Around the Field September 20, 2023

20 September 2023 – NCPH Office

From Around the Field this week: Ruth J. Simmons delivers the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities; the National Trust for Historic Preservation accepts grant applications; the National Council for History Education hosts a webinar; the Parks Stewardship Forum releases their latest issue

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Ruth J. Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, “Facing History to Find a Better Future,” at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, US, September 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm Eastern
• The Historical Materials Committee of the American Library Association is accepting nominations for their annual “Best Historical Materials” list through September 30, 2023
• In coordination with our cooperative agreement with the National Park Service, NCPH is accepting letters of interest for a Historic Resource Study Addendum on African American History at Paterson Great Falls Historical Park, due October 15, 2023

AWARDS AND FUNDING

• The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting proposals for their National Leadership Grants for Libraries and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, due September 20, 2023
• The Lepage Center at Villanova University has extended the deadline for proposals for their  “Cities in Historical Perspective” grants to September 25, 2023
• American Council of Learned Societies announces 2023-2024 fellowships and grants, with applications due on September 28, 2023
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting grant applications for the National Trust Preservation Funds by October 1, 2023
• The National Humanities Center is accepting applications for their fellowship, due October 5, 2023
• The Dan David Prize is accepting nominations through October 11, 2023
• The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for their new grant program, “Dangers & Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities,” deadline is October 11, 2023
• The Western History Association is accepting applicants for their NEH grant opportunity, “Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education,” until October 18, 2023
• The Phillips Library calls for applicants for the Frances E. Malamy Research Fellowship of the Peabody Essex Museum by October 29, 2023
• The Organization of American Historians is accepting applications for multiple awards for graduate students through October 1 and November 1, 2023
• The Newberry is accepting applicants for their fellowships, with long-term fellowship applications  due November 1, 2023 and short-term fellowship applications due December 15, 2023
• The National Historical Publications & Records Commission is accepting applications for three of their grant opportunities: Archival Projects, Public Engagement with Historical Records, and Publishing Historical Records in Collaborative Digital Editions. All three have deadlines of November 2, 2023
• The Rockefeller Archive Center is accepting applications for their 2024 Research Stipend through November 3, 2023
• NCPH invites nominations for our 2024 Book Award and 2024 Robert Kelley Memorial Award by November 1, 2023 and our other awards by December 1, 2023
• The Institute of Museum and Library Services is accepting applications for six of their grant programs: Museums for America, Inspire! Grants for Small Museums, Museums Empowered, National Leadership Grants for Museums, Museum Grants for African American History and Culture, and Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services. Applications for all six are due November 15, 2023
• The American Council of Learned Societies is accepting applications for their two Digital Justice Grants, Digital Justice Seed Grants and Digital Justice Development Grants, through December 15, 2023

CONFERENCES AND CALLS

• Flagler College will host their conference, “The Freedom to Teach: Confronting Complex Themes in Contested Spaces,” in St. Augustine, Florida, US, September 28 – October 1, 2023
• NCPH opened registration for the virtual, follow-up conference to our 2023 Annual Meeting, “To Be Continued,” October 4-6, 2023 (register by October 2, 2023)
• The Great Lakes History Conference will host their 2023 conference, “Division and Reaction,” in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, October 5-7, 2023
• The American Historical Association will host their inaugural Utah Conference on Introductory History Courses in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, October 6-7, 2023
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation will host their 2023 National Preservation Law Conference in Washington, DC, US, October 10, 2023
• The Society of Georgia Archivists opens registration for their 2023 annual meeting, “Evolving Technologies: Using Digital Spaces Effectively,” to be held at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, US, October 11-13, 2023; an asynchronous, virtual option will be offered November 8-9, 2023
• The American Historical Association will host the 2023 Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, US, October 13-14, 2023
• The Wisconsin Historical Society will host the 17th Annual Local History & Historic Preservation Conference in La Crosse, Wisconsin, US, October 18-20, 2023
• The Oral History Association will host their annual conference, “Oral History As/And Education: Teaching and Learning in the Classroom and Beyond,” in Baltimore, Maryland, US, October 18-21, 2023
• The Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference will host their Fall 2023 conference in Saratoga Springs, New York, US, October 19-21, 2023
• The New England Historical Association will host their Fall 2023 meeting in New Haven, Connecticut, US, October 21, 2023
• The Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance will host the 2023 National Humanities Conference, “Crossroads,” in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, October 24-29, 2023
• The Urban History Association will host their 2023 conference, “Reparations & the Right to the City,” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, October 26-29, 2023
• The Society for the History of Technology will host their 2023 annual meeting in Long Beach, California, US, October 26-29, 2023
• The Washington Conservation Guild will host their hybrid 2023 Safety and Cultural Heritage Summit, Preserving Our Heritage and Protecting Our Health, in Washington, DC, US, October 27, 2023
• The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation will host their symposium, “Photomechanical Prints: History, Technology, Aesthetics, and Use,” in Washington, DC, US, October 31 – November 2, 2023
• The American Alliance of Museums will host their “Future of Museums Summit” virtually, November 1-2, 2023
• The American Folklore Society will hold their annual meeting, “Roots, Rootlessness, and Uprooting,” in Portland, Oregon, US, November 1-4, 2023
• The Daughters of the American Revolution Museum will host “Pleasing Truths, Framing Identity: A Symposium,”  virtually and in Washington, DC, US, November 3, 2023
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation will host their national preservation conference, PastForward 2023, in Washington, DC, US, November 8-10, 2023
• The Florida Conference of Historians is inviting proposals for their 2024 annual meeting to be held at Eastern Florida State College in Cocoa, Florida, US, January 26-28, 2024 (submissions due October 20, 2023)
• The African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center at James Madison is inviting paper proposals for their 14th annual conference, “Reckoning,” to be held virtually and in Harrisonburg, Virginia, US, February 7-10, 2024 (paper proposals due October 15, 2023)
• The History Graduate Student Organization at Texas A&M University is seeking paper abstracts from undergraduate and graduate students for their 2024 annual conference, “Navigating Crises and Resolutions,” to be held in College Station, Texas, US, February 9-10, 2024 (abstracts due on November 17, 2023)
• The Small Museum Association will host their 2024 conference, “Telling Through Stories,” in Richmond, Virginia, US, February 19-21, 2024
• The Southwest Popular/American Culture Association is accepting proposals for papers and panels for their 2024 conference to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, February 21-24, 2024 (paper and panel proposals deadline is October 20, 2023)
• The National Council for History Education is accepting proposals for their 2024 conference, “History at the Crossroads,” to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, US, March 7-9, 2024 (proposals due September 25, 2023)
• The African American Intellectual History Society will host their ninth annual conference, “Reparations: Past, Present, and Future,” in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, March 8-9, 2024
• The Missouri Conference on History calls for paper, panel, and poster proposals for their 2024 conference to be held in Columbia, Missouri, US, March 13-15, 2024 (proposals due November 3, 2023)
• NCPH and the Utah Division of State History/Utah Historical Society call for posters for our joint conference, “Historical Urgency,” in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, April 10-13, 2024 (deadline is October 18, 2023)
• PA Museums is accepting session proposals for their 2024 conference, “Chance for Change: Opportunities in a Community,” to be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US, April 14-16, 2024 (proposals due October 20, 2023)
• The Midwest Archives Conference will host their 2024 Annual Meeting, in Des Moines, Iowa, US, May 2-4, 2024
• The Costume Society of America calls for submissions for their 2024 meeting and symposium, “Looking Forward, Reflecting Back,” to be held in Washington, DC, US, May 21-25, 2024 (submission deadline is October 15, 2023)
• The Committee on LGBT History calls for papers for their Queer History Conference 2024, to be held at California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California, US, June 10-13, 2024 (proposal deadline, November 1, 2023)
• The International Federation for Public History is accepting paper proposals for their 2024 World Conference to be held in Belval, Luxembourg, September 3-7, 2024 (proposals due November 15, 2023)

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• The American Association for State and Local History will host their online course, “Basics of Archives,” August 28 – October 1, 2023
• NCPH will host a series of webinars September 13-27, 2023, exploring the criteria outlined by Congress for designating World War II Heritage Cities
• The Texas Historical Commission will host their webinar, “Translation in Museums: Tips and Tricks to Get it Right,” September 21, 2023 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
• The Indiana Archives and Records Administration will host a webinar titled, “Local History Services Virtual Brown Bag – Dealing with County Records,” September 21, 2023 at 12:00 pm Eastern
• The National Council for History Education will host a webinar, “The History Education Landscape 2023-2024: Navigating our Challenging Present,” September 21, 2023 at 7:30 pm Eastern
• The Museum Association of New York will host a webinar, “The Northern Slavery Collective: How Museums and Historic Sites are Joining Forces to Collaborate on Interpreting the History of Enslavement,” September 22, 2023 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm Eastern
• Fort Ticonderoga will host the Nineteenth Annual Seminar on the American Revolution, online and in Ticonderoga, New York, US, September 22-24, 2023
• The American Association for State and Local History will host their upcoming webinar, “Is Your Organization Ready for Self-Assessment? An Introduction to STEPS,” on October 4, 2023 at 3:00 pm Eastern
• Connecting to Collections Care will host a virtual presentation on “Fire Suppression for Museums,” October 10, 2023 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern
• The Society of American Archivists will host two webinars in October, “Advocacy and Activism (for Institutions),” on October 18, 2023 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central, and  Navigating Barriers to Ethical Labor Practices, on October 30, 2023 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm Central
• The Public Library Association will host a webinar, “Beyond Super Searchers: Public Libraries in the Age of Misinformation,” on November 3, 2023 at 2:00 pm Eastern
• The New York Historical Society and Bonnie and Richard Reiss Graduate Institute for Constitutional History are accepting applicants for their fall 2023 seminar, “The Contested Meaning of the Second Amendment,” to be held virtually and in New York, New York, US, on November 17, December 1, 8, and 15, 2023 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern (applications due October 11, 2023)

PUBLICATIONS

• Parks Stewardship Forum has recently released their newest issue, “Back to the Battlefields: Historians Take a Fresh Look at Sites of Conflict,” which has a number of themed articles that may be of interest to public historians.
• The Metropolitan Museum Journal is inviting submissions for their 59th Volume through September 25, 2023
• Seeking chapter proposals for an upcoming edited collection, Writing Artifacts, by September 25, 2023
• The International Council on Museums calls for papers for an open edition of Museum International to be published in summer 2024, abstracts due October 2, 2023
• International Labor and Working-Class History is seeking contributions for a special issue on the history of “night work,” with abstracts due October 15, 2023
• Seeking chapter proposals for an edited collection titled, Record, Document, Archive: Constructing the South Out of Region, by November 1, 2023
• The online journal Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History calls for article drafts, due November 30, 2023
• Rejoinder calls for submissions for a special issue, “The Archival is Political,” by December 15, 2023
• The Southern Historian is seeking original scholarship from graduate students for their 2024 issue, manuscript submissions due by December 15, 2023
• The US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal is seeking abstracts for a special volume, “Oral History and Literary Criticism: Approaches to Researching and Teaching about Latinos/as/x in the U.S.,” with a deadline of April 1, 2024

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