CALL FOR PAPERS
Annual Conference of the Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG)

"Current Challenges and New Directions in Federal
History"

8 March 2007 at the National Archives,
College Park, Maryland

The Society for History in the Federal Government
(www.shfg.org) invites the submission of proposals for
papers and other types of presentations at its annual
conference, which will be held 8 March 2007 at the
National Archives in College Park. Proposals for
complete sessions and individual papers are welcome
from historians, archivists, curators, librarians, and
others engaged in the study of federal history in its
broadest context.

The conference theme includes an examination of the
research and activities currently underway in federal
government history programs. It will also showcase
innovative ideas for making federal history meaningful
to the general public as well as to government
agencies. Proposals connecting federal history to
current historiographical
debates are also welcome.

Topics for proposed sessions include the role of the
federal government in medical history, museum activities and displays, the African-American experience, the Native American experience, national security, the current crisis in Iraq, the Washington DC flood of 2006, declassification and "reclassification" of federal records, history
"outreach" programs, and history on the worldwide web.
Submissions on other topics will also be considered.

Graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals
for presentations. Additionally, a roundtable
discussion on how to get a job as a federal historian
is planned. The conference will conclude with the
annual meeting of the Society, which all members are
welcome to attend.

Session or individual paper proposals should be sent
to shfgannualconference@yahoo.com. The deadline for
submissions is 15 December 2006. Any specific
questions can be directed to the conference's
executive director, Bill Williams, at
billwms50@gmail.com, or by telephone at 301-688-2336.