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The Library Company of Philadelphia's Program in Early American Economy
and Society invites proposals for its first conference, "The Early
American Economy: Past, Present, Future." The conference will be held
in Philadelphia, April 19-21, 2001. It will bring together scholars
who have a range of research interests in the development of the North
American economy from its earliest times through the Civil War era.
The Program has been established to promote scholarly research, deepen
public understanding, and collaborate with the area's many existing
institutions where there is on-going work related to American economic
developments. The Program is dedicated to enlarging the Library
Company's rich collections of publications that cover the formative
years of American commerce, business, manufacturing, science and
technology, agriculture, banking, and governmental growth. It will
also award short- and long-term fellowships; host public programs and
teacher-training seminars; mount exhibits that highlight areas of the
Library Company collections; and sponsor periodic seminars that present
new research about the economy. In short, this conference is just one
of many activities the Program will undertake in the next several years.
With these goals in mind, the conference will bring together both
active scholars and the interested public to discuss some of the most
important recent research in the many subfields of economic
history. In addition to showcasing current scholarly contributions,
conference sessions will offer critical assessments of past work, as
well as point toward future opportunities in economic history, broadly
conceived. Proposals on any aspect of early American economic history
will be considered, and the following areas are especially encouraged: the
Atlantic economy; regional distinctiveness; comparative perspectives on
local and regional economies; colonial and early national labor and
entrepreneurship; the transformative nature of the American Revolution; the
rise of banking, finance, and capital formation in the early republic;
household economy; and topics measuring growth and income.
Accepted proposals will lead to the submission of a paper, which will
in turn be circulated to registered conference participants and
commentators. Conference presenters and commentators will receive
expenses of travel, hotel, and some meals provided, and presenters of
papers will receive an honorarium of $500. Papers may be edited and
published following the conference.
Please submit a title and abstract of roughly two pages, by December
15, 1999, to Cathy Matson.
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