Call for Papers: Society for Military History at the Missouri Valley History Conference

The 55th Annual Missouri Valley History Conference will be held March 7-9, 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska. The Society for Military History sponsors a full slate of sessions at the MVHC and also will again be sponsoring a “huddle” for Society for Military History participants. Individual proposals and session proposals are welcome. For individuals, send a one page proposal and short c.v. (only c.v. if volunteering to chair/comment). For sessions, send one-page session proposal, one-page proposal for each paper, and short c.v.’s for all participants. The Society for Military History and the First Division Museum Cantigny sponsors the Kevin J. Carroll award for the best graduate student paper in Military History. This prize is valued at $400 dollars. Please include e-mail address. Deadline for proposals is October 22, 2012. Send proposals, c.v.’s and inquiries for contest rules to: George Eaton, 2707 E 28th Ct Davenport, IA 52803 or by email at smhatmvhc@gmail.com. In addition to the graduate student prize, the Society for Military History and the First Division Museum Cantigny sponsors a paper prize for the Best Undergraduate Student paper in any area of History which is valued at $200. For information on this prize please send inquiries to Jeanne Reames, Department of History, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182-0213 or mreames@unomaha.edu.