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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Centaur",serif">The following call was submitted to the Society of American Archivists Announcements list. It may be of interest to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">History and heritage scholars and practitioners are invited to submit chapter proposals for a forthcoming edited volume on American historical societies since the Bicentennial. Previous research and writing on
American historical societies has focused primarily on their origins as an early republic New England outgrowth of the European athenaeum model and later as state-affiliated heritage institutions created during the expansion and settlement of the remaining
territory that eventually comprised the United States. Very little has been written about historical societies founded after the middle of the twentieth century, much less in ways that explore them as manifestations of a community's historical consciousness
within a larger network of cultural heritage and history-based enterprise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This volume seeks to provide a critical retrospective account of American historical societies as a distinctive (if not easily defined) movement since around the Bicentennial celebration in the mid-1970s, which
marks the most recent era of elevated historical consciousness that helped revivify legacy history organizations and resulted in the creation of thousands of new historical societies and affinity groups across the United States. The volume will also provide
an opportunity for contributors to articulate possible futures for historical societies beyond the approaching semiquincentennial milestone in 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Volume editors seek original research, reflective essays, and professional perspectives from an array of scholars, practitioners, administrators, and others operating in historical societies of all types, sizes,
missions, and geographic locations. Contributions that address the following themes are encouraged, but proposals related more broadly to historical societies or that offer a novel approach to examining them will also be considered:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Distinctive People, Places, and Communities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Historical Societies and Social Movements<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collections, Collecting, and Curation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Facing and Overcoming Operational Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Historical Preservation and Sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Technology and Innovation in the Digital Age<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Teaching, Programs, and Interpretation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Historical Narratives and Representation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Evolving Audiences and Stakeholders<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chapter proposals will be submitted through this
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TVu_2ruWY_K5LAEpGBwri5xBVAGV3gN1R9oqHe-s9Kg/edit" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TVu_2ruWY_K5LAEpGBwri5xBVAGV3gN1R9oqHe-s9Kg/edit">
<span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Google Form</span></a> and should include the primary author's name, affiliation, email, brief bio statement (100 word or less), a tentative chapter title, and a 250-500 word abstract describing their chapter idea.
Single and multiple author submissions will be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Proposals will be accepted until May 11, 2025 with notification of an acceptance or rejection decision by June 15, 2025. Initial chapter drafts will be due to the editor by October 25, 2025 and final drafts by
March 2, 2026. Negotiations with publishers are currently underway, so this timeline is tentative based on the final publication schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All inquiries about the volume topic or themes, the publication timeline, or individual submissions should be sent to the editor, Dr. Bradley J. Wiles, via email at
<a href="mailto:bradleywiles1@gmail.com"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">bradleywiles1@gmail.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Bradley Wiles<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Northern Illinois University<br>
DeKalb IL<br>
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