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Thomas Paine International Historical Center Inaugural Symposium and Festival

A Symposium Celebrating the Legacy of Thomas Paine,  June 16 -18, 2022 in New Rochelle, New York by Gary Berton, President of the Thomas Paine National Historical Association The Symposium will contribute to a Festival inaugurating the Thomas Paine International...

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Houghton Library 2022-23 Fellowships

Houghton Library is Harvard’s principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, literary and performing arts archives, and more. The Visiting Fellowship Program offers scholars at all stages of their careers funding to pursue projects that require in-depth research on the...

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William L. Clements Library 2022-23 Fellowships

The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan is now accepting applications for 2022-2023 research fellowships. The Clements’ holdings—books, manuscripts, pamphlets, maps, prints and views, newspapers, photographs, ephemera—are among the best in the world on almost any aspect...

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Heidelberg Center for American Studies Annual Spring Academy Conference

Heidelberg, Germany, March 21-25, 2022             The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for its annual Spring Academy on American Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, and Religion to be held from March 21-25, 2022. The HCA Spring Academy provides 20...

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CFP: Bartolomé de Las Casas: Transatlantic Reformer?

Third International Conference on Bartolomé de las Casas, June 22-24, 2022 In Charles Taylor’s provocative study, A Secular Age, he identifies Reform as a broad conviction “felt with increasing power during the Middle Ages and early modern period, that not just...

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Upcoming Symposium: Legacies of Slavery, Racism, and Empire in the History of Medicine

by Christopher Willoughby Dear colleagues,We are pleased to announce the international symposium “Legacies of Slavery, Racism, and Empire in the History of Medicine” to be held on November 12, 2021. The symposium is organized by the University of Chicago Center in Paris and the...

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CFP: Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution

September 23-25, 2022 Fort Ticonderoga seeks proposals for the Eighteenth Annual Seminar on the American Revolution to be held Friday-Sunday, September 23-25, 2022.  Many states, as well as national entities, are already beginning the process of planning for the commemoration...

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CFP: Annual Meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society

Charleston, SC, May 12-14, 2022 The 46th annual meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society (FCHS) will take place in Charleston, SC in conjunction with the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program (CLAW) and the Huguenot Society of South Carolina....

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2022-2023 Fellowships (long and short term) at the American Antiquarian Society

American Antiquarian Society The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library, welcomes applications from scholars on topics related to early American history and culture. The fellowships are designed to enable academic and independent scholars and advanced graduate students to spend an uninterrupted...

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CFP: Building Bridges in the Americas

2022 Biennial Scholars Conference on American Jewish History Tulane University, May 15-17, 2022 The Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society, invites submissions until November 10, 2021. This conference seeks to emphasize and explore connections, dialogues, and debates in American...

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