NC PH PUBLIC HISTORY NEWS
>- Volume 20. Number 4 >- Summer 2000
ANNUAL REPORT, 1999-2000 President's Report
by Michael J. Devine The summer issue of the newsletter will such things were not even on the radar serve as our organization's annual report and screen for NCPH planners. my comments here preface the more detailed This year's annual meeting in St. Louis, infonnation on this past year's activities held in cooperation with the Organization provided elsewhere in this publication. of American Historians and the Missouri Our membership can feel good about Conference on History, deserves special the overall health of the organization. Our mention. The NCPH supported the decision budget is in the black, we have added to ofOAH leadership to move the conference our endowment fund, and our membership sessions out of the Adams Mark Hotel to numbers look strong. Particularly protest the hotel management's policies of encouraging is the increase in institutional racial discrimination. Despite some membership, a solid indication that our inconvenience and net revenues from the journal, The Public Historian, is highly meeting less than anticipated in our budget regarded in this country and abroad. projections, it seems that the meeting was Much of the work of the NCPH overall a programmatic success (aside from leadership this past year focused on any public statement made on racial planning for the future. Under the matters). The OAR staffis to be chairmanship of our immediate past commended for its hard work in difficult president, Dwight Pitcaithley, a new circumstances. During this past year, there document, Plan 2005, was drafted at a has been considerable discussion about the retreat in Tempe hosted by the Department value ofoccasionally meeting jointly with of History at Arizona State University. the OAH. (We have another meeting The NCPH Board of Directors scheduled with OAH in Washington, DC in subsequently adopted this plan at its spring 2002.) It is the consensus among NCPH meeting in St. Louis. The plan, which sets leadership that occasional joint meetings an ambitious course, calls for a continued are beneficial to both organizations, and and concerted effort to build the that the problems ofmeeting jointly are far membership base by seeking to add outweighed by the mutual benefits. diversity to the individual membership At this time, I would like to thank all categories and, at the same time, of those who made my year as NCPH expanding the institutional, sponsor, and president a most enjoyable and rewarding patron memberships. With greater revenue experience. In addition to all the members generated through membership and of the NCPH Board, the chairs and sponsors, Plan 2005 outlines the committee members, I would like to enhancement of member services and extend a special thanks to Dwight plots a strategy to build a full-time staff in Pitcaithley for chairing the long-range the NCPH Executive Offices-including a planning committee and to president-elect full-time secretary in 2001 and a full-time Alan Newell for his support on many executive director in 2004. In addition, tasks and assignments. Also, I am grateful the plan places a renewed emphasis on to NCPH Executive Director David advocacy. During the planning process, Vanderstel and those at Indiana I was fascinated to see just how much University-Purdue University at we have all become dependent on Indianapolis who have provided the communication bye-mail, web sites, and essential logistical support necessary list servers and to note just five years ago to keep the NCPH in operation. IPRESIDENT'S COMMENTS
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
assignments, but I do want to highlight a few. interpretation at historic sites. Many of you One ofNCPH's major problems in expanding may have seen the notice of travel its individual membership is transitioning scholarships available for the "Fur Trade student members to full members. Ifwe could Workshop" sponsored jointly by the convince even 20010 of our student public National Park Service, Parks Canada, and by Alan S. Newell historians to retain membership in NCPH, we NCPH in Grand Portage, Minnesota this would add significantly to the membership rolls September. The NCPH Endowment has For much of the last ten years that I have and our income. I've asked two recent public funded four $500 scholarships for students been involved in the National Council on history graduates who successfully made that and new professionals to attend this two-day Public History, I have heard members raise transition-Dee Harris and Amy Wilson---to event. Ted Karamanski reports that we will the issue of "delive rabies." What does co-chair the Membership Committee this year be making all four awards to historians, at NCPH provide in the way of services to its and to make this issue a focus of their work. least two of whom have tribal affiliations in members? How does membership in this The number ofNCPH awards has expanded the US or Canada. Our support of public organization advance the field of public . during the past few years as a result of the symposia and workshops also has prompted history or my professional life? With finite success ofour endowment campaign and the NCPH to submit a planning grant resources and a wide range of professional targeted efforts ofspecific members. We now application to the National Endowment for organizations competing for my allegiance, offer an annual Student Project Award, two the Humanities. If awarded, the grant will why should I maintain my membership in New Professional Travel Awards, and the G. be used to plan a symposium ofjournalists, NCPH? These are legitimate questions and Wesley Johnson Award. We will begin historians, and park managers to explore the officers and board members ofNCPH granting the Michael C. Robinson Award this ways in which history is represented in and need to regularly reflect on them and to year for accomplishments in public policy can infonn contemporary social and cultural validate the worth of this organization. history, and we will continue with our most issues at historic sites and museums. This is In the brief time that I've served as your prestigious Robert Kelley Award. I've asked the first such grant to be sponsored by president, I've discovered that much ofwhat NCPH stalwart Jim Gardner to oversee the NCPH and thanks goes to the History and occurs at NCPH daily is unseen by the coordination of these awards this year and to the National Parks Collaboration membership. I'm not naive enough to believe recommend procedures for streamlining the Committee, especially to chair Bob Weible that my discovery is a revelation to you or that work ofthis most important committee. and Laura Feller, for their diligent work in the routine business ofmost professional Other committees also have very specific completing the application process. societies is not similarly obscure to their goals. Pat Mooney-Melvin's Curriculum Finally, it is important to note that NCPH constituencies. But, it does trouble me that and Training Committee will revamp our is seeking to continue its interest and there is not more effort made to inform our "Careers in Public History Workshop" for participation in historical advocacy that our members ofthe issues that the officers, the Ottawa meeting and will explore the immediate Past-President Mike Devine executive committee and board, as well as the development of draft guidelines for public emphasized during his tenure. On behalf of committees, have before them. It seems to me history programs. Long Range Planning the organization, I recently commented on that by periodically explaining ''what we are will once again tackle the seemingly the National Park Service's recent report to doing" we may begin to justify your continued unsolvable problems with our annual Congress "Interpretation at Civil War Sites." participation in and loyalty to NCPH. meeting ''workshop policy." And, I've Furthermore, in an effort to provide more I'll begin by emphasizing what I wrote in the asked Jason Gart to work with an expanded continuity to our efforts in advocacy, I've spring 2000 newsletter about the importance of Consultants' Committee to develop a appointed Mike to a three-year tenn as NCPH committees. Only by encomaging a proposal for a "Contracting Handbook for NCPH representative to the National vigorous and responsive committee structure Historical Consultants." Finally, Bob Coordinating Committee for the Promotion can the organization generate fresh ideas and Weyeneth, who sits on The Public of History (NCC). With his passion for and youthful enthusiasm to implement them. I Historian Editorial Board and now strong commitment to public history, I'm began wolking on committee appointments chairs our Publications and Electronic confident that NCC's new chair Bruce Craig weeks before the annual meeting and was Communications Committee, will oversee can count on the sound advice and support fortunate to meet with a number ofpast and the revision of the Careers/or Students in ofNCPH in the coming year. future committee chairs while in St Louis. History booklet and work with TPH and UC So, ifit seems as if little happens at With two exceptions, committee assignments Press to provide digitized versions of TPH NCPH between annual meetings, be assured and charges reached the desks of committee indexes online. This issue of Public History that this is not the case. We are doing a lot chairs in late May. These charges have been News includes the names of committee and, with your active support and narrowed from previous years to two or three members and chairs. I encourage you to involvement in NCPH committees, we can principal tasks for the coming year. contact them if you have comments or accomplish great things in the coming years. Assignments dovetail between committees and insights about their work in the coming year. Please take the time to contact officers, are designed to accomplish one or more specific NCPH has been active in two other areas board and committee members and let us tasks of the recently adopted Plan 2005. in recent months, both related to exploring know how we can better serve public There is not space to list all committee ways in which new scholarship can reshape historians and the cause of public history.
2 MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OTTAWA IN APRIL 2001! by Rebecca Conard, program co-chair
The historic Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Pulling it all together in the keynote He, along with the dining room furniture Ontario, Canada will be the site of the 2001 address will be noted historical geographer purchased for the hotel, went down with NCPH annual conference, 18-22 April. R. Cole Harris. Dr. Harris is well known in the Titanic in April of that year. Before The conference theme, "Belonging: Public Canadian historical circles for his work as his death, however, the controversial Historians and Place", struck a responsive editor of volume one of The Historical Atlas entrepreneur convinced a reluctant Prime chord and presenters will themselves be o/Canada, a monumental three-volume Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, to allow the coming to Ottawa from many different work documenting Canada's prehistory and hotel to be named after him. In 1920, the places around the globe. Sessions will history. In addition, he has published works Chateau played a prominent role in the address a stimulating mix of broad topical on French settlements in North America and debut of radio broadcasting in North areas including place and community identity, place and group identity, theater and historical interpretation, history and the construction of heritage, contested environments, material culture, indigenous rights movements, plurality and diversity in national narratives, and a vast array of cultural landscapes. Conferees will find history at every turn, but to help them find their way, guided walking tours will be scheduled on Thursday. For those seeking an extended look at the region's past, the Program and Local Arrangements Committees are planning an afternoon of combined session-tours. A session on cultural tourism will include tours of one or more major sites in the Ottawa vicinity. Issues in the preservation of historic industrial sites will be discussed in combination with a tour of Hull and the Chaudiere complex along the Ottawa River, where logging, paper and power installations have First Nations displacement and resettlement America and today is home to one of the left an indelible mark on the landscape. in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. oldest, continuously operating radio Cultural landscapes will be the theme of a His knowledge of Canada from coast to stations in the country. Situated on the session at Central Experimental Farm, home coast and his understanding of Canadian cliffs above the Rideau Canal and the of the Canada Agriculture Museum. history and society make him especially well Ottawa River, the Chateau Laurier is a Gatineau Park, an area once dominated by suited to address the conference on this short walk away from Parliament Hill and resource-based industries but now a major year's theme. many other historic buildings, monuments, recreational area, will be the site of an The central meeting place for the and sites, including Byward Market, the environmental history session. Aspects of conference will be the Chateau Laurier, Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Cold War history will be discussed at Carp built by Charles M. Hayes, president of National Archives of Canada, and the Bunker, an elaborate installation built in the the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. Canada Science and Technology Museum. 1950s to house the Canadian national Hayes was the creative force behind the Next April, all public historians government in the event of nuclear war and building of this elegant structure, but he belong in a very special place: Ottawa. now a locally run museum. did not live to see it opened in 1912. See you there!
3 2000 NCPH AWARD WINNERS
lIRA New Professional Award use over time. As a planner, I determine the the manner in which they are preserved and Michael Kelleher significance of buildings and work with restored are often based upon architectural As recipient of the National Council on architects and conservators on the manner in considerations rather than larger issues of Public History's HRA New Professional which they will be restored and the degree they history. For example, in New York City there Award, I was given the opportunity to can be altered. I also deal with government is no historic district encompassing the truly attend the 2000 annual meeting in St. Louis. review of projects and programs such as the historic tenernents of the Lower East Side, but An NCPH member since 1998, this was the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. all manner ofhigh-style architecture is first national meeting I attended, in part to Having worked for HABSIHAER and as a landrnarked. Many of the professionals I work understand where my current professional consultant to the National Park Service and with are concerned almost exclusively with work falls within the field of public history. Museum ofNew Mexico, I consider myself a bricks and mortar and have little need for At present, I am a historian and preservation public historian. However, the field in which I historical context other than who designed a planner with Building Conservation Associates presently work, architectural preservation, or building and when it was constructed. They (BCA) in New York. BCA is primarily conservation, seems somewhat removed from belong to organizations such as the Association involved in architectural preservation projects much of what falls under the broad category of for Preservation Technology and the American such as the restoration of Radio City Music public history. I am not referring to the Institute of Architects; they are unaware Hall and the former New York Customs House preservation ofprotected historic structures and ofNCPH. that now serves as a branch of the sites that are interpreted for the public, but the Being surrounded by bricks and mortar Smithsonian's National Museum of the preservation and restoration of structures that preservationists, it was refreshing to attend the American Indian. BCA also carries out continue to be used as homes, businesses and NCPH annual meeting with a diverse group of planning projects such as the preparation of public buildings. The public appears to public historians. Among those I met, there preservation master plans for Rockefeller appreciate the presence of old buildings and were no historians from firms such as mine and Center and the General Motors Technical understands that structures are a physical record I often had to explain the kind of work I am Center in Detroit, an International Style of the past. (When one is involved in the involved in. This resulted in a number of corporate campus designed by the architect preservation of modern architecture this engaging conversations on public history and Eero Saarinen. As a historian, my role is to becomes problematic as the public often finds it preservation's place within it. I also attended provide historical material on buildings and ugly.) But, I find myself asking ifthis can truly several sessions that furthered my architects and find architectural drawings and can be considered public history when little is understanding of issues within public history. historic photographs that may be scattered done to help the lay person understand the The only session devoted to architectural through a number of archives and libraries. I significance of these structures as part of the preservation was "Cold War Battlefield: The prepare reports on the design and construction built environment. Furthermore, decisions Built Environment of Science and Technology of buildings, subsequent alterations and their regarding what buildings are landrnarked and in the Twentieth Century," where a panel
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4 of government historians discussed their In May 1999, we traveled to North framework needed to make this balance evaluation ofIarge complexes ofbuildings to Yorkshire with fellow Kiplin team possible. determine what structures should be preserved. members, Constance Schulz, Kristen We are honored to have received this year's This is particularly relevant to my work on the Davidson, Mary Lehman, John Sherrer, and NCPH Student Project Award for our work on GM Technical Center, a 600-acre campus Marta Thacker to gather research necessary the Kiplin Hall project. Thanks to a generous containing sixty different structures. to complete the plan. We supplemented the travel stipend, we were given the opportunity to Attending the NCPH annual meeting historical research conducted by USC attend the joint meeting ofNCPH and OAR in reinforced my belief that architectural students over the previous ten years with St Louis. We attended sessions in which the preservation needs to expand its appreciation of oral interviews with former and current complicated nature of public history was the contextual issues that are part of a building's trustees and wardens; examination of thirty explored and, more importantly, met a history and make this a more important years of trustee minutes and documents; community ofprofessionals dedicated to component in detennining significance and visits to the county planning office; and a historical scholarship and its manifestation in the how to preserve and restore. Preservationists reexamination of a portion of the estate's public realm. Our experience with the Kiplin also need to place greater value upon helping archives. Furthermore, we placed Kiplin's Hall project has deepened our appreciation for the public understand the history of the built history within local, regional and national the work that public historians do; our environment As an active member ofNCPH, I contexts through an examination of experience in St Louis has confirmed that this hope to help advance preservation in this secondary literature dealing with material work is important and though complex, direction while conveying some of the culture and social history. ultimately rewarding. significant theories and practices I encounter to Our trip and subsequent team meetings the wider field ofpublic history. also involved a detailed analysis of the G. Wesley Johnson Award estate's current condition with regard to Charlene Mires of Villanova University for Student Project Award professional historic site administration, her article "In the Shadow of Independence Susan Asbury and Kathy Hilliard preservation, and interpretation. We met Hall: Vernacular Activities and the Meanings The Kiplin HaD Conservation Plan with officials from HLF and English of Historic Places." The Public Historian, Over the past ten years, the Public History Heritage as well as staff from local and Spring 1999. Program at the University of South Carolina regional museums and historic sites and has developed a close relationship with Kiplin discussed the restoration of the main Hall Hall, a seventeenth-century estate in North with architects and a decorative historian. Yorkshire, England. The estate, now operated Finally, our own detailed observations of .. Members continued from pg. 1 by a charitable trust as a historic site, has served the site, coupled with the team's combined Robert R. Weyeneth, associate as a field school for graduate students interested work experience in historic preservation professor of history and co-director of in historic preservation, archives, and museum and planning, curatorial, registration, and the public history program at the studies. In the spring of 1999, the Trust conservation departments in museums and University of South Carolina in contracted with Professor Constance Schulz archival conservation and processing, Columbia, has published a nevv book, and a group of current students and recent allowed us to convey to the trustees both Historic Preservation for a living City: graduates to prepare a conservation plan for the immediate and long-term problems Historic Charleston Foundation, 1947-1997. estate. Mandated by England's Heritage with the site and to suggest practical Lottery Fund (HLF) as a requirement to receive means of alleviating them. NEW MEMBERS grant funding, the planning process involves a After our six months of research, writing, Nedda Allbray, Brooklyn, NY thorough examination of issues related to the and revising, the Kiplin Hall Charitable Emily Bingham, Louisville, KY management, preservation, and interpretation of Trust and the Heritage Lottery Fund John Bushrow, Edwardsvt71e, IL the site; the completed plan provides a set of approved the conservation plan. Our work Robyn Christensen,JamaiCtl Plain, MA professional guidelines for the operation of with Kiplin Hall has confirmed that public James Corless, Yosemite National Park, CA Kiplin Hall. history deals primarily with the concept of John Daly, Springfield, IL As students of public history, we balance. As in most works of public Florida State University, TaJlahassee, FL embraced the Kiplin project as a means history, we found that, in addition Lee Fonnwalt, BlOOmington, IN of extending our studies outside of the to historical accuracy, we had to consider Indiana University of Pennsylvania, classroom in a significant and challenging fmancial concerns, visitor interests, Indiana,PA manner. Initially, our task seemed rather collections care, building and landscape Jim Jenks, Moraga,. CA D. Kennedy, Seattle, WA daunting; HLF guidelines required that we preservation, and the overall vision of the Jeny lawson, Fon Wayne, IN provide a history of the site with regard to estate's trustees in order to produce a John Lodl, Murfreesboro, TN changes in proprietorship, building and land comprehensive yet usable plan for the Marjorie Mclellan, MiddIetown, OH usage, and following the establishment estate. In order for Kiplin Hall to reach Paul Oelkug, Carrollton, IX of the Kiplin Hall Charitable Trust, its potential as an educational and Nancy Perlman, BaltillWl'e, MD management and preservation practices. entertaining historical resource for visitors Kathleen Remillard; Harwich, MA Based on this history, the guidelines also throughout England and the world, a Bay Stevens, Tt/eras, NM required an intense scrutiny ofthe estate's meaningful balance has to be struck among John Wolford, St. Louis, MO vulnerabilities and the presentation of all of these factors. We feel that the University of lllinois, Chicago, IL proposals to mitigate them. approved conservation plan will provide the
5 iFROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
maintaining the NCPH web page. correspondence. In the absence of an I wish to extend my personal appreciation administrative assistant, I secured approval and the thanks of the entire organization to from the Executive Committee to contract Gayle, Mary, and Kelly. with the accounting firm that handles our In an effort to provide greater staff taxes and audits to produce our monthly support and stability for the Executive fmancial statements. Offices, the NCPH Board, at its spring by David G. Vanderstel meeting, approved expenditures to make the MEMBERSHIP. The end-of-volume administrative assistant a full-time position. issue of Public History News went to Annual Report to the Members Adding to the funds already contributed by 1,472 members, a decrease of some 7 The days preceding the arrival of the year the Department of History and the School percent from 1,577 at the same time in 2000 produced a great deal of public of Liberal Arts, NCPH should be able to 1998. Tom White, UC Press marketing retrospection as well as an outpouring of attract an experienced person to manage manager, noted that this included a 15 optimism for the future. It is questionable, office operations, thereby improving our percent decrease in individuals and a 16 however, whether that brief "look to the ability to meet the growing demands of percent decrease in students, although past" was simply a passing fad or whether it the organization. there was a 5 percent increase in will indeed help to shape the course of our institutional members. White also noted society and world in the years to come. FINANCES. The financial status of that the renewal rate from 1998 to 1999 During the past year, NCPH marked its own NCPH remains good, though we face was 80 percent, an all-time high for TPH milestone-twenty years of existence as a particular challenges for "growing" our and NCPH. The key challenges facing professional association. The organization streams of revenue in the years to come. NCPH are the retention of members and held its own celebration of sorts in 1999, For the second consecutive year, the NCPH encouraging students to transition to recalling past accomplishments at its Lowell Board authorized an independent audit of regular members upon the completion of meeting, discussing the state of the public our fmancial records. The fmal report their studies. history field in the special summer 1999 concluded that the organization was in good During the year, the Membership issue of The Public Historian, and marking shape and provided useful suggestions to Committee, working in conjunction with the beginning of our third decade of improve institutional record-keeping. Tom White and the NCPH Executive existence. The year also brought new plans Income. Revenue from the University Offices, identified several organizations that for the future as Council leaders revisited of California Press, which constitutes possessed a public history orientation and the long-range plan adopted in 1995 and approximately 40 percent of our annual whose members would bring increased discussed ways of building on past income, did well during the year 1999-2000, diversity to the Council. A mass mailing of accomplishments to move NCPH forward in especially with a strong first quarter return of over 7,000 "invitations to join NCPH" went the coming years. All in all, the year proved $13,225.09. Final figures for the year, to target lists, including the Society of Black to be most productive, one marked by however, will not be available until later this Archivists, the National Association of numerous accomplishments, continued summer, and a financial report will be Chicano Studies, the Society of American growth, and increased optimism about included in the fall newsletter. Archivists, the Vernacular Architecture public history and the role ofNCPH within In December 1999, NCPH received the Forum, among other groups. the historical profession. final payment for the spring 1999 meeting Finally, I would like thank Tom White, in Lowell. Proceeds from the conference who left UC Press earlier this spring, for his STAFF. Over the years, NCPH has been totaled $13,69l.57 (based on total revenue excellent work in marketing and fortunate to have had dedicated individuals of$41,745 and total expenses of$28,053). membership development for NCPH over work in its Executive Offices. During the Once again, conference returns exceeded the past few years. It was a pleasure to work 1999-2000 academic year, Mary F. Taylor expectations. Gray Fitzsimons and his with him and I wish him well in his new job. served as the graduate intern. She oversaw Local Arrangements Committee are to be the production of the quarterly newsletter commended for the excellent job in PATRONS AND SPONSORS. The role and began work on the update of the Guide managing the annual meeting and making of patrons and sponsors in the life ofNCPH to Graduate Programs. Mary deserves it a profitable experience in more ways is an important one. These institutions and special recognition for providing assistance than one. agencies provide funds beyond the regular well beyond the demands of her position Final figures from the joint annual membership level to support our programs during the four-month absence of an NCPH meeting with OAR in st. Louis are not yet and members' services, subsidize administrative assistant. available. Early indications are, however, publications, and sustain our general After administrative assistant Kelly that NCPH did not reach its expected goal of operations. Through their generosity, they Bames departed in August, Gayle $10,000 profit from the meeting, due to the have demonstrated the importance and value Rhynearson, a junior psychology major, assorted relocation costs. of public history and affirmed their support joined the staff as Assistant to the Executive Expenses. Most expenses continue to be ofNCPH's mission. As we seek to expand Director in December. Gayle assumed most well below projections, due in part to close our base of patrons and sponsors, I would of the responsibilities of the administrative monitoring of the budget and increased like to encourage all institutional members, assistant and has been very active in electronic processing of records and including government agencies, historical
6 societies and museums, consulting months away, the program is nearly in place anniversary of my tenure as the Executive companies, and especially public history with sessions identified, the keynote speaker Director of NCPH. For six years, I have programs, to become members ofNCPH at contacted, hotel contracts signed, and been fortunate to work with officers, board the patron or sponsor level at the time of the numerous tours arranged. Given their members, committee chairs, and other next membership renewal. accomplishments thus far, these committees individuals who have volunteered their I am also pleased to announce that The have organized our annual meeting the time to NCPH because they are committed History Channel has become what the farthest in advance of any previous meeting, to the field of public history. Over those NCPH Board calls a "Super Patron" by thereby setting a new standard for years, I have watched the organization contributing $10,000 to the operations of the conference planning. They are to be grow in membership, revenue (the annual organization for each of the next two years. commended for their hard work. budget was $28,000 when I began in Through the generosity of Libby Haight NCPH will be meeting again with OAR August 1994; today, it exceeds $60,000), O'Connell, Historian and Director of in 2002, this time in Washington, DC. visibility, and respect within the historical Community Marketing for A&E Television Leaders from both organizations have met profession. NCPH also has adopted its NetworksfThe History Channel and the hard and discussed plans for that conference and second long-range plan, one that sets work of Dwight Pitcaithley and Jim Horton, will be drafting a letter of agreement soon. ambitious (and doable) goals for the NCPH will benefit from this support as it future, including increased membership, works to promote public history and to reach NCPH and WPUI. I would like to greater visibility and advocacy for its diverse audiences. Many thanks to The extend my deepest appreciation to Dean historical issues, and a full-time staff. History Channel! Herman Saatkamp of the School of It has been an honor to serve as your Liberal Arts at IUPUI for his continued director over these past six years. As H-PUBLIC. In the fall of 1999, the NCPH support of the NCPH Executive Offices. always, I welcome and value your Executive Offices launched H-PUBLIC, the For ten years, NCPH has received comments and advice. Most importantly, new public history discussion list that is substantial support from the university in I look for your continued assistance as we part of the H-NET community. Since its the form of office space, half salary for the work to achieve the goals established in inception, there has been a steady growth in Executive Director, the 20-hour per week our new long range plan, to promote subscribers~ver 880, or nearly twice the administrative assistant, office furniture public history within the historical number previously subscribed to and computer equipment, and sundry profession, and to nurture a stronger PUBLHIST. This list provides the latest operational expenses. The Department of appreciation for the study and use of information on awards, conferences and History also co-sponsors NCPH by history among a wider public audience. workshops, opportunities for professional providing a graduate intern annually. development, internships, and jobs. Thanks also go to department chair Philip Discussions have ranged from issues Scarpino and public history program pertaining to curriculum development and coordinator Elizabeth Brand Monroe for preservation, professional standards to the their continued support and guidance. controversy surrounding the Adams Mark Hotel and the relocation of the NCPHIOAR OTHER PERSONAL ACTIVITIES. annual meeting. As we become more In the other half of my professional life, I dependent upon our electronic communications continue work with The Polis Center at to stay abreast of the latest news and IUPUI with my principal focus being the The National Council developments, I encourage you to send notices study of religion in urban culture. For that on Public History promotes the application and public history news along to me so I can project, I have completed secondary of historical scholarship forward them to H-PUBLIC. curriculum materials pertaining to the role of outside the universityin govemment, busi- religion in American history and will be ness, historical societies, preservation or ANNUAL MEETINGS UPDATE. returning to some earlier work on the history ganizations, archives, libraries, professional Approximately 170 NCPH members of urban congregations in Indianapolis. I associations, and public interest groups. attended the spring meeting in St. Louis, also continue my teaching, including an For details contact NCPH President comprising about 10 percent of the total introduction to history/public history. Alan S. Newell, Historical Research Asso conference attendance. NCPH sponsored I have written two articles for ciates, Inc., PO Box 7086, Missoula, MT several tours, sessions, workshops on the forthcoming publications-one on the "state 59807-7086; or David G. Vanderstel, NCPH, Cavanaugh 327, IUPUI, 425 Uni Underground Railroad and Careers in Public of public history in Indiana" for a volume to versity Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140; History, and a highly successful endowment be published by the Indiana Historical (317) 274-2716; E-mail: [email protected]. fundraiser. Society next year; and another dealing with For change of address, write As reported elsewhere in this newsletter, my personal research on Edmund Hovey for UC Press, 2000 Center St., Suite 303, Ber planning for the 2001 annual meeting in Vermont History. keley, CA 94704-1223. Ottawa, Canada, is in the capable hands of Submissions to Public History News Local Arrangements chair Sharon Babaian CONCLUSIONS. Not only does should be sent to David G. Vanderste1, and Program co-chairs Rebecca Conard and August bring about the heat of summer Editor, at the address above. David Neufeld. Though more than eight here in Indiana, but it also brings the
7 NCC WASHINGTON UPDATE
by Bruce Craig Director of the National Coordinating Committee Appropriations Bill, the National Park Update on Declassification of Nazi for the Promotion of History Service has submitted to Congress a 56- and Japanese War Crimes Records
8 IPATRONS AND SPONSORS
The following patrons and sponsors have demonstrated their commitment to NCPH by providing additional funds to help support our programs. Their generosity subsidizes publications, supports our 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/summer newsletter and the annual meeting program.
SUPER PATRON The History Channel
PATRONS Departm,ent of History., Ge6rgm StateUniversity Department of History,Indiana University-:Purdue . .. . • University at Indianapolis ..
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9 IOFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Judith Wellman (elected 2000) Alan s. Newell- President Cindy Brandimarte (elected 2000) SUNY - Oswego Historical Research Associates, Inc. Department of History History Department PO Box 7086 Southwest Texas State University Oswego, NY 13126 Missoula, MT 59807-7086 San Marcos, TX 78666 e-mail: [email protected] (406)721-1958; fax 721-1964 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Christopher Clarke (elected 1998) THE PUBLIC mSTORIAN Patrick 0' Bannon - Vice-President 110 Greystone Lane #9 Shelley Bookspan - Editor HRA Gray & Pape, LLe. Rochester, NY 14618 Department of History 1318 Main Street (716)473-4025 University of California Cincinnati,OH 45210 e-mail: [email protected] Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (513) 287-7700, fax 287-7703 (805)893-3667, fax 893-7522 e-mail: [email protected] Laura Feller (elected 1998) e-mail: [email protected] National Park Service Sharon Babaian - Secretary NRHE2280 Lindsey Reed - Managing Editor Treasurer 1849 C Street NW Department of History National Museum of Science and Washington, DC 20002 University of California Technology (202)343-9528, fax 343-1244 Santa Barbara, CA 93106 PO Box 9724, Station T e-mail: laura [email protected] (805)893-3667, fax 893-7522 Ottawa, ONT Canada K1G 5A3 e-mail: [email protected] (613) 996-0769, fax 990-3636 Barbara Franco (elected 1998) e-mail: [email protected] Historical Society of Washington, DC EDITORIAL BOARD 1307 New Hampshire Ave., NW Martin Blatt Michael J. Devine - Past-President Washington, DC 20036 (2000-2002) American Heritage Center (202)785-2068, fax 887-5785 National Park Service University of Wyoming e-mail: [email protected] Boston National Historical Park POBox 3924 Charlestown Navy Yard Laramie, WY 82071-3924 Andrew Gulliford (elected 1999) Boston, MA 02129 (307)766-4114, fax 766-5511 Director, Center of Southwest Studies (617)242-5648, fax 241-8650 e-mail: [email protected] Fort Lewis College e-mail: :marty_ [email protected] 1000 Rim Drive Laura Feller, Board Representative Durango, CO 81301-3999 Kathi Ann Brown (1999-2001) National Park Service (970) 247-7494, fax 247-7422 Milestones Historical Consultants NRHE2280 e-mail: [email protected] 2608 Jefferson Park Circle 1849 C Street NW Charlottesville, VA 22903 Washington, DC 20002 Victoria Harden (elected 1999) (804)923-8720; fax 923-8721 (202)343-9528; fax 343-1244 4503 Avamere St. e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: laura [email protected] Bethesda, MD 20814-3930 (301)496-6610 Cary Carson (1995-2000) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND e-mail: [email protected] The Colonial Williamsburg EDITOR, PUBLIC HISTORY Foundation NEWS Marie Tyler McGraw (elected 2000) POBoxC David G. Vanderstel 4383 Embassy Park Drive NW Williamsburg, VA 23185 327 Cavanaugh Hall- IUPUI Washington, DC 20016 (757)229-1000 x7346; fax 220-0779 425 University Blvd. e-mail: marie _tyler_ [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140 (317)274-2718; fax 274-2347 David Neufeld (elected 1999) Rebecca Conard (1999-2001) e-mail: [email protected] Parks Canada Department of History #205 300 Main Street Middle Tennessee State University Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B5 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 CANADA (615)898-2432; fax 898-5882 (867)667-3913 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]
10 James Gardner (1995-2000) Eric Sandweiss (1999-2000) Fritz Hamer (appointed 1999) National Museum of American History Missouri Historical Society South Carolina State Museum NMAH Room 4605 PO Box 11940 PO Box 100107 14th Street & Constitution Ave NW St. Louis, MO 63112-0040 Columbia, SC 29202 Washington, DC 20560-0638 (314)746-4561 (803)898-4942 (202)357-1963; fax 633-8192 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Howard S. (Dick) Miller (appointed Robert 1. Spude (1998-2000) 1999) Barbara J. Howe (1997-2002) National Park Service 205 Kern Ave. Department of History POBox 728 Morro Bay, CA 93442 POBox 6303 Santa Fe, NM 87504 (805)772-5790, fax 772-6088 West Virginia University (505)988-6770; fax 988-6876 e-mail: [email protected] Morgantown, WV 26506-6303 e-mail: bob [email protected] (304)293-2421, ext. 5227; fax 293-6858 Patricia Mooney-Melvin (appointed e-mail: [email protected] Donald 1. Stevens, Jr. (1999-2001) 1999) National Park Service Department of History Betty Koed (2000-2002) 1709 Jackson Street Loyola University of Chicago US Senate Historical Office Omaha, NE 68102-2571 6525 North Sheridan Road 201 Hart Senate Office Building (402)221-3915 Chicago, Ii 60626 Washington, DC 20510-7108 e-mail: don [email protected] (773)508-2238, fax 508-2153 (202)224-0753; Fax 224-5329 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: betty_ [email protected] Robert R. Weyeneth (1999-2001) Department of History Marie Tyler McGraw (appointed Roger Launius (1998-2000) University of South Carolina 2000) (Board Representative) NASA History Division Columbia, SC 29208 4383 Embassy Park Drive NW NASA Headquarters (803) 777-6398 Washington, DC 20016 Washington, DC 20546 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: marie_tyler_ [email protected] (202)358-0383; fax 358-2866 e-mail: [email protected] Gerty Hennan, special editor, fiIrn/media Anne Valk (appointed 1999) Department of History Box 1454 Historical Studies Paul Mattingly (1999-2001) Northeastern University Southern Illinois University Department of History Boston, MA 02115 Edwardsville, Ii 62026 New York University (617)373-2660; 373-2661 e-mail: [email protected] 50 Washington Square South KJCC e-mail: [email protected] New York, NY 10012 CONSULTANTS WORKING (212) 998-8631; fax 995-4017 AWARDS COMMITTEE GROUP COMMITTEE e-mail: [email protected] James Gardner, chair Jason Gart, (chair, 1998) 4000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, #228 History International, Inc. Patricia Mooney-Melvin (1997-2002) Washington, DC 20016-5108 135 North Center St. Department of History (202)363-3420, fax 785-3948 PO Box 331 Loyola University of Chicago e-mail: [email protected] Mesa, Arizona 85211-0331 6525 North Sheridan Road (480) 325-1721 Chicago, Ii 60626 Eileen M. Eagan (appointed 1998) e-mail: [email protected] (773)508-2238; fax 508-2153 Department of History e-mail: [email protected] University of Southern Maine Lee Anderson/Kathy Penningroth POBox 9300 (appointed 2000) Antonio Rios-Bustamante (2000-2002) Portland, ME 04104-9300 A&P Historical Resources Department of History (202)780-4141 806 Fifth Street #110 University of Wyoming e-mail: [email protected] Coralville, Iowa 52241 Laramie, Wyoming 82071 (319) 358-6566, fax 358-9992 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]
11 Robert Carriker (appointed 2000) Andrew Gulliford Virginia Stewart (appointed 1999) History and Geography (Board Representative) University of North Carolina PO Box 42531 Director, Center of Southwest Studies Wilmington Lafayette, IA 70504-2287 Fort Lewis College 601 S. College Road e-mail: [email protected] 1000 Rim Drive Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 Durango, CO 81301-3999 e-mail: [email protected] Christopher Clarke (appointed 1999) (970) 247-7456 110 Greystone Lane #9 e-mail: [email protected] FINANCE CO~TTEE Rochester, NY 14618 Sharon Babaian-Secretary-T reasurer (716)473-4025 Theodore Karamanski National Museum of Science and e-mail: [email protected] (appointed 1998) Technology Department of History PO Box 9724 Andrew Schmidt (appointed 2000) Loyola University of Chicago Ottawa Terminal 106 Group 6525 North Sheridan Road Ottawa KIA ON3 Canada 370 Selby Ave. Chicago, IL 60626 (613) 996-0769, fax 990-3636 St. Paul, MN 55102 (773)508-2684; fax 508-2153 e-mail: [email protected] (651)290-0977; fax 290-0979 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Timothy Crimmins (appointed 1999) John Krugler (appointed 1997) Office of Associate Provosts Department of History 1016 One Park Place Building CULTURAL RESOURCES Marquette University Georgia State University MANAGEMlliNTCO~TTEE Milwaukee, WI 53233 Atlanta, GA 30303 Committee appointments pending (414)288-7056 (404)651-2575; fax 651-1233 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]
Jay Price (appointed 2000) Patrick 0' Bannon (appointed 1999) CURRICULUM AND TRAINING Department of History Patricia Mooney-Melvin, chair HRA Gray & Pape, LLC 304 Fiske Hall 1318 Main Street (appointed 2000) Wichita State University Department of History Cincinnati, OH 45210 Wichita, Kansas 67260-0045 (513) 287-7700; fax 287-7703 Loyola University of Chicago e-mail: [email protected] 6525 North Sheridan Road e-mail: [email protected] Chicago, IL 60626 (773)508-2238; fax 508-2153 ENDO~NTCO~TTEE Dwight Pitcaithley, (appointed 2000) e-mail: [email protected] Marianne Babal, chair (appt. 1995) National Park Service History Department 1849 C Street NW, Suite NC400 Cindy Brandimarte (Board Mac 0101-026 Washington, DC 20040 Representative) Wells Fargo Bank (202)343-8167; fax 343-1244 808 Westlake Dr. San Francisco, CA 94163 e-mail: dwight [email protected] Austin, TX 78703 (415)396-7904, fax 391-8644 (512)245-3043 or 329-5509 e-mail: [email protected] David G. Vanderstel, ex-officio e-mail: [email protected] 327 Cavanaugh Hall- IUPUI Barbara Franco (Board Representative) 425 University Blvd. Thomas Charlton (appointed 2000) Historical Society of Washington, DC Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140 Baylor University 1307 New Hampshire Ave., NW (317)274-2718; fax 274-2347 2915 Sanger Ave. Washington, DC 20036 e-mail: dvanders@iupuLedu Waco, Texas 76707 (202)785-2068; fax 887-5785 (817) 752-4300 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: thomas [email protected] Martha Norkunas (appointed 1998) 12401 Adelphi Ct. Austin, TX 78727-5301 e-mail: [email protected]
12 mSTORY AND THE Andrew Gulliford (appointed 2000) MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE NATIONAL PARKS Director, Center of Southwest Studies Dee Harris, co-chair (appointed 2000) COLLABORATION Fort Lewis College Smoky Hill Museum COMMITTEE (AD HOC) 1000 Rim Drive 211 W. Iron Robert Weible, chair Durango, CO 81301-3999 POBox 101 (re-appointed 1999) (970) 247-7456 Salina, KS 67402-0101 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum e-mail: [email protected] (785) 826-7460; fax 826-7414 Commission e-mail: [email protected] Box 1026 Randall M. Miller (appointed 2000) Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026 St. Joseph's University Amy Wilson, co-chair (717) 783-9867 244 Sagamore Rd. 407 Laurentian Place, Apt. #1 e-mail: [email protected] Havertown, PA 19083 Elmira, NY 46250-3900 (610) 853-1370 (317)576-9835 Jeffery Brown (appointed 1999) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Department of History New Mexico State University Dwight Pitcaithley (appointed 1999) Rose Diaz (appointed 2000) Las Cruces, NM 88003 National Park Service Center for Southwest Research (505)646-2003 1849 C Street NW, Suite NC400 University of New Mexico e-mail: [email protected] Washington, DC 20240 Albuquerque, NM 87131 (202)343-8167; fax 343-1244 (505)255-6811; fax 277-6019 Karen Byrne (appointed 2000) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] National Park Service 505 N. Roosevelt Blvd. #B204 LONG RANGE PLANNING Laura Feller (Board Representative) Falls Church, VA 22044 COMMITTEE National Park Service (703) 532-8254 Michael J. Devine, chair 1849 C Street NW, NRHE 2280 e-mail: karen [email protected] American Heritage Center Washington, DC 20002 University of Wyoming (202)343-9528; fax 343-1244 Bruce Craig (appointed 1999) Laramie, WY 82071 e-mail: laura [email protected] National Coordinating Committee (307)766-4114; fax 766-5511 400 A Street SE e-mail: [email protected] Victoria Harden (Board Washington, DC 20003 Representative) e-mail: [email protected] Jeffery Brown (appointed 1999) 4503 Avamere St. Department of History Bethesda, MD 20814-3930 Laura Feller (Board Representative) New Mexico State University (301)496-6610 (appointed 1999) Las Cruces, NM 88003 e-mail: [email protected] National Park Service (505)646-2003 1849 C Street NW (NC 400) e-mail: [email protected] Patrick 0' Bannon-Vice-President Washington, DC 20002 HRA Gray & Pape, llC (202)343-9528, fax 343-1244 Lome McWatters (appointed 2000) 1318 Main Street e-mail: laura_ [email protected] Department of History Cincinnati,OH 45210 t Middle Tennessee State University (513) 287-7700; fax 287-7703 Larry Gall (appointed 1999) Murfreesboro, TN 37132 e-mail: [email protected] 215 Highland Ave. e-mail: [email protected] ! Arlington, MA 02476-7847 Connie Schulz (appointed 1999) (617)643-2014 Philip V. Scarpino (appointed 1999) Department of History Department of History University of South Carolina David Glassberg (appointed 1999) IUPUI Columbia, SC 29208 Department of History 425 University Blvd. (803) 777-4854 University of Massachusetts Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140 e-mail: [email protected] Amherst, MA 01003 (317)274-5983 (413)544-4252 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]
13 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Lynne Getz (appointed 1999) Douglas W. Dodd (appointed 2000) Martha Norkunas, chair Department of History 6901-B KlamathWay (elected 1998) Appalachian State University Bakersfield, CA 93309-5411 12401 Adelphi Ct. Boone, NC 28608 (661)837-0868 Austin, Texas 78727-5301 (704)262-6010 e-mail: [email protected] (512)495-4533; fax 495-4575 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Harry Klinkhamer (appointed 2000) Cathy Gom (appointed 1998) Illinois State Historical Society James Delgado (elected 2000) Executive Director 1945 S. UncolnAvenue Vancouver Maritime Museum National History Day Springfield, 11 62704 1905 Ogden Ave. 0121 Caroline Hall (217)525-2781 Vancouver PO V6J lA3 Canada University of Maryland e-mail: [email protected] College Park, MD 20742 Anne Millbrooke (elected 1999) (301)314-9739; fax 314-9767 Roger Launius (appointed 1998) PO Box 1845 NASA Headquarters Nome, AK 99762 James Percoco History Office (907)443-5581 West Springfield High School Washington, DC 20546 e-mail: [email protected] 6100 Rolling Road (202)358-0383;fax 358-2983 Springfield, VA 22152 e-mail: [email protected] (703)451-6403 lindsey Reed (elected 1998) e-mail: jim4gina@aoLcom Department of History Paige Roberts (appointed 1998) University of California Executive Director Santa Barbara, CA 93106 PUBLICATIONS AND Immigrant City Archives (805)893-3667; fax 893-7522 ELECTRONIC 6 Essex Street e-mail: [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS Lawrence, MA 10840 COMMITTEE e-mail: [email protected] Vivien Rose (elected 2000) Robert Weyeneth, chair (appointed 2000) Women's Rights National Department of History Historical Park ROBERT KELLEY National Park Service University of South Carolina MEMORIAL AWARD Columbia, SC 29208 136 Fall Street COMMITTEE (2001) (803)777-6398 Seneca Falls, NY 13148 Committee appointments pending (315) 568-0007 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: vivien [email protected] Beth Boland (appointed 1998) 2001 ANNUAL MEETING LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS National Register of Historic Places COMMITTEE PRE-COLLEGIATE National Park Service, WASO EDUCATION COMMITTEE Sharon Babaian, chair 1849 C Street, Suite NC400 National Museum of Science Rick Ewig (appointed 1999), chair Washington, DC 20020 American Heritage Center &T echnology (202)343-9545; fax 343-1836 PO Box 9724, Ottawa T errninal Centennial Complex e-mail: beth_ [email protected] P.O. Box 3924 Ottawa, Ontario Kl G 5A2 CANADA Laramie, WY 82071-3924 Kathy Borkowski (appointed 2000) (307)766-4114, Fax 766-5511 (613)991-3029; fax 990-3636 The Pleasant Company e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 8400 Fairway Place Middleton, WI 53562-2554 William Beahen Christopher Clarke (Board (608)836-4848; fax 836-1999 Representative) (appointed 1999) Royal Canadian Mounted Police e-mail: 1200 Vanier Parkway 110 Greystone Lane #9 kathy_ [email protected] Rochester, NY Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2 (716)473-4025 (613) 993-8370; fax 993-1310 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: William.Beahen@ rcmp-grc.gc.ca
14 Gweneth Claughton David Neufeld, co-chair Robert Weible Parks Canada Pennsylvania Historical & Museum David Neufeld (Board) #205300 Main Street Commission Parks Canada Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B5 POBox 1026 #205300 Main Street CANADA Harrisburg, PA 17108 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B5 (867)667-3913 (717)783-9867 CANADA e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] (867)667-3913 e-mail: [email protected] Robert Carriker History & Geography PO Box 4253 2001 ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM COMMITTEE Lafayette, LA 70504-2287 e-mail: [email protected] Rebecca Conard, co-chair Department of History Paula Hamilton Middle Tennessee State University Faculty of Humanities Murfreesboro, TN 37132 University of Technology, Sydney (615)898-2536 PO Box 123 Broadway e-mail: [email protected] NSW 2007 Australia
I NCPH AWARDS
NEW PROFESSIONAL NEW STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS PROJECT AWARD
The National COlIDCil on Public History will award two $400 The National Council on Public History invites nominations travel grants for new professionals to attend the annual meeting in for the NCPH Student Project Award. The goal of the award is to Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 2001. The award recipients will recognize and reward the contribution of student projects to the attend the NCPH meeting and write a short article for the field of public history and to encourage student participation in newsletter about his or her conference experience. NCPH. The winning project will receive a $500 travel award to enable one or more students from the project to register for and Eligibility: To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must attend the NCPH annual meeting in Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April meet the following criteria: 2001. Public History News will publish a short article in the 1. The applicant must be a member ofNCPH. summer issue 2001 submitted by the winning student or students 2. He or she must have been a practicing public historian for no about their project and conference experience. more than three years. 3. He or she must have no institutional travel support. Eligibility: To be eligible for consideration, a project must meet the following criteria: To Apply: 1. Each applicant must submit a letter explaining how 1. The project must be the work of one or more full-time attendance at the annual meeting will benefit him or her students pursuing Masters or Doctorate degrees and have professionally. Please send a letter of application and a been completed within the two academic years preceding the c.v. to: submission deadline. NCPH Executive Offices 2. The project must have been undertaken primarily as part of c/o Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis academic course work and subsequently been recognized as 425 University Boulevard - Cavanaugh 327 a contribution to public history outside of the classroom. Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5140 (Examples: a classroom assignment in exhibit design that Phone: 317/274-2716 was accepted by a local museum or business for public Fax: 317/274-2347 display; an oral history project accepted into an established Email: [email protected] oral history collection; an historic preservation context study 2. Deadline for submissions is 15 January 2001. The winner will be notified by mid February 2001. ~ See Student Project Award page 16.
15 .. Student Project Award continued from page 15 works historian who tirelessly promoted historical research as a component of policy formation. He was associate editor (with accepted by the state historic preservation office as a Suellen Hoy) of the American Public Works Association's working document.) bicentennial History ofPublic Works in the United States, and 3. The academic institution or faculty member sponsoring the wrote Water for the West: The Bureau ofReclamation, 1902-1977. nomination must be a member ofNCPH. Robinson served as research coordinator for the Public Works Historical Society, as the first historian of the Corps of Engineers To Apply: Candidates should submit the following: Mississippi River CommissionILower Mississippi Valley Division, 1. A two-page written description of the project prepared by and until his death in 1998 was the Division's Chief of Public the student or students, which lists the project participants Affairs. and describes the methodology employed. Please include The Robinson Prize, a $500 cash award and a certificate, no more than three examples of supporting materials rewards historical studies that contribute directly to the formation (photos, videotapes, audiotapes, booklets, or pamphlets). If of public policy. An individual may submit an application based the project is a written document, include a copy. Please on his or her own study or may nominate the work of another submit three copies of all written material. Materials will historian with the nominee's permission. Funded by Dr. not be returned. Robinson's friends and admirers and administrated by the NCPH, 2. A letter from the faculty member who initially directed the the prize will be awarded every other year beginning in 2001. project. The letter should be submitted directly to the selection committee and explain the faculty member's role Eligibility: To be eligible for consideration, an applicant or in the project, the project's relevance to the student(s) nominee must meet the following criteria: course work, any classroom guidelines for the project, his! her evaluation of the project, and its contribution as a piece 1. The applicant/nominee must be a historian employed in a of public history. The faculty member must also verify the public agency or a contractor for a public agency at the time applicant's status as a full-time student at the time the the study was prepared. project was undertaken. 2. The study must have been prepared for use at some level of 3. A letter from the agency, historical society, archive, or government, from municipal to national, and must have been other organization which accepted the project. This letter completed within two years preceding the year in which the should identify the relationship between the organization prize is awarded. and the student( s) responsible for the project and be sent 3. The applicant must show that the study directly contributed to directly to the committee chair. The letter should include an public policy formation. evaluation of the project's usefulness and the qualities that Award Criteria: Applications will be judged on the basis of make it a work of professional public history. professionalism, clarity, and impact on policy. Evidence of the 4. Please send completed application packets to: latter might include 1) that the study was requested as an integral NCPH Executive Offices part of a policy-making process or 2) that the study was completed c/o Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis during the period of policy formation and demonstrably influenced 425 University Boulevard - Cavanaugh 327 its content. The Selection Committee strongly recommends that the Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5140 application include a letter from the head of the applicant/ Phone: 317/274-2716 nominee's office attesting to the study's impact on policy. Fax: 317/274-2347 To Apply: Email: [email protected] 1. The applicant must submit three (3) copies of an application 5. DeadHne for submissions is 15 January 2001. Nominees will letter and supporting documents (including copies of the be notified ofthe winning project by mid February 200 1. study) to: NCPH Executive Offices c/o Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis 425 University Boulevard - Cavanaugh 327 MICHAEL C. ROBINSON Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5140 Phone: 317/274-2716 PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL Fax: 317/274-2347 ANALYSIS Email: [email protected] 2. Deadline for submissions is 15 January 2001. The 2001 The National Council on Public History invites applications recipient will be announced at the annual NCPH conference and nominations for the first biennial Michael C. Robinson Prize in Ottawa. for Historical Analysis. Dr. Robinson was a pioneering public
16 ICONSULTANT'S CORNER
The NCPH Consultants' Committee is ''Building an Ocean Outfall Sewer System: law since 1906. The book, their second dedicated to promoting the interests of The Politics, Finances, and Engineering of for this client, marks the centennial of the NCPH members who provide historical the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts"; Convention's Board of Trustees. Anderson services as consultants or contractors. The Dr. Carey, Senior Historian and Archivist, attended the USP's April 2000 quinquennial committee wishes to highlight professional presented a paper titled "Smface Water Sewers: meeting in Washington, DC, as an honorary accomplishments among contract historians, Use of Surface Drainages as Aseptic Industrial Convention member. contract firms, and other independent Sewers in the Los Angeles Region." Dr. Durr, Valerie A. Metzler, ArchivistlHistorian researchers. Forward news offinished Senior Historian, and Dr. Lide, Director of the in Altoona, PA, completed the establishment projects, contract awards, contract report International Division, presented a paper they of an archives for Gwin, Dobson & publications, ongoing oral history projects, co-wrote titled ''Recycling by Another Name: Foremean, Inc., an Altoona-based or anything else that might be ofinterest to World War II and the 'New Industrial engineering fum. Metzler is also working on practicing historians. E-mail items to Philosophy," about how corporate leadership the archives for the Centre County Historical Jason Gart, Consultants' Committee, at and materials used during World War II Society and the Huntingdon County [email protected]. Please be anticipated recycling efforts by thirty years. - Historical Society. Metzler will start the sure to include your foil name and address. Dr. Carey, who directs HAl's West Coast archives and prepare a centennial history of office, is also working on three new projects: the Spruce Creek Rod & Gun Club in June. Carl E. Kramer, vice president and chief developing a records management program for askahistorian.com, Inc., an Internet historian of Kramer Associates, Inc., in the city of Santa Barbara; developing a records content provider allowing users to ask Jeffersonville, IN, has been selected to prepare and archives assessment plan for the county of questions of professional historians, was the history of the F. B. Purnell Sausage Santa Clara; and assessing the historical records officially launched at the spring 2000 joint Company in Simpsonville, KY. Purnell is a needs of the California State Historical Records meeting of the Organization of American major producer of sausage and related products Advisory Board. - An article by HAl Archivist Historians and the NCPH. The new Intemet in the Midwest and South and is a primary Aaron D. Purcell titled "Abstractions of Justice: site, www.askahistorian.com. will draw on supplier for the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain. The Library of Congress's Great Manuscripts the talents of professional historians who Kramer is currently at work on a history of Robbery, 1896-1897" was published in the will answer inquiries from a wide variety of Bales Motor Company in Jeffersonville, one of Fall 1999 issue of the American Archivist. users including attorneys, joumalists, metropolitan Louisville's largest automobile A second article by Purcell, "Pursuing Peace: business executives, govemment officials, dealers. He is also conducting an oral history Arthur Morgan and Ohio's League to Enforce librarians, and anyone else seeking historical project documenting the administration of Peace, 1915-1920," was published in the information. Services will range from Louisville (KY) Mayor David L. Annstrong. Winter/Spring 2000 issue of Ohio History. answering simple queries to providing Kramer conducted a similar project for - Paul D. Lagasse, Deputy Director for in-depth research and analysis. Historians Armstrong's administration as Jefferson Information Resource Management Services, are needed immediately in all periods and County judge/executive from 1990-1998. wrote a book review about Anne Millbrooke's content areas of history. Employee History Associates Incorporated of Aviation History that appeared on H-Net compensation will include payment for Rockville, MD, launched a new International in January. services rendered and a comprehensive stock Division to market historical research and Tracy Smith is coordinating the upcoming participation program based on experience archival services to overseas clients. The firm Pioneering Orange County History Conference and qualifIcations. A select number of currently has several projects involving 2000 at Cal State Fullerton, 3-5 November internationally-renowned scholars are also research in Gennany and Great Britain and 2000. Workshops and tours of area historical being recruited to serve on a six- to eight plans to extend into other countries over the sites bookend a weekend filled with history. month rotating executive council and next two years. - HAl co-founder Robert C. The main event is Saturday when plenary advisory board. Suggestions and Williams delivered a public lecture 26 February speakers examine pioneering aspects that have recommendations should be forwarded to at Washington University titled "Liberty and developed and shaped Orange County. Citrus Executive Director Raymond W. Smock, Freedom in Transatlantic Republicanism from and agriculture, the aerospace industry, and former Historian of the U.S. House of 1830 to 1870." The talk was part of the high tech/computer industry will all be Representatives, at raymond.smock@ commemorative activities celebrating the 20th examined. Smith is also the treasurer for the askahistorian.com. anniversary of the university's Master of Southwest Oral History Association and David G. Vanderstel, NCPH Executive Liberal Arts Program, which Dr. Williams presented a paper at that organization's April Director, is assisting the Indiana World War designed and directed. Williams is currently a meeting on the history ofthe Santa Ana River. Memorial Commission in planning a major professor of history at Davidson College. - Kathy Penningroth and Lee Anderson publication project that will tell the history HAl's Brian W. Martin, Gabriele G. Carey, of A & P Historical Resources in of the state's assorted war monuments and Ken D. Durr, and James H. Lide participated in Coralville, lA, recently fInished a book memorials. The fIrst volume will focus on the 16-19 March meeting of the American length project for the United States the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Society for Environmental History in Tacoma, Pharmacopoeial Convention of Rockville, Monument, erected to commemorate the WA. On a panel titled ''Using the Sea as a MD. Established in 1820, the Convention state's Civil War veterans and which has Sink: Ocean Outfall Sewers in Los Angeles publishes the United States Pharmacopeia! since become the symbol of Indianapolis; it County, California," Dr. Martin, Vice President National Formulary, a compendium of will be produced as part of the Monument's for Litigation Research, presented a paper titled public drug standards recognized in federal centennial celebration in 2002.
17 ICOMMITTEE REpORTS
Council of Learned Societies. Secretary-Treasurer's Report NCPH Endowment, which currently stands As President ofNCPH, I attended the Elizabeth Brand Monroe at over $100,000. winter meeting of the NCC where it was I now step down after three years as suggested that NCPH appoint a The Secretary's report will be brief. For Secretary-Treasurer. I wish to thank the representative to serve a three year term, the sixth time I've just taken eight hours of three presidents with whom I have worked: thus enabling NCPH to hold a seat on the minutes. The Treasurer's report will be a bit Jannelle Warren-Findley, Dwight NCPH policy board. longer (but not eight hours). Pithcaithley, and Michael Devine, as well as This is an unusual organization in that it David Vanderstel and his staff, especially Awards Committee routinely spends a good deal less than it Kelly Barnes for her excellent bookkeeping Katherine T. Corbett, chair budgets to spend. Much of the credit goes skills. And I happily turn over the to the Executive Offices for economies in responsibility of taking all those minutes to The Awards Committee oversaw the printing, production, and mailing costs. my successor, Sharon Babaian. selection of recipients for two annual NCPH Credit also goes to board and committee awards: the NCPH Student Project Award members whose institutions subvent NCPH Advocacy Committee and the New Professional Travel Award. committee expenses. In addition, increased Michael J. Devine, chair Recipients attended the annual conference in use of email has reduced the long distance St. Louis and have prepared short articles telephone bill to 1/10 of what it once was. This past year, the NCPH Board re about their conference experience for the All of which is to the good. However, there established the Advocacy Committee and an summer newsletter. is one serious cloud on the horizon-the increased emphasis on advocacy is now The judging committee for the Student probable loss for the coming year of one of called for in the new NCPH long range plan. Project Award selected Susan Asbury and our major income streams-namely the The following have agreed to serve on Kathleen Hilliard, students of Professor proceeds for the annual meeting in st. the committee: Nick Muller, Frank Lloyd Constance B. Schulz in the University of Louis. We had predicted, based on our Wright Foundation; David Kyvig, Northern South Carolina public history program, to meeting with OAH in 1995, that we would Illinois University; Heather Huyck, National receive the $500 travel award for their public net about $10,000. I am pretty sure we will Park Service; and James Gardner, history project, "Kiplin Hall Conservation net substantially less than that, and possibly Smithsonian Institution. Plan." Recent graduates of the program, net zero because of the costs of relocating The agenda for the committee will be to: John Sherer, Mary Lehman, Kristen sessions. We have also had a significant (1) explore ways to advance the field of Davidson, and Martha Thacker also worked decrease in our anticipated sponsorship public history with the general public, on the project. David Glassberg chaired the revenue. elected leaders and the academic jUdging committee, which included Pat I think most of the shortfall will be offset community; (2) plan and develop strategies, Mooney-Melvin and Jane Wehrey, the 1999 by our usual conservative spending, plus we programs, and activities to enhance the award recipient. have a new donor, whose contribution of discipline of public history in academic The New Professional Award had twice $10,000 is so significant to our budget that history departments at the undergraduate and as many applications as last year: two. Rose we have designated them as a "super graduate levels; (3) seek ways to bring about Diaz and last year's recipient Douglas Dodd patron." As a result of this windfall I a greater awareness of employment and served as the selection committee. They believe we may actually finish the year career opportunities outside the academy; awarded the $500 travel grant to Michael making a few thousand dollars. encourage the development of sound public Kelleher, an architectural and preservation To begin the new fiscal year on a positive history programs. (4) monitor developments planner with a commercial historic note I'll ask all of you who believe NCPH affecting public historians and public history preservation firm in New York City. We provides you with a professional home and programs (museums, historical wish to recognize Historical Research the primary journal and conference where organizations, SHPO's, etc.) at the state and Associates, Inc. for providing funding for you meet like-minded professionals to go local levels; (5) advise the NCPH Board in this award. back to your institutions and insist that they developments and policy matters related to Committee member Dick Miller drafted a become sponsors or patrons. The cost next the issues of public funding of history proposal for the biennial NCPH Michael C. year will be $250 for sponsors, $500 for programs,employmentopportunities, the Robinson Prize for Historical Analysis to patrons, money very well spent. I won't training of public historians and the building recognize outstanding work in historical pretend that you can tell your administrators of a public awareness for the importance of studies that contribute to the formation of that you will receive a long list of goodies. professionalism in public history institutions; public policy. The NCPH Board approved That's not the point. The benefits are to the (6) maintain liaisons with other professional the proposal and the first award will be given profession at large. You'll be contributing organizations, such as AHA, OAH, AASLH, in Ottawa in 2001. indirectly to the quality of The Public SAA, and the Society of Historians in the The committee does not have a proposal Historian and the annual conference. You'll Federal Govemment, as well as the National or recommendation for an award that be supporting the new Robinson Award, the Coordinating Committee for the Promotion recognizes a significant contribution in Kelley Award, the New Professional of History; and (7) re-submit an application public history and suggests that this charge Award, the Student Project Award, and the for NCPH membership in the American be carried over into the next year.
18 Consultants' Committee reassessment of its current activities and symposium for journalists, historians, and Jason H. Gart, chair projects. For some time the Committee has historic site and museum staff. The been working on a bibliography focusing on symposium, tentatively titled "Contested The 1999-2000 year marked continued CRM subject areas. In addition, several Places: From the Civil War to the Cold changes for the Consultants' Committee. members of the Committee have expressed War," would take place in Gettysburg, Charged with promoting the interests of considerable interest in exploring the role Pennsylvania, and encourage the history and NCPH members who provide historical that programmatic agreements between journalism professions to work more closely services as consultants, contractors, or agencies and various governmental and non together to present better understanding of independent historians, the committee is governmental agencies could have in current public issues. The National Park continuing its goal of increasing awareness facilitating good cultural resource Service and the Pennsylvania Historical and and interest via new, low cost initiatives. management practices. The Committee used Museum Commission have committed The Consultants' Committee is the joint NCPHIOAH meeting in March to in-kind support to the program. If funded, continuing its support and sponsorship of begin focusing its energies along these lines. program planning would continue in fall sessions and workshops at NCPH annual 2000. meetings. In March 2000, the committee Curriculum and Training The Committee also will be evaluating a organized a roundtable session for the joint Committee workshop cosponsored by NCPH, the meeting of the OAHINCPH. The session, Jon Hunner, chair National Park Service, and Parks Canada "PatentIProduct History: Sources for Public entitled "Old Sites, New Stories: An Historians," looked at a relatively new The Curriculum and Training Committee International Workshop on the History, application of public history consisting of planned and organized a variety of sessions Interpretation, and Management of Fur client-sponsored research in intellectual and activities at the annual meeting in St. Trade History Sites." The workshop is property, corporate and strategic planning, Louis. One panel addressed the scheduled for 21-22 September 2000 at the and product development. Included on the development of public history programs; Grand Portage National Monument in panel were James W. Davie, US Patent and poster sessions allowed public historians to Minnesota. Trademark Office; Timothy Lee Wherry, discuss their projects. The annual "Careers Pennsylvania State University, Altoona; in Public History" workshop, utilizing the Long Range Planning Committee Robert M. McMath, New Products local public history resources ofSt. Louis, Dwight Pitcaithley, chair Showcase & Learning Center, Inc.; Jason H. attracted many students. The committee also Gart, History International, Inc.; Gregory P. sponsored a daylong curriculum retreat for The Long Range Planning Committee Ames, st. Louis Mercantile Library; and public history educators. held a retreat 13-14 January 2000 in Tempe, Carolyn C. Cooper, Yale University. Arizona to evaluate and revise Plan 2000. The Consultants' Committee also is Endowment Committee Committee members reviewed the progress committed to two important initiatives. The Marianne Babal, chair made by NCPH over the past five years and first objective is to develop a proposal for a projected growth for the future. Highlights "Contracting Handbook for Consultants." The committee assisted in monitoring the of the new plan include a steady rate of Working closely with the Publications and status of the NCPH Endowment Fund and growth in members, expanding the NCPH Electronic Communications Committee, the provided advice for investments. During the web site, strengthening the organization's handbook will provide basic information on year, the fund, totaling over $100,000, was financial base, and making the Executive the contracting field and serve as a valuable divided among several Vanguard accounts to Director a fulltime position by 2004-2005. resource for all public history professionals. capitalize on the changing interest rates. The The NCPH Board of Directors unanimously Secondly, the Consultants' Committee wants committee also coordinated another approved Plan 2005 at its spring meeting, to explore ways to increase relationships successful fundraising event at the annual thereby adopting the document that will be between historical consultants in the US and meeting. "The Essence ofSt. Louis: Beer the road map by which NCPH will manage abroad. The committee would like to thank and Jazz" attracted nearly 100 members and itself over the next several years. the NCPH Board of Directors and the friends ofNCPH to the Morgan Street Executive Offices for their continued Brewery for an evening ofhors d'oeuvres, Membership Committee, support and assistance as the Consultants' micro brews, and great jazz, the proceeds of James Gardner, chair Committee works to increase its visibility which will be added to the growing and constituency. endowment fund. The committee worked with Tom White ofUC Press and David Vanderstel ofNCPH Cultural Resources Management History and the National Parks to redesign the membership brochure and to Committee Collaboration Committee develop a membership profile fonn that may Bruce Craig, chair Robert Weible, chair be used to gather information about NCPH members and their interests. In addition, we With the infusion of several new The History and the National Parks worked with UC Press to identify target members, the Cultural Resources Collaboration Committee submitted an NEH mailing lists from which to recruit new Management Committee initiated a planning grant application to support a members for NCPH. Total paid members at
19 the end of1999 was 1,504. Of the paid production and translation of the conference the public history program at the University members expiring in 1998, 80% renewed for program. In addition to a variety oflocal of South Carolina to prepare the new 1999; this rate of renewal marked an all time tours, we are working on combined session volume. Recently retired NCC director Page high for NCPH. The committee will tours that will focus on environmental Putnam Miller will participate in the continue to seek ways of maintaining a high history, interpreting the Cold War, cultural development of the work. renewal rate and attracting new members to tourism, cultural landscapes/agricultural NCPH. history and industrial heritage/urban history. Robert Kelley Award Committee The committee also has invited R. Cole Donald A. Ritchie, acting chair Nominating Committee Harris, a distinguished historical geographer Lindsey Reed, chair who is noted for his work on pre The Robert Kelley Award was Confederation Canada, to give the keynote established to perpetuate Kelley'S legacy by Committee members James Gardner, address. Finally, we are exploring options honoring distinguished and outstanding Lisa Mighetto, Anne Millbrooke, Martha for an opening reception and for the annual achievements by individuals and institutions Norkunas, and Lindsey Reed successfully NCPH Endowment fundraiser. involved in public history. The first three prepared a slate of candidates for the fall recipients were Page Putnam Miller, the ballot based upon suggestions of previous Ottawa 2001 Program American Social History Project, and Otis L. board members and officers and a review of Committee Graham, Jr. the NCPH membership list. Two concerns Rebecca Conard, co-chair Due to procedural difficulties with the outlined by the 1998 nominating chair Lisa current rules, the Kelley Award Committee Mighetto, however, continued to be The 2001 NCPH meeting will be held in was unable to reach a decision and concerns shared by most of the 1999 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 18-22, at the recommended against making an award this committee. First, some members of the Chateau Laurier Hotel, a baronial railway year. In so doing, we did not specifically committee felt that it was not wise for an hotel and Canadian national historic site. reject any of this year's applicants and organization of our size to run two The Program Committee received numerous suggested that they be encouraged to candidates for vice president. Candidates for proposals for papers and sessions by its mid resubmit their nominations in the future. this office are people with proven dedication February 2000 deadline and met twice Because of the problems we encountered, to the organization and exceptional during the 2000 annual meeting to review we requested the NCPH Board to reconsider leadership qualities. IfNCPH would entrust proposals and to coordinate scheduling and the rules under which the committee the selection of a single candidate to the logistical details with the Local operates. nominating committee, as some history Arrangements Committee. Letters of A significant question raised by this organizations do, we would not sacrifice half notification were sent at the end of June to year's committee was whether it should of that select group of candidates who all individuals who submitted proposals. judge the award recipient against the entire qualify for our top leadership position. field of public history, or simply against the Second, most members of the committee felt Publications and Electronic other nominations received during that year. candidates for board and nominating Communications Committee NCPH President Alan Newell has charged committee positions should not be paired. Roger Launius and Paige Roberts, the A wards Committee to revisit the award The committee passed along its concerns to co-chairs guidelines and to make recommendations to the Board for consideration. the Board. There were two key accomplisiunents We sincerely regret our inability to make Ottawa 2001 Local during the year. In the fall of 1999, the an award this year, but we believe that if the Arrangements Committee NCPH Executive Offices closed down committee is to uphold the standards that the Sharon Babaian, chair PUBLHIST, the official NCPH listserv for award was designed to recognize, some several years, and launched H-PUBLIC, a additional flexibility of operation is The committee has made substantial new public history discussion list hosted by essential. progress in planning for the 2001 annual H-NET. As a result of this move, H meeting. Members include representatives PUBLIC has received more exposure within from national institutions such as Parks the historical community and subscriptions Canada, the National Archives, Royal to the list have more than doubled over the Canadian Mounted Police, and the National PUBLHIST list to 880. Second, President Museum of Science and Technology, as well Michael Devine and Executive Director as local and provincial governments and David Vanderstel worked with the American departments of history. Historical Association to draft an "invitation Following are some highlights of our for proposals" to prepare a new version of work to date. We have fmalized the contract the highly successful pamphlet, Careers for with the Chateau Laurier, our conference Students ofHistory, originally released in hotel. The committee is exploring the 1988. NCPH and AHA selected the proposal submitted by Constance Schulz and
20 I COMMENTS FROM OUR READERS
NCPH AND OAH - THE ST.loUIS CONFERENCE AND FuroRE JOINT MEETINGS by Marty Blatt
Public History News, Spring 2000, OAH will, appropriately. take into account moving experience to observe friends and included comments on the S1. Louis conference the reputation and civil rights record of a hotel colleagues working in unison to get it so by both incorrring and outgoing presidents and under consideration and more extensively right." [For a fuller discussion of my views the executive director. I was pleased to read consult OAH members, historians, and others of the st. Louis meeting, see "Make Racism Alan Newell's observation that the OAH board, in local communities. Devine is correct that History", Radical Historians Newsletter, faced with a difficult situation, "succeeded in historical organizations exist "primarily to Number 82, June 2000]. hosting a productive and rewarding meeting." fulfill a specific professional mission .. " Alan Newell identified in his column an However, I found both Michael Devine's However, part of that mission involves the important issue-the question of how often column and a reference in David Vanderstel's broadest possible dissemination of our we should meet with an organization as large statement disturbing. Devine's overall tone scholarship, much of which has focused in as the OAR. It is my understanding that this regarding the OAH was negative. He said that recent decades on the development of a fuller will be a topic at the fall NCPH board we live in an era when "discrimination issues narrative history of African Americans and meeting. In my last meeting as a board appear far less clear cut than in the 1960s." The the struggle against the deep roots of racism member in St. Louis, I was stunned by one charges against Adam's Mark stennned from a in this nation. Are we to work on this colleague who said that he never wants to spring break episode in Daytona Beach, Florida, scholarship, craft public history programs meet with the OAH and that he has cancelled where black guests were placed in a segregated based upon it, and then ignore the actions of his OAR membership because it does him no room block, required to pay cash, and forced to Adam's Mark? This would make us the good. This seemed to me to be remarkably wear wrist bands like hospital patients in order worst sort of hypocrites and isolate us from foolish and parochial. I am proud to be a to be identified as hotel guests. I am totally precisely the broader audiences we wish to member of both OAR and NCPH. I can well mystified as to how Devine could characterize reach with our history and public history. understand the feeling of several NCPH these circumstances as not clear cut. They seem Certainly action such as was taken in St. members that we need to meet often enough blatant and homble. Devine doubts that the Louis should not be taken without careful on our own or with groups sized similar to OAH action had any impact on Adam's Mark. deliberation and thought, which is precisely ours so that we do not lose our own identity Vanderstel posits that we historians were how the OAR proceeded. The circumstances and can maintain the intimacy we necessarily "preaching to the choir" about racism. Ifyou of St. Louis were unusual and are not likely to lose in joint meetings with the OAR. consider the OAH action in isolation from reappear with regularity. The course that the However, if we retreat from convening with other developments, then you might reach OAH chose served the interests of OAR and the OAR on a regular basis, I would submit such conclusions. However, the OAH was NCPH members by providing a fine that we will lose much more than we will one of several organizations that acted against conference setting while allowing us to take a gain. Let's look at this from a very pragmatic Adam's Mark. The largest group to act principled stand against racism. The St. Louis basis - we have a major commitment to against the hotel chain was the Episcopal meeting served to reinvigorate the OAR and increase our membership. What better Church of America, which cancelled its to forge closer ties between scholars and the audience do we have of potential recruits than contract with the Denver Adam's Mark. My community. At the "Make Racism History," the OAH membership. several of whom are own organization, the National Park Service, [a wonderful slogan coined by Kathy Corbett] very interested and often engaged in public cancelled its contract with Adam's Mark St. rally, the most riveting speaker was James history? For no other reason than self Louis for a major fall gathering. The Buford, Chief Executive Officer of the Urban promotion and growing our ranks, therefore, cumulative impact moved Adam's Mark, just League of Metropolitan st. Louis. He said we should want to continue meeting regularly a week and a half before the conference, to that he did not have a key to the city but that with the OAH. Further, the OAH has shown announce a settlement with the Justice the OAR had won the key to the hearts of an increasing commitment to the field of Department for $8 million dollars while African Americans in St. Louis and he public history in any number of ways, admitting no wrongdoing. However, as OAH thanked us historians. whether it is their active committees on public President David Montgomery derisively and Both the OAH and the NCPH faced history and the National Park Service, their triumphantly pointed out in St. Louis, $8 financial risk in St. Louis, but it is important sponsorship of public history symposia and million dollars "confesses a lot of sins." to note that the risk to the institutional well programs across the country, the clear Devine declares that beyond the specific being of the OAH was much greater. dedication to public history on the part of St. Louis case is the broader question of However, the risk we faced was not done OAH staff, the OAH Magazine ofHistory, "whether professional organizations should frivolously and it was done for very important and much more. Is the OAH fully committed place their financial health in jeopardy every reasons. OAH Executive Board member Jim to' public history? Of course not. But instead time there are allegations of wrongdoing Horton commented, "Although I hope that we In against a service provider ... " the future, the never face this situation again, it was a ~ See St. Louis Conference page 23.
21 !BULLETIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS Wilson Plaza, l300 Pennsylvania Ave., urban and environmental planning. For Noted oral historian Charles T. NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027. more information, contact: Gretchen Sauer Morrissey will be a guest speaker at the Applications may also be found on the at (803) 777-2217, or e-mail annual conference of the Association of web at: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/ [email protected]. Personal Historians, 3-6 November 2000 in Dallas, TX. Morrissey, former The John Nicholas Brown Center is CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS president of the Oral History Association, accepting applications for its Research The American Association for will open the conference with a talk about Fellowship Program. It supports History and Computing is soliciting "Professional Guidelines." The conference scholarship (research and writing) in panel and paper proposals for its 2001 will include a series of workshops tailored American topics. Areas of specialization Annual Meeting to be held in Indianapolis, to the personal history professional with include but are not limited to history, the IN, 30 January to 5 February 2001. The tracks appropriate for beginners and those history of architecture and art, urban conference theme is "Moving Clio into the with more experience. The Association, planning, literature, religion, material New Millennium: Interaction, founded in 1994, is dedicated to providing culture studies, music and historic Visualization, Digitization, and a professional alliance for individuals and preservation. Preference is given to Collaboration." University and college businesses that assist people in preserving scholars working with Rhode Island instructors, K -12 teachers, librarians, their life stories and memories. For more materials or requiring access to New publishers, editors, archivists, interpreters, information, contact APH President, Bob England resources. Open to advanced students, software developers, and all Joyce, phone (714)545-5435; e-mail: graduate students, junior or senior faculty, other history professionals are encouraged [email protected]; or visit the APH independent scholars, and humanities to participate. Opportunities for website at: www.persona1historians.org professionals. The award includes access interdisciplinary exchange will be The annual meeting of the National to Brown University Resources and a provided, and panel and paper proposals Council on History Education (NCHE) stipend of up to $2,000 for a term of on any topics relating to the use of digital will be held 27-28 October 2000 at the residence between one and six months technologies in history are encouraged. Sacramento Convention Center. Visit the during one of our two award cycles each Papers will be considered for publication NCHE website at
22 Wrights to the present; (3) "Civil Aviation and will be subject to peer review. Final http://www.racerken.com/and a new and Policy" from 1903 forward; (4) submissions are due by 2 April 2001. email [email protected]. "Warfare and Flight" from 1903 forward; The site supports a non-profit project to and (5) "Flight in Human Imagination," INTERNET RESOURCES fund research, development, and including art, music, literature and other "America's Library," located at implementation of safety, medical, and aesthetic realms. Other topics beyond www.americaslibrary.gov, is a new, other technologies of benefit to the these general themes in the history of easy-to-use and entertaining Web site motoring public and the automotivel flight (including rocketry and space) are designed especially for children and their motorsports world. We offer membership also invited for individual non-theme families. The site was created to provide and partnership for everyone who has ever sessions. The Commission also welcomes an entertaining educational experience that had, or is going to have, an automotive session or presentation proposals using draws on the unparalleled American experience ... from students not yet old innovative methods of presentation, historical collections of the Library of enough to drive on up to professional race exhibitry, live demonstrations, and rare Congress. Through the use of stories, drivers and everybody in-between. film for a concurrent film festival on richly embellished with photographs, flight. The symposium will include maps, prints, manuscripts, and audio and SPECIAL EVENTS internationally known speakers, video recordings from the Library's The University of Tennessee's Center entertainment, and tours to local centers of collections, "America's Library" invites for the Study of War and Society and the interest. Session and individual proposals users to learn about the past through City of Pigeon Forge are sponsoring a (including speakers, affiliations, session extraordinary materials, many of which veterans' celebration, Celebrate Freedom! titles, and brief one or two sentence have never been seen by the public. Events include a military history book fair descriptions) should be submitted (if in Interactive elements such as a "Scavenger 10-12 November 2000, and scholarly hard copy) to: Dr. Larry E. Tise, Hunt" and "Send a Postcard" will symposiums 9, 10,20, and 21 November Symposium Director, First Flight encourage exploration of the site, and 2000, with authors and scholars such as Centennial Commission, 4635 Mail animated "teasers" on the main home page Stephen E. Ambrose, Samuel Hynes, John Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4635 will delight users of all ages. Questions W. Chambers, Judy Barrett Litoff, and no later than 15 October 2000. E-mail invite children to talk to their family and D'Ann Campbell. For details, contact: G. inquiries and submissions (but not as friends about what they have learned. Kurt Piehler, Center for the Study of War attachments) may be directed to Tise at The chaos, violence and passion that and Society, 220 Hoskins Library, [email protected]. Non-program inquiries rocked the US during two of its most University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN about the symposium and other activities pivotal political events can be relived 37996-0411. E-mail: [email protected]. of the Commission should be directed to through two new Web sites launched by the mailing address above or to phone the Chicago Historical Society. Located
919.733.2003 or fax 919.715.8959. at http://www.chicagohistory.org, "The ~ The St. Louis Conference continued from pg 21. Dramas of Haymarket" takes one inside a The journal Material History Review crucial event that tore Chicago apart and of pulling back, we in the NCPH should (Fall 2001), a publication of the National ignited a response worldwide that continue and deepen our spirited and Museum of Science and Technology in continues to this day. "Wet with Blood" productive interchange with the OAR. In that Ottawa, Canada, is seeking paper merges forensic science and historical manner, we will promote the best practices in submissions for a special issue that will be analysis to investigate whether hundreds American history and public history while at devoted to material aspects of popular of artifacts attributed to Abraham the same time help NCPH to grow. For these culture. Contributors are invited to focus Lincoln's assassination are real. reasons, I would strongly urge that we on the meaning of objects in popular commit to a schedule of meeting jointly eve!)' culture; how those meanings are created, Fort Smith National Historic Site third year with the OAR. We should work contested, and change over time; and how announces the addition of a Federal with the OAR to ensure that joint conference an understanding of this process can Court Employee Database to its web site themes have been defined and joint program expand our capacity for interpreting these http://www/nps.gov/fosm/ctdbase/ The committees have been selected so that the important sources of evidence about database includes names and positions of interests of both organizations are truly cultural history. Interested researchers are those who served the Federal District reflected. The OAR and NCPH have much encouraged to submit a 250-word abstract Court for the Western District of Arkansas important work to do together in the future. I no later than 15 November 2000 to the during the years 1872-1896. The park has look forward to the challenge of this guest editor: Christopher S. Clarke, Ph.D., a limited amount of additional research collaboration. Exhibition Developer and Consulting material on many of the names listed. Historian, 110 Greystone Lane #9, Research requests or questions can be sent Marty Blatt has workedfor the National Park Rochester, NY 14618 USA; (716)473- to the park through the web site. Service for the last decade and has served in 4025; fax (716)271-3583; e-mail: Kenneth Berg and the Motorsports elected positions in the Organization of [email protected] Preliminary papers Education Foundation, a non-profit American Historians and the National must be submitted by 31 January 2001, society, announce a new web site at: Council on Public History.
23 NOMINATING COMMITTEE SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR COMMITTEE AND BOARD POSITIONS
by Martha Norkunas, Nominating Committee Chair
This year the Nominating Committee, in prepared by mid September and each summer schedules, please be advised that consultation with NCPH President Alan person will be asked to prepare written you may not receive confirmation of your Newell and NCPH Executive Director David statements for the NCPH fall newsletter. note until mid August. Thanks for your Vanderstel, has decided to take a slightly Ballots will be mailed to NCPH members interest in this process. different approach to the nominating process. in late November with a requested return In the past the Committee has identified date of early February 2001; the election Martha Norkunas, Chair, Nominating names ofNCPH members (and even non will be called by mid February. Newly Committee, 12401 Adelphi Ct., Austin, members) to run for various offices. By elected officers and board members are TX 78727 way of this article, we would like to broaden strongly encouraged to attend the spring [email protected] the process and invite any interested parties board meeting as non-voting participants; to contact the Nominating Committee and they will assume office at the end of the Lindsey Reed, Department of History, notifY us of your interest in running for a annual meeting. University of California Santa Barbara, particular position. Or, you may wish to This year, we are seeking candidates Santa Barbara, CA 93106 recommend a colleague who you believe for the office of Vice PresidentlPresident [email protected] would be a good candidate for an NCPH Elect; the Board of Directors (three office or committee. positions open, each for a three year term); Vivien Rose, P.O. Box 483, Seneca Falls, Upon reviewing suggested nominees and the Nominating Committee (two NY 13148 [email protected] and consulting the current NCPH positions open, each for a three year term). membership list, the Nominating If you are interested in running for one Anne Millbrooke, P.O. Box 1845, Nome, Committee will identifY potential of those positions or wish to recommend Alaska 99762 [email protected] candidates for each position and invite someone as a candidate, send a note via them to allow their names to stand on email or conventional mail to any member James Delgado, 1905 Ogden Ave, the ballot. A list of candidates will be ofthe Nominating Committee. Due to Vancouver, BC, Canada
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