Statement of Work
The goal of this project is to research the congressionally established criteria for the American World War II Heritage City program. Participants will author essays expanding on these criteria and provide historic context to assist the National Park Service in reviewing program applications from various jurisdictions. The purpose of the overall program is to provide increased recognition for communities that substantially contributed to the World War II home front and that have recognized that contribution through monuments, historic preservation, and other activities.
Project Participants
Essay Authors:
Erica Fugger
Laura Oviedo
Kurt Piehler
Jon Taylor
Editor:
Selena Moon
Final Products & Resources
Essay Series
Webinar Series
NCPH and NPS hosted a series of webinars in September 2023 and November 2023 exploring the American WWII Heritage City selection criteria for purposes of applications and evaluation by Park Service staff. View the playlist of webinars here.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 1
Led by Jon Taylor, covering Criteria 1 - defense manufacturing.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 2
Led by Kurt Piehler, covering Criteria 2 - production of foodstuffs and consumer items.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 3
Led by Laura Oviedo, covering Criteria 3: War Bond Drives.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 4
Led by Laura Oviedo, covering Criteria 4: Adaptations to Wartime Survival.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 5
Led by Laura Oviedo, covering Criteria 5: Volunteer Participation.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 6
Led by Kurt Piehler, covering Criteria 6 - civil defense preparedness.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 7
Led by Jon Taylor, covering Criteria 7 - personnel serving in the armed forces.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 8
Led by Jon Taylor, covering Criteria 8 - Armed Forces bases, camps, airfields, etc.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 9
Led by Erica Fugger, covering Criteria 9 - commemoration of the war effort.
WWII Home Front Heritage City Webinar Series - Criteria 10
Laura Oviedo, covering Criteria 10: Diversification of the American WWII Home Front Workforce.
Requests for Letters of Interest
Via our cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, the National Council on Public History seeks subject matter experts in the history of the World War II home front or mid-twentieth century American history to research the Congressionally-established criteria for the American World War II Heritage City program and develop historic context for these criteria that can be used to aid the National Park Service in the evaluation of Heritage City nominations. We seek authors to write essays for each of the eight criteria; a ninth essay on trends in memorialization and historic preservation of the home front; and a tenth and final essay to be mutually decided upon between the author, NPS, and NCPH. Each of the ten essays will be about 2,500 words in length and will be compensated at the rate of $2,500 per essay. Potential authors or teams are welcome to submit letters of interest for the full run of essays or as few as one. Please read the full narrative for a description of the project’s scope of work and timeline, as well as a brief exploration of Congress’s criteria and instructions for submitting your letter of interest.
Compensation: $2,500 per essay for each of ten essays; authors will be paid per-essay upon completion of the essay and should specify in their letter of interest how many essays they want to take on
Deadline for Letter of Interest to NCPH: August 15, 2021
Expected Date to Award Project: September 15, 2021
Projected Start Date: October 1, 2021
Timeline for Completion: October 1, 2022