Call for Papers
Researching New York 2002:
Perspectives on Empire State History
University at Albany - State University of New
York
November 21st and
22nd, 2002
The organizers of the 4th Annual Researching New York Conference welcome
proposals for papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, and exhibits on New
York State history from the colonial period to the present. The
conference will be held at the University at Albany - State University of
New York on November 21st and
22nd, 2002.
Our conference brings together researchers, archivists, librarians,
historians, graduate students, museum curators, Web site creators, and
documentarians. This year?s conference is part of the Albany Heritage
Semester and will have several sessions devoted to Albany?s history,
including the keynote speech by Joseph E. Persico, ?The Rockefeller
Years: Transforming Albany.? As in previous years, the conference
will emphasize the integral relations between researchers and archival
resources.
Proposals are due by July 15, 2002. Full panel proposals (including
chair/commentator) are encouraged. Partial panels and individual
submissions are welcome. For panels and partial panels, please submit a
one page abstract of the complete session, a one page abstract of each
paper or presentation, and a one page curriculum vita for each
participant. For individual submissions, please submit a one page
abstract and one page curriculum vita. All submissions must include name,
address, telephone number, and e-mail address. We prefer electronic
submission to resrchny@albany.edu or
you can mail your proposal to:
Researching New York 2002
Department of History - Ten Broeck 105
University at Albany - SUNY
Albany, NY
12222
Conference updates and the conference program will be posted to our Web
site:
http://nystatehistory.org/researchny.
Researching New York 2002 is sponsored
by: