Around the Field February 5, 2020

05 February 2020 – NCPH Office

From around the field this week: AASLH National Visitation Survey is available; the Gerald Ford Presidential Library & Museum accepting applications for awards; the Association of African American Museums announces call for proposals; and the White House Historical Association seeks proposals for the White House Quarterly.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The American Association for State and Local History invites history organizations to participate in its second annual “National Visitation Survey for History Organizations”

AWARDS and FUNDING

• The Gerald Ford Presidential Library & Museum is accepting applications for the Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award (due March 31, 2020) and Research Travel Grants Program (due March 15, 2020)
• The Western History Association is accepting applications for awards in Books & Public History and Articles & Essays (applications due April 15, 2020) as well as various scholarships, fellowships, and honors (various deadlines)

CONFERENCES and CALLS

• Humanities Education and Research Association Annual Conference – March 4-7, 2020, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 2020 OAH Annual Meeting – April 2-6, 2020, Washington, DC, USA
• Teaching History Conference – May 7-8, 2021, Davis, California, USA (call for proposals to be announced soon)
• Call for Papers: Oral, Print, and Digital Cultures in World Christianity and the History of Mission Meeting – June 25-27, 2020, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (proposals due March 6, 2020)
• 33^rd Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference – July 15-18, 2020, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
• Call for Proposals: 42^nd Annual Association of African American Museums Conference – August 5-8, 2020, Miami, Florida, USA (proposals due March 7, 2020)
• Call for Papers: The Conference on Black History in the Hudson Valley – October 3, 2020, Kingston, New York, USA (submissions due June 1, 2020)
• Call for Proposals: 2020 National Humanities Conference – November 5-8, 2020, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (proposals due February 21, 2020)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The American Association for State and Local History is offering a “Project Management for History Professionals” workshop April 16-17, 2020
• The Center for Art Collection Ethics at the University of Denver is offering the “Ethical Stewardship of Native American Collections” curatorial training program June 21-27, 2020

PUBLICATIONS

• Theory and Practice extends its call for papers on the topic of “Museum Futures: Museums as Change Agents” to February 21, 2020
• The White House Historical Association seeks paper proposals for the White House History Quarterly

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