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2 Announce nts CALL FOR PAPERS Mormon History Association 37th ANNUAL CONFERENCE TUCSON, ARIZONA, MAY 16-19, 2002 "Borders, Frontiers, and Intercultural Connections in Mormon History" The Program Committee welcomes proposals from all researchers (academic and non-academic) in Mormon history and related disciplines. The committee will especially welcome complete two- or three-paper panels or workshops (those that include all presenters, chair, and commentator). Proposals must include a title, a one-page description ofeach proposed paper, a one page vita for each participant, a suggested title for the panel (in cases where a full panel is being proposed), and a specification ofaudio-visual needs for the session. If possible, proposals should be submitted electronically, as Word or WordPerfect attachments to an E-mail addressed to the program chair. The deadline for all proposals is October 15, 2001. The Program Committee will select those sessions to be included in the conference and inform proposers by December 1 , 2001. Please send proposals to the Program Chair: Brian Q. Cannon Associate Professor Department of History Brigham Young University Provo, Utah 84602 801/378-5211 brian_cannon@byu.edu Film & History will conduct a conference in Kansas City, Missouri, during the fall of 2002. The topic is "The American West(s) in Film, Television, and History." Special issues of Film and History on this topic will result. For information, check www.ftlmandhistory.org. Film &History is devoting the year 2001 to the Cold War and will publish two issues of the semi-annual journal on the topic. See www.filmandhistory.org for details. Editor of the special issues is Phil Landon, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland Baltimore County. GILDER LEHRMAN FELLOWSHIPS IN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION The Gilder Lehrman Institute ofAmerican History invites applications for short-term fellowships in American Civilization , in two categories: Research Fellowships for postdoctoral scholars at every faculty rank and Dissertation Fellowships for doctoral candidates in their final year before submission. The Gilder Lehrman Fellowships support work in one of four archives in New York City: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, on deposit at die Pierpont Morgan Library This is one of the largest collections ofAmerican historical documents in private hands. Now exceeding an estimated 35,000 items, principally manuscripts, the collection's holdings range from Columbus to recent times, but concentrate on the period from 1760 to 1876. For further information, please visit www.gilderlehrman.com. The Library at die New York Historical Society This is one of the oldest research libraries in the United States, with approximately two million manuscripts, including diaries, letters, and business records from four centuries, 650,000 volumes and pamphlets, and one of the world's largest collections ofpre-1820 newspapers. For further information , please visit www.nyhistory.org/coll.html. 32 ^i — The Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library This library holds more than 500,000 books and 28 million manuscript items. Its collections are particularly strong in English and American literature and history, the classics, the history of publishing, New York City politics, and journalism. For further information, please visit www.columbia.edu/cuJ libraries/indivirare. The New York Public Library The New York Public Library's research holdings in American culture range from a sixteenth-century Náhuatl Aztec manuscript to contemporary political ephemera and American popular culture—baseball, science fiction, dime novels, and comic books. The Manuscripts Division holds the archives of many publishing houses including the Stratemeyer Syndicate and the New Yorker. Its collections in American religion are peerless , including materials on the Shakers, the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and American Jewish history. For further information, please visit www.nypl.org. To apply, candidates should submit a cover sheet with name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, E-mail address, present rank and institution, title of project, duration of fellowship desired, names of recommender, a curriculum vitae, a 2-3 page project proposal that lists the specific holding in the collection you intend to use (please specify only one archive in your application), two letters of recommendation, and a schedule and proposed budget ofexpenses during the tenure of the fellowship. Applications are due by December 1, 2001, andMay 1, 2002. Application materials should be sent to: Gilder Lehrman...