Call for Papers
Cooperstown June 7-9, 2007
Sponsored by
The New York State Historical Association
and
The Archives Partnership Trust
Deadline December 31, 2006
• Individual paper abstracts, panel proposals, workshop plans, and other program suggestions are invited for the 2007 conference to be held in Cooperstown. 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.
• Special features of the 2007 conference
Sessions intended for teachers and usable for in-service credit will be offered
this year. Thursday will begin with an optional full-day workshop, “Doing
Community History,” presented by the Upstate History Alliance (UHA), or
afternoon tours to Hyde Hall or the Iroquois Indian Museum, followed in the
early evening by guided walking tours of the village or a guided cruise on the
Glimmerglass Queen. Following the last sessions on Saturday participants may
elect to spend the afternoon visiting the Farmers Museum or Hanford Mills at
East Meredith, an extraordinary nineteenth-century industrial site.
• What to submit:
All proposals must be received by December 31, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. 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. (We encourage
presenters to avoid PowerPoint unless presenting visual evidence as part of
their papers.) 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
Phone:(518) 587-4962
e-mail: conference@nyhistory.net
Due to the undependability of e-mail, we will send a reply upon receipt; if you do not receive a reply, please contact us.
• 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.