-6900; fax: 224-5329 Email: [email protected] Steven Burg (2002-2005) Nancy Langston (ASEH), Co-Chair Shippensburg University of PA Environmental Studies Robert Bauman (2002-2005) 1871 Old Main Shippensburg, PA 17257 University of Wisconsin Department of History Phone: (717) 477-1189 IES 70 Science Hall Washington State University Tri-Cities Email: [email protected] Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Phone: (608) 835-2643 2710 University Drive Richland, WA 99352-1671 Jessica Elfenbein, Board Liaison Email: [email protected] Phone: (509) 372-7249 Public History Specialization Email: [email protected] University of Baltimore Marla Miller (NCPH) 1420 N Charles Street Department of History Herter Hall Sarah Case (2002-2005) Baltimore, MD 21201 University of Massachusetts Department of History Phone: (410) 837-5340 161 Presidents Drive University of California, Santa Barbara Email: [email protected] Amherst, MA 01003-9312 Phone: (413) 545-6197 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: (805) 893-3620; fax: 893-7522 Bethany Hirt (2003-2006) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Geneva History Center 400 Wheeler Drive Brian Black (ASEH) Craig Pascoe (2003-2006) PO Box 345 Department of History Center for Georgia Studies Geneva, IL 60134-0345 Pennsylvania State University Department of History & Geography Phone: (630)232-4951 Altoona Campus Georgia College and State University Email: [email protected] 0101 Smith Building Altoona, PA 16601 CBX 047 Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490 Tara White (2002-2005) Phone: (814) 949 5244 Phone: (478)445-3520 Alabama Historical Commission Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 486 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL 36130 David Neufeld (NCPH) Anne Valk, Board Liaison Phone: (334)242-3188 Parks Canada 300 Main Street, #205 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B5 Canada P.O. Box 1454 Phone: (867) 667-3913 Edwardsville, IL 62026 Email: [email protected] Phone: (618) 650-3660 Email: [email protected] Chris Conte (ASEH) Department of History Susan Walters (2002-2005) Utah State University AltaMira Press Logan, Utah 84322 1630 North Main, #367 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Dan Vivian (NCPH) Phone: (925) 938-7243; fax: 933-9720 National Register of Historic Places Email: [email protected] National Park Service 1849 C Street, NW—Room NC400 Washington, D.C. 20240 Phone: (202) 343-9546 Email: [email protected]

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Following are highlights of committee CONSULTING HISTORIANS to identify appropriate survey questions reports submitted to the NCPH Board for once completed. Judith Wellman, chair its spring 2003 meeting. The Committee prepared two paper/panel CURRICULUM AND TRAINING proposals for the 2004 conference in AWARDS Victoria, B.C.—a panel on ethics, featuring Patricia Mooney-Melvin, chair Howard S. (Dick) Miller, chair a paper by Paul Ashton, Professional The Curriculum and Training Committee Since this was a fallow year for the Historians Association of New South has been continuing its efforts to gather Michael Robinson Prize, the committee Wales; and a panel on varieties of work for information about what programs that concentrated on the Student Project and consulting historians, organized by Ed Salo. advertise a public history concentration on New Professional Travel Awards. Phrasing Plans for a survey of consulting historians the MA level actually require and how the guidelines for each took more time and among NCPH's members are on hold, departments see their role in the preparation effort than expected. Our experience putting pending further discussion by the Board. of public historians. Our first line of attack them into practice this year suggests the was to examine the NCPH Guide to need for still finer tuning. The committee CULTURAL RESOURCE Graduate Programs and to examine received two strong submissions for program websites. In many cases we did the Travel Award. The Travel Award MANAGEMENT (CRM) notfind either of these resources all that sub-committee (Dick Miller, standing in Patrick Moore, Chair helpful for our survey. Our intent is to for Kathy Corbett), with the concurrence The greatest gains occurred in the process gather additional and more insightful of the whole committee, recommended that of developing the NCPH Mentor Program. information, and we will keep plugging the prize go to Brian C. Buff, Executive Laura Black, the point leader on this task, away on this. The committee also sponsored Director of the Albany County Historical along with Erica Spinelli and Kathy Price a program directors breakfast discussion at Association, Albany, New York. The have moved beyond the theoretical side the Houston meeting. committee received eight varied and of the concept in establishing a target impressive submissions for the Student audience and goals and are focusing on HISTORY AND THE NATIONAL Project Award. After much consideration logistics. With this in place, they plan to use PARKS COLLABORATION the Student Project Award sub-committee the feedback they collect at the Houston (Marie Tyler McGraw, Otis Graham, and meeting to fabricate an appropriate program Larry Gall and Charlene Mires, co-chairs Dick Miller as third chair) recommended for next year’s conference. Laura Black is The Committee continues its work toward that the prize go to a Spokane, Washington planning on attending the Careers in History a "Contested Places" initiative aimed at project, A Cooperative Effort to Reinterpret workshop to engage in the discussions on improving communication and working Campbell House between the Northwest how this too can fit within the committee’s relationships among journalists, academic Museum of Art & Culture and Washington goals. historians, and public history practitioners State University. Along these same lines, our goals of at National Parks and other sites. This The committee strongly recommends crafting opportunities for panels at future initiative might consist of a training that the NCPH Board develop mechanisms meetings of the NCPH, OAH, and AHA workshop to be offered widely as part of for congratulating each year’s Student hinges upon what insights we have obtained the programs of existing conferences held Project winner, and for acknowledging the thus far from practitioners in the field and by journalism and history organizations creative efforts by the runners-up. Doing so from contacts at CRM and Preservation (including the National Park Service). would showcase the range and quality of programs across the country. We envision this as a workshop with a current public history work nation-wide, In the process of developing a model team of facilitators drawn from among encourage still greater student participation, syllabus for an “Introduction to CRM” public historians, academic historians, and and enhance NCPH leadership in the field. course, several committee members have journalists. The National Park Service The committee also continued its collected syllabi from institutions around should be represented in each workshop. efforts to refine earlier draft guidelines for the country that currently offers this or The workshop will focus consistently on exhibition and book awards; both, however, similar courses. As this proceeds, we will be issues of communication related to involve very complex issues of broad policy able to coordinate our efforts with Patricia contested places, but the particular place(s) and practical implementation. Mooney-Melvin, chair of the Curriculum to be addressed may vary according to the Finally, the committee recommends that and Training Committee. conference location and audience. In the previous years’ award winners should be Our last challenge was to complete the view of the Committee, this project fits well invited to serve on the awards committee survey of institutions and where various with the Civic Engagement Initiative of the and to broaden its reach and enhance its graduates secured employment. As this task National Park Service, and it may also ability to recruit nominations. hinged upon the data-collection process correspond well with the civic journalism currently underway we will be coordinating movement. As a training workshop, this with the Consulting Historians’ Committee project will be a distinctive offering for

Page 17 historians' conferences; it will be a good fit One of the greatest challenges was to PUBLICATIONS AND for journalism conferences, which tend to identify appropriate candidates in an era of focus on practical skills. With the approval diminishing resources. The effects of 9/11 ELECTRONIC of the Board, we will move ahead with and the economy were certainly apparent COMMUNICATIONS establishing contacts and seeking funding in conversations with potential NCPH Betty K. Koed, chair to stage the planning workshop necessary candidates. A number of institutions had The principal issues under consideration to launch the project. slashed programs, staff and travel budgets. by this committee continue to be online Under such circumstances many otherwise publication of The Public Historian and MEMBERSHIP enthusiastic public historians felt they could the future format and distribution of Public Dee Harris and Amy Wilson, co-chairs not make a commitment to work on a History News, the NCPH newsletter. committee or run for a board position During the past year, the Committee worked Regarding the online publication of The because their job, programs or budgets were Public Historian, all committee members to improve membership recruitment and not secure. In addition, many contacts were retention. By preparing and distributing agree with the Board that online publication not willing to commit unless they had a of past issues is desired, even though the a members’ survey questionnaire, the detailed description of their responsibilities, committee was able to obtain a rough committee foresees some short-term time commitments and travel costs. Other negative consequences, such as: 1) possible profile of the NCPH membership that will problems included the high incidence of assist in future committee work. erosion of membership base; 2) cost of suggested nominees who were not NCPH producing an online version; 3) evolving The committee also designed a new members, and the number of suggested membership brochure targeting students, copyright issues. Several possibilities are nominees who have run unsuccessfully in being pursued by the Board, with the which emphasizes the benefits of the past. Often these repeated requests result affiliating with NCPH. The brochure cooperation and advice of this committee, in some hurt feelings. including joining The History Cooperative will be distributed to public history The committee also suggested programs in fall 2003. project, which currently provides online (1) creating more avenues to identify access to such history publications as the To emphasize the collegiality of the appropriate candidates for office; NCPH community, the committee will be Journal of American History, or pursuing (2) diversifying and increasing NCPH online publication through the University of working to plan “new professionals” events membership in order to expand the pool at future annual meetings. This will provide California Press Web site. The committee of candidates; and (3) encouraging greater has been in agreement that the History individuals new to the public history member participation in the voting process, profession an opportunity to meet other Cooperative would provide the broadest which has averaged approximately 25% exposure and reach the largest potential practitioners and to improve networking. of voting members in recent years. The committee also reviewed the audience, although impact on subscription membership structure and examined the base and other such issues must be possibility of new categories. The Board PROGRAM 2004 considered as well. accepted a proposal to establish an Jon Hunner, co-chair On the issue of Public History News, the decision must be made to continue “Associate” membership at the $100 level, Throughout early 2003, the Program with the traditional printed format sent by which will allow individuals to demonstrate Committee for the 2004 conference in postal mail, or to create a new electronic their support of NCPH through a higher Victoria, British Columbia, received newsletter that is e-mailed to members or level of giving. As another recruitment proposals from both public historians made accessible via the Internet. Although initiative, the Board approved, effective and from environmental historians. An there is not total agreement among the 2003 Houston meeting, including interesting variety of proposed topics committee members on this issue, the membership in NCPH for those registering have already arrived. The deadline for majority favor continuing the traditional as non-members. submitting proposals is April 5th. Since this printed format. Committee members is a joint conference with the American noted that they are more likely to read a Society for Environmental Historians, NOMINATING printed newsletter cover to cover, whereas arranging for the selection of the program Tara Travis, chair they often only skim and then delete has been challenging because many of the electronic versions. As the volume of This year proved to be a challenge for the ASEH committee members will not be e-mail grows, the committee feels the NCPH Nominating Committee. However, attending the Houston conference. The newsletter will be lost in the flood. Due with the assistance of President Rebecca selection will be conducted by conference to the cost-effectiveness of an electronic Conard, Executive Director David G. call on April 21st. A report on the chosen version, however, committee members Vanderstel and Dana Ward, the committee program will be presented to the board at suggested surveying the NCPH membership managed to meet its responsibilities and the Houston meeting. provide the board with a suitable list of on the favored format. qualified candidates.

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AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, Program. Residential fellowships available Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, for scholars pursuing topics in American Washington, DC 20004-3027; e-mail: AND GRANTS history and art, decorative arts, material [email protected]; telephone: White House Historical Association culture, and design. NEH senior scholar 202/691-4170; fax: 202/691-4001. Fellowships. The White House Historical grants, Lois F. McNeil dissertation grants, Association and the Organization of and short-term grants will be awarded, with CALL FOR PAPERS/ American Historians seek proposals for stipends of $1500 to $3333 per month. PROPOSALS projects shedding light on the roles of the Winterthur encourages applications from To mark the 60th anniversary of the White House as home, workplace, museum, public history professionals. Application detonation of the first atomic bomb, the structure, and symbol. Teachers and scholars deadline is 15 January 2004. Visit www. Center for the Study of War and Society whose work enhances understanding of how winterthur.org, contact academicprograms and the University of Tennessee Press the White House functions in its several @winterthur.org, or write to Gretchen will host a three-day conference, 15-17 capacities and of life and work at all levels Buggeln, Director, Research Fellowship July 2005, to assess the impact of the within the walls of the President's House are Program, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, development of nuclear weapons on encouraged to apply. (Studies that deal DE 19735. primarily with political or governmental American society and culture. This policy issues would not be appropriate for Woodrow Wilson International Center conference will convene in Oak Ridge, this program, but ones concerning the for Scholars Ð Fellowships in the Social Tennessee, a site that, together with Los operation of the White House as a political Sciences and Humanities 2004-2005. Alamos, New Mexico and Hanford, institution would be considered.) The Woodrow Wilson International Center Washington, played a pivotal role in the In an effort to reach a number of learning for Scholars announces the opening of its development of the first atomic bomb communities, the cosponsors offer three 2004-2005 Fellowship competition. The detonated in Alamogordo, New Mexico fellowships: application deadline is 1 October 2003. on 16 July 1945. ¥ The White House History Fellowship in The Center annually awards academic- Conference organizers, Professor G. Pre-collegiate Education for initiatives year (or one semester) residential fellow- Kurt Piehler and Captain Rosemary Mariner that reach the K-12 classroom. ship to individuals in the social sciences (U.S. Navy, Retired), seek proposals for ¥ The White House History Research and humanities with outstanding project papers that examine the political, economic, Fellowship for forwarding or completing proposals on national and/or international social, and cultural impact of nuclear dissertation, postdoctoral, or advanced issues. Topics should intersect with weapons on American society. Among the academic work. questions of public policy or provide the areas of interest to conference organizers is ¥ The White House History Fellowship in historical and/or cultural framework to new work exploring the impact of nuclear Public History for public presentation in understand policy issues of contemporary weapons on national defense and maritime the form of exhibits, multimedia projects, importance. Fellows are provided with a strategy, as well as civil-military relations films, etc., or for other projects that make stipend (includes a round-trip transportation during the Cold War and the more recent historical collections available to broad allowance) and with part-time research war on terrorism. Scholarship examining audiences. assistance. Fellows work from private the impact of public opinion on American Awards are $2000/month. We will offices at the Woodrow Wilson International nuclear weapons developments and strategy consider proposals for fellowships lasting Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. (i.e., SANE, the Nuclear Freeze Movement, one to six months. To apply, send c.v. or Eligibility: For academic applicants, etc.), public participation and opposition to resume, a two-page summary of your eligibility is limited to the postdoctoral civil defense measures, and the impact of project including the proposed final level and, normally, to applicants with nuclear weapons research on American product of the research and timetable, and publications beyond the Ph.D. dissertation. science and education are welcome. We three professional references to each of For other applicants, an equivalent level envision this conference as interdisciplinary the committee members listed below by of professional achievement is expected. and seek proposals from disciplines outside 1 December 2003. A modest travel stipend Applications from any country are of history and political science that explore is also available. If interested, submit a welcome. All applicants should have a the literary, cinematic, and artistic impact travel budget as well. Application materials very good command of spoken English. of the nuclear age. Given the location of may be sent in the body of an electronic The Center seeks a diverse group of the conference, organizers are especially mail message before midnight Fellows and welcomes applications from interested in new scholarship examining 1 December 2003. Visit the OAH website women and minorities. the unique roles of Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, for more information as well as application For application materials, please visit and Hanford in developing the atomic bomb procedures. http://www.oah.org our website at: www.wilsoncenter.org or and later generations of nuclear weapons. write to: Scholar Selection and Services The conference conveners plan to Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Office, Woodrow Wilson International develop an anthology based on selected Library 2004-2005 Research Fellowship Center for Scholars, One Woodrow Wilson papers presented at the conference. The

Page 19 University of Tennessee Press has expressed recent years. If there is still a need for sanitation, public buildings, public utilities, a strong interest in publishing such an further evidence, the annual conventions and other topics of interest to historians, anthology. Scholars and advanced graduate of the American Society for Environmental public works managers, and engineers. students interested in participating in this History (ASEH), as well as the formation Completed manuscripts should be 50-150 conference should submit a cover letter, 2-3 of a European Society for Environmental pages and well documented yet written in page proposal and c.v. by 1 April 2004 to History (ESEH), certainly serve to make accessible language for the general reader. Professor G. Kurt Piehler, Director, Center that point. Yet participants of these Potential authors should submit an abstract for the Study of War and Society, 220 conferences will easily notice that of no more than 300 words to: Todd Hoskins Library University of Tennessee, environmental history has also developed Shallat, Editor, History Department, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0128. a certain topical canon in the process: Boise State University, Boise, Idaho Telephone: (865) 974-7094. Email: certain issues continue to attract great 83725-1925;[email protected] [email protected]. Website: attention Ð while others remain at the http://web.utk.edu/~csws margins of the field. Typically, the CONFERENCES, mottos of two recent ASEH conventions The Journal of Policy History issues a Ð "Environmental History Beyond INSTITUTES, SEMINARS, call for papers for a Conference on Policy Boundaries" and "Mainstreaming the & WORKSHOPS History to be held at the Sheraton Clayton 'Marginal'" Ð mirror a growing desire to Canadian Ethnic Studies Association's Plaza in St. Louis, MO, 20-23 May 2004. broaden the thematic spectrum of the field. 17th Biennial Conference: Ethnicity: All topics concerning the history, develop- An upcoming special edition of Space and Place 2-5 October 2003, Banff ment and implementation of public policy, Historical Social Research, due to appear in Centre, Alberta, Canada. If you are as well as American political development, 2004, intends to become a forum for this interested in interdisciplinary studies of broadly conceived will be considered. ongoing trend. Edited by Frank Uekoetter ethnicity in Canada, consider attending Complete sessions are encouraged, but of Bielefeld University, Germany, the title the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association individual paper proposals are welcome. of the special issue will be The Frontiers of (CESA) / Société canadienne d'études The deadline for proposals is 15 Environmental History. Articles may deal ethniques (SCEE) 17th biennial conference. September 2003. Please send two (2) with any aspect of modern Western history Concurrent sessions will cover a wide range copies of proposals, including a one-page from an environmental history perspective, of important issues surrounding ethnic and summary of each paper(s) and a C.V. of provided that the author can make a cultural diversity in Canada. Topics under each panelist to: William Glankler, Journal legitimate claim that the topic has not discussion will include: the impact of 9/11 of Policy History- Policy Conference, Saint received major or sufficient attention so far. on Canadian society, racism, Indigenous Louis University, 3800 Lindell Blvd., Historical Social Research is an peoples, multiculturalism, youth and ethnic- P.O.Box 56907, St. Louis, MO 63156-0907, international journal published by the ity, ethnicity and politics, literature, the arts, Phone: 314-977-2339, Fax: 314-977-1603 Center for Historical Social Research at religion, and urban space, as well as many or Email:[email protected] Visit the website the University of Cologne, Germany. It others. For more information, visit: at http://www.slu.edu/departments/jph publishes articles in both German and http://www.ucalgary.ca/CESA/ Papers are invited for the 2004 Southern English; however, articles in the special 2003 Oral History Association Annual Labor Studies Conference to be held in edition should be in English. (If necessary, Meeting. Creating Communities: Cultures, Birmingham, Alabama, 22-24 April 2004. help with translations will be provided.) Neighborhoods, Institutions. 8-12 October The theme of the conference is, "Moving Articles should be between 15 and 30 2003, Bethesda, Maryland. For more Workers: Migration and the South." All are pages in length and should be submitted no information, contact: Oral History welcome to submit paper and session later than April 30, 2004. A style sheet is Association, Dickinson College, PO Box proposals online at the conference web site available upon request. Anyone interested 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013, 717-245-1036 or Ð www.slsc2004.org, where conference should contact the editor as soon as visit their website at: http://www.dickinson. information is also available. Deadline for possible: Frank Uekoetter, Fakultaet fuer edu/organizations/oha/ submitting proposals is 7 November 2003. Geschichtswissenschaft, Universitaet For questions and comments, contact: Bielefeld, Postfach 10 01 31, The Conference on Illinois History, 9-10 Professor Robert Woodrum, Miles College, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany, October 2003, Springfield, IL will feature Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences Phone: +49-234-3253462; papers on Illinois topics including women, 5500 Myron Massey Blvd., Fairfield, Email: [email protected] ethnicity, the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, Alabama 35064; email:[email protected] and historic preservation. Pre-registration: The Public Works Historical Society is $40; $15 student; Walk-in registration Historical Social Research: "The soliciting manuscripts for Essays in Public $45; special meal events extra. For Frontiers of Environmental History." Works History. Published annually since additional information, contact Donna It has become commonplace to state that 1976, the series features original historical Lawrence, IHPA, 1 Old State Capitol environmental history has flourished during research on transportation, water systems,

Page 20 Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701; email: folklife/roots) documents America’s local POSITIONS AVAILABLE [email protected]; festivals, community events and other International Spy Museum. The Museum phone: 217/785-7933. More information grassroots activities. The events selected is seeking an historian/public programmer to is available at the conference website: for this presentation come from the larger serve as a member of the Education www.state.il.us/hpa Local Legacies collection, a joint project Department. Under the direction of the of the Library of Congress and the U.S. 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Director of Education, the Historian will Congress that was initiated during the Anthropological Association, 19-23 research, develop, and organize temporary Library’s bicentennial celebration in 2000 November 2003, 102nd Annual Meeting, exhibitions, public programs, and to document the nation’s multicultural Chicago Hilton and Towers, Chicago, IL. educational materials for the general traditions at the turn of the 20th century. Contact: AAA Meetings Dept, 2200 Wilson public, scholars, and professionals in Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201-3357; Free Software for Historians. Exploring the intelligence community. Main 703/528-1902 ext 3025; [email protected] and Collecting History Online (ECHO) responsibilities include: conducting research or visit their website for more information announces a new suite of free, user-friendly on museum content in support of programs, http://www.aaanet.org software suitable for historians interested in press inquiries, and permanent and developing interactive websites. George temporary exhibitions; working with INTERNET SOURCES Mason University’s Center for History and Director of Education to conceptualize and New Media create temporary exhibitions; creating Library of Congress Launches Patriotic sponsors ECHO, a project dedicated to interpretive programs and materials for the Web Site. In honor of Memorial Day and Internet-based collection and preservation Museum’s audiences and identifying and in celebration of the American spirit, the of the history of science and technology coordinating with experts in the intelligence Library of Congress has launched a new . ECHO is funded by community to present programs addressing Web site highlighting its collections of a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan foundation. current issues and scholarship; responding veterans’ stories, patriotic music, and ECHO Managing Director Dan Cohen to public inquiries concerning the content of community life. The new site, called developed the software to address the needs the Museum’s exhibitions and collections; “Courage, Patriotism, Community,” is of public and social historians interested in assisting in overseeing the care, exhibition, accessible at www.loc.gov/courage. incorporating new media into their work. acquisition, research, study and “Courage, Patriotism, Community” The three applications Ð Web Scrapbook, interpretation of the collection; building comprises three Web presentations: Survey Builder, and Poll Builder Ð allow and expanding the Museum’s local, national “Experiencing War: Stories from the users to easily and efficiently organize and international presence, profile and Veterans History Project;” “Patriotic Internet-based history projects and develop reputation through scholarly research, Melodies: Selections from I Hear America on-line surveys and polls. To use these publishing articles and other print materials. Singing”; and “Community Roots: three applications, users must first sign Minimum Experience Required: Advanced Selections from the Local Legacies Project.” up for a free CHNM tools account at degree in U.S./Public History; specialty in “Experiencing War” (www.loc.gov/ http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/newaccount.php/ Intelligence, International Relations/Foreign warstories) features selected stories from . Users with accounts may access the Policy, Political Science, and/or or related the Library’s Veterans History Project in the software at http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools. Both discipline and three years teaching, American Folklife Center. Created by an act Web Scrapbook and Survey Builder include internship, museum, and/or research of Congress in 2000, the Veterans History user manuals. Support and help using the experience. To apply: email a cover letter, Project provides veterans and the civilians software is also available through ECHO. resume, a list of three references, and your who supported them the opportunity to A preliminary version of ECHO’s salary requirements. For information about record for posterity their wartime experi- “Practical Guide” to collecting history the museum see our website. Human ences. These poignant stories, which reflect through the Internet is available at Resources, International Spy Museum, the Web sites theme of courage, patriotism http://echo.gmu.edu/guide. A fuller 800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004, and community, are told through video, version will come out in 2004. Email: [email protected] audio and written personal accounts from 21 veterans and civilians. The University of Leicester, Department Library Director. The Kripke Jewish “Patriotic Melodies” (www.loc.gov/ of Museum Studies has launched a new Federation Library of Omaha, Nebraska patrioticmusic) illustrates the close online journal, Museum and Society. The has one of the Midwest’s largest collections connection between patriotism, music, and first issue is available online at: of Judaica featuring over 40,000 volumes. the expression of the American spirit; it fea- http://www.le.ac.uk/ms/m&s/index.html The Library is located in the Omaha tures some of the nation’s most beloved Metropolitan area and is part of a patriotic tunes as well as the story behind comprehensive program of educational, the creation of each melody. library and social services that are provided “Community Roots” (www.loc.gov/ See Positions Available page 22

Page 21 ABOUT OUR MEMBERS ENDOWMENT UPDATE The following NCPH members are recipients of awards from the American For several years, NCPH has been working to build an endowment of $200,000 that Association for State and Local History will provide a strong foundation for the future of the organization. This endowment (AASLH): will be used to support a full-time executive director, an expanded awards program, Connecticut Historical Society professional development opportunities, and other programmatic elements that will Certificate of Commendation for the advance public history education and the profession. exhibit, "Finding a Place, Maintaining In fall 2002, NCPH received a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for Ties: Greater Hartford's West Indians" the Humanities. This will provide NCPH with a match of $30,000, but NCPH needs Center for Public History, State to raise $90,000 over the course of the next three years. To meet this challenge, NCPH University of West Georgia established an Endowment Campaign Committee led by honorary chair G. Wesley Certificate of Commendation for Johnson and campaign chair Alan Newell and including all past NCPH chairs and the compact disc and publication, presidents. These individuals will be responsible for coordinating the campaign over "Everybody's Tuned to Radio" the next few years. Kansas State Historical Society Beginning with this issue of Public History News, we will provide you with Award of Merit for "Kansas History's Review Essay Series" quarterly updates on the status of the endowment campaign. You may also obtain additional information at the NCPH website (www.ncph.org) or contact the NCPH Minnesota Historical Society Executive Offices to learn how you can support this initiative. Certificate of Commendation for the interpretive Web site, "Forests, Fields, and the Falls: Connecting Minnesota" 2002-2003 YEAR-END ENDOWMENT STATEMENT North Carolina Museum of History Investments Certificate of Commendation for the exhibition, "Man-Made Marvels" Prime Money Market Fund $ 36,653.44 Ohio Historical Society Wellesley Income Fund $ 70,706.00 Award of Merit for the Ohio Memory 500 Index Fund $ 27,367.79 Online Scrapbook Total $134,727.23 Thomas Kreneck Certificate of Commendation for the Money Market Savings $ 6,611.57 book, Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Total $141,338.80 Tijerina, Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, (71% of overall goal) 1905-1965 The NEH Challenge Grant campaign has raised over $19,000 during its initial The AASLH Awards Program not only year, exceeding the first year goal of $10,000. The next phase of the campaign honors significant achievement in the will be more ambitious in order for NCPH to raise at least $30,000 in each of field of local history, but also brings the next two years. public recognition to small and large For details on how you can give and help NCPH reach its goal, contact the organizations, institutions, and NCPH Executive Offices. programs that contribute to this arena. By publicly recognizing excellent achievements, the Association strives Positions Available … continued. to inspire others. The Award of Merit by the Jewish Federation of Omaha. MLS computers and library automation. Salary is presented for a performance deemed is preferred. Minimum qualifications are and benefits: commensurate with excellent compared nationally with graduate degree in Education, Literature, qualifications and experience. Deadline is similar activities. A Certificate of Jewish Studies, or a related field with a 19 September 2003. Interested candidates Commendation is presented for Library Science as an undergraduate major should submit resume to: Guy Matalon, excellence within the context of or minor. Requirements for the position Executive Director, Jewish Education and available means and regional standards. include library experience, a working Library Services, 333 S. 132nd Street, knowledge of Judaism and experience with Omaha, NE 68154

Page 22 NCPH 2002-2003 YEAR-END FINANCIAL STATEMENT

INCOME Year-End Budget

I. Membership General $537.00 $0.00 UCPress Revenue $31,794.88 $35,344.00 Sponsors $8,250.00 $8,000.00 Patrons $2,500.00 $2,000.00 Super Patrons $10,000.00 $10,000.00 TOTAL: $53,081.88 $55,344.00

II. Publications $2,811.50 $1,300.00 III. Annual Meeting $38,815.20* $10,000.00 IV. Royalties $201.73 $583.00 V. Miscellaneous Money-Market Checking $46.26 $100.00 Money-Market Savings $1,147.07 $1,000.00 Bank of Indpls Savings $30.03 $0.00 Miscellaneous Income $1,626.33 $0.00 TOTAL: $7,267.09 $6,350.00

TOTAL INCOME $102,177.40 $73,577.00

* Includes $14,346.20 from 2002 Annual Meeting in Washington DC and $29,469.00 from 2003 Houston Mtg

EXPENDITURES Year-End Budget

I. Administrative $25,872.60 $28,250.00 II. Board Meetings $5,792.85 $6,900.00 III. Publications $1,341.44 $950.00 IV. Public History News $10,593.48 $11,200.00 V. Membership $5,601.03 $7,240.00 VI. Committees $1,757.25 $1,250.00 VII. Annual Meetings * $24,874.02 $2,000.00 VIII. Dues $4,310.00 $4,590.00 IX. Awards $906.14 $1,000.00 X. Contingency $0.00 $3,678.85 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $81,055.45 $67,058.85

* Includes 2003 Houston Meeting expenses and 2004 Victoria B.C. deposit for Conference Center

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