Around the Field August 11, 2021

11 August 2021 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: The Council of State Archives released their biennial survey; The Coalition for Western Women’s History calls for prize applications; #SlaveryArchive Book Club offers a virtual discussion.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Council of State Archives released their biennial survey of state archives and records management programs in the United States.
• The National Archives and Records Administration is hosting a town hall to introduce the new draft of their 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and answer questions.
• The Oral History Association’s contract with Middle Tennessee State University will be over at the end of 2022, and they are searching for a new institution or organization to house its executive office.

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Coalition for Western Women’s History is accepting applications for the Irene Ledesma Prize, due August 15, 2021
• The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University is accepting proposals for their Turning Points in History Grant, due August 31, 2021
• The State Historical Society of Missouri is accepting proposals for the 2022 Center for Missouri Studies Fellowships, due October 15, 2021

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• MuseumNext will virtually host their “Digital Collections Summit” October 4-6, 2021
• The International Society of Landscape, Place, and Material Culture calls for proposals for their annual conference, “Livin’ on Tulsa Time,” in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US, October 20-23, 2021 (deadline is September 15, 2021)
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation will virtually host their annual conference, “PastForward,” November 2-5, 2021
• The Smithsonian Afrofuturism Series calls for proposals for their virtual symposium, “Claiming Space: A Symposium on Black Futures – Past, Present, and Potential,” January 27-29, 2022 (deadline is September 10, 2021)
• NCPH calls for poster proposals for our annual conference, “Crossroads,” in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 23-26, 2022 (deadline is October 4, 2021)
• The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Great Plains Studies calls for proposals for their symposium, “Reckoning & Reconciliation on the Great Plains,” in Lincoln, Nebraska, US, April 6-8, 2022 (deadline is October 25, 2021)
• The Business History Conference calls for proposals for their annual meeting, “Business History in Times of Disruption: Embracing Complexity and Diversity,” in Mexico City, Mexico, April 7-9, 2022 (deadline is October 1, 2021)
• The Center for Cryptologic History and the National Cryptologic Foundation call for paper proposals for their “18th Cryptologic History Symposium” in Laurel, Maryland, US, May 11-13, 2022 (deadline is September 7, 2021)
• The Costume Society of America call for submissions for their symposium, “Land of 10,000 Ideas: Innovation Through Dress,” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, May 24-29, 2022 (deadline is October 15, 2021)
• The Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History calls for papers for their “Queer History Conference 2022” in San Francisco, California, US, June 12-15, 2022 (deadline is November 1, 2021)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The National Preservation Institute is offering two on demand training courses, “Finding New Sources of Funding in Challenging Times: An Introduction” and “Section 106: The Meaning of Effects”
• The National Preservation Institute is offering virtual training of NAGPRA Grant Proposal Development, August 12, 2021
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation is offering the second part of their webinar series, “Women Are Essential,” August 12, 2021
• Virginia Humanities is offering a virtual discussion on public memory and oral history as part of their “Transatlantic Slavery Symposium,” August 13, 2021
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation is offering a virtual program, “From Concept to Reality: Preservation Project Planning Basics,” August 17, 2021
• The Maine Historical Society is offering a virtual program, “Teacher Workshop: History and Justice in the Classroom,” August 18, 2021
• The New England Museum Association is offering a virtual discussion on “Interpreting Slavery & Liberation,” August 18, 2021
• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual workshop, “Web-based Curatorial Approaches,” August 19, 2021
• The New England Museum Association is offering a virtual program, “Developing a Visitor-Centered Approach to Distance Learning,” August 19, 2021
• The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is offering a virtual program, “Art and Healing at Sites of Conscience,” August 19, 2021
• The Texas Historical Commission is offering a virtual program, “Does Your Board Reflect Your Story and Your Audience?,” August 25, 2021
• The Museum Learning Hub is offering a virtual workshop, “Exhibition Design in Virtual Environments,” August 26, 2021
• AASLH is offering several online courses that pertain to museum work beginning August 30, 2021 (deadline is August 16, 2021)
• The #SlaveryArchive Book Club is virtually discussing The Colored Conventions Movement: Black Organizing in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Gabrielle Foreman, Jim Casey, and Sarah Lynn Patterson, September 8, 2021
• The Mid-America Arts Alliance is offering six Cultural Organization Strength Training meetings beginning in October 2021 (deadline is September 2, 2021)

PUBLICATIONS

• The National Historic Landmarks Program has released a new theme study, Civil Rights in America: Racial Discrimination in Housing by Matthew D. Lassiter and Susan Cianci Salvatore
• Routledge has published three new books this summer, Experimental Museology: Institutions, Representations, Users edited by Marianne Achiam, Michael Haldrup, and Kirsten Drotner, Autoethnography for Librarians and Information Scientists edited by Ina Fourie, and Museum Innovation: Building More Equitable, Relevant and Impactful Museums edited by Haitham Eid and Melissa Forstrom
• New York History calls for paper submissions
• The White House History Quarterly calls for abstracts on a variety of topics
• The Coalition of Master’s Scholars on Material Culture calls for papers relating to the study of Material Culture
• The Museum Scholar calls for paper submissions from museum students and emerging professionals

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