Call for Papers • Deadline January 6, 2006

The conference schedule is complete. The 2006 conference program may be found by clicking here.

• ndividual paper abstracts, panel proposals, workshop plans, and other program suggestions are invited for the 2006 conference to be held in New York City. Presentations may consider any aspect of the history of New York State over the past 400 years. Diverse theoretical perspectives and innovative methodological approaches are welcomed. Papers on New York City-based topics are strongly encouraged.
   
• What is the Conference?
  The Conference on New York State History is an annual meeting of academic and public historians, librarians and archivists, educators, and publishers who come together to discuss topics and issues related to the people of New York State in historical perspective and to share information and ideas regarding historical research, programming, and the networking of resources and services. Ten to fifteen presentation sessions, workshops, and a keynote address permit more than fifty individuals to take part in the formal program. Special consideration is accorded first-time presenters, graduate students, and local government historians. The conference is self-sustaining and is organized by a committee of historians from a variety of institutions across the state.
  Interested parties are encouraged to discuss proposals and any conference-related ideas with Field Horne, the conference chair (e-mail preferred). The Program Committee will meet to consider proposals in mid-January. Applicants will be notified immediately thereafter.
   
• What to submit:
  All proposals must be received by January 6, 2006 at 12:00 noon. A proposal should be a one-page description of each presentation—not the full manuscript—and must include the following information: paper and/or session titles, names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of all participants, and all equipment needs and scheduling requests. It should also briefly discuss sources, methodology, and argument. All program participants are required to register for the conference.
   
• How to submit:
  Send proposals to Field Horne
  Conference on New York State History
  Box 215, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866-0215
  
  (518) 587-4962, or e-mail: conference@nyhistory.net.
  Due to the undependability of e-mail, we strongly recommend you send a hard copy by mail; those e-mailing submissions at the deadline should telephone to verify receipt.
   
• Commentators sought:
  Qualified commentators for sessions are needed. Please indicate your willingness, with your areas of expertise, in an e-mail to the conference chair.
   

The Conference on New York State History
Meeting concurrently with
The Association of Public Historians of New York State
Columbia University,
New York City
June 1–3, 2006
Sponsored by
The Herbert H. Lehman Center
for American History, Columbia University
and Archives Partnership Trust