FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ISHS Announces Call for Papers for
2008 Illinois History Symposium
Symposium to be held March 6 - 8,
2008, in Springfield
May 7, 2007
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Call for Papers
The Illinois State Historical
Society invites proposals for papers to be delivered before
the 2008 Illinois History Symposium, which will be held in
Springfield on March 6-8, 2008. The theme for the 2008
Symposium will be The Legacies of Abraham Lincoln.
Papers on Lincoln and his contemporaries as well as the
legacies of that generation, such as individual rights, the
role of government, American identity, and changing memories
of that time, are encouraged.
The Symposium committee welcomes
proposals on all other aspects of Illinois history.
Proposals for panels, papers, multi-media presentations, and
teacher seminars are encouraged. Professional and amateur
historians, graduate students, history and social study
teachers, and museum professionals are encouraged to submit
proposals to:
2008 Illinois History Symposium
Illinois State Historical Society
210 ½ S. Sixth Street, Suite 200
Springfield, Illinois, 62701
Deadline for proposals is November 19,
2007.
Please direct questions to
Michael Batinski, Symposium chair, at
hreivew@siu.edu.
The
2008 Illinois History Symposium will be held March 6 -8,
2008, in Springfield. For more information about the
symposium, call the Society office at 217-525-2781.
For More Information Contact:
Illinois State Historical Society
210 1/2 South Sixth Street, Suite 200, Springfield, IL 62701
Tel:
217-525-2781
FAX:
217-525-2783
Internet:
wfurry@historyillinois.org
