FUTURE MWCBS MEETING SITES

We are seeking hosts for the 1999 Midwest Conference on British Studies. Anyone interested in hosting this or future meetings of the MWCBS (in Illinois?) should contact Pres. Barrett Beer, Vice-Pres. Gary De Krey, or Sec./Treas. Newton Key. We can help the hosting university with guidelines, expertise, and some funding.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

When renewing your membership in the North American Conference on British Studies please be certain to designate MWCBS as your regional affiliate. The MWCBS does not assess separate dues. If you are not in the midwest area, but want to continue receiving the Meteor, or if you change your address, be sure to send in changes.

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

North American Conference on British Studies will be held with the WCBS in Colorado Springs, Oct. 16-18, 1998. Call for Papers by Feb. 27, 1998: Chris Waters, NACBS Program Chair, History Dept., Williams College, Stetson Hall, Williamstown, MA 01267.

• Middle Atlantic CBS in New York City, April 3-4, 1998. For details contact Antoinette Burton, History Dept., Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles, Baltimore, MD 21218.
• Pacific Coast CBS on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, March 27-9 1998. For details contact Lori Anne Farrell, Claremont School of Theology, 1325 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA 91711.
• Northeastern CBS will meet October 2-3, 1998 at Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.

--related regional conferences in 1998 by date--

• Indiana Association of Historians, "Social and Political Movements" meeting, in Greencastle, Ind., Feb. 27-28, 1998. Contact John Dittmer, History Dept., DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 64135-0037.
• Missouri Valley History Conference in Omaha, March 12-14, 1998. Contact Lorraine Gesick, History Dept., University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 68182.
• Economic and Business Historical Society in Milwaukee, April 23-25, 1998. Call for Papers by January 18, 1998 to: Gene Smiley, Economics Dept., Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881.
• Johnson Society will meet at Indiana University, Bloomington, April 24-25, 1998.. Paper proposals to: Richard Nash, Dept. of English, Ballantine Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
• Newberry Seminar in Early American History, Jack P. Greene on Colonial British America as a case study of the transfer of social capital in early modern colonization, May 28, 1998, 3:30 pm, Chicago. For the paper in advance, contact Douglas Knox.
• Mid-America Conference on History, at the University of Arkansas, Sept. 17- 19, 1998. Call for Papers by May 1 to: Mid-America Program Committee, Dept. of History, Old Main 416, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
• Midwestern American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies annual conference (theme: "Cultural Crossroads") in Mackinaw City, Michigan, Oct. 8-10, 1998. Call for Papers by April 1 to: Cinda May, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
• Midwest Medieval History Conference in Notre Dame, Ind., on Oct. 16-17, 1998. Call for Papers by April 15 to: Olivia R. Constable, History Dept., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-3068.
• Social Science History Association annual convention, in Chicago, November 12-22, 1998. Call for Papers to various network representatives by January 15. For information, contact: Thomas J. Sugrue, History Dept., University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Walnut Street, 352B, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228; or Richard M. Valelly, Swarthmore College, Department of Political Science, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397.

--future conference schedule—

• American Historical Association, Washington, Jan. 7-10, 1999; Chicago, Jan. 6-9, 2000.
• Social Science History Association, Fort Worth, Nov. 11-14, 1999; Pittsburgh, Oct. 26-29, 2000.
• North American Conference on British Studies, Boston, Nov. 19-21, 1999 (with the Northeastern CBS).

NEWS, PRIZES, RESEARCH

Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies, Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel fellowship for post-doctoral scholars conducting extended research (at least three months) at the Newberry Library. Deadline for up to $3000 stipend is January 23, 1998. Contact the Newberry be email or applications available directly.

Midwest Victorian Studies Association seventh annual Arnstein Dissertation Prize ($750) for interdisciplinary research in British Victorian studies deadline is Feb. 1, 1998. For information or application forms, contact Prof. Kristine Garrigan, Dept. of English, DePaul University, 802 W. Belden, Chicago, IL 60614.

Urban History Association, annual prize competition for best doctoral dissertation in urban history (without geographic restriction) completed in 1997. Contact John C. Schneider, Tufts University, 108 Bromfield St., Medford, MA 02155, by June 15, 1998.