The American Civil War profoundly affected Chicago and the surrounding midwestern region. To explore the war's societal influences on the area, the National Archives-Great Lakes Region, the Chicago Historical Society, the Public History Program of Loyola University, the Chicago Public Library, and the Chicago Civil War Roundtable are sponsoring a symposium on "Chicago and the Midwest in the Civil War Era" at the Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, Illinois, in September 1997.

We invite proposals for panels, papers, or other presentations on aspects of Chicago and its surrounding region in the Civil War. This program will be broadly interdisciplinary, including topics in historical perspective as well as those of contemporary interest.

Suggested topics include (but are not limited to) the Sectional Crisis; the Underground Railroad; military related topics; Chicago's ethnic contributions to the war effort; Lincoln and Douglas; women and minorities; economic, industrial, and political implications of the war; labor; the Copperhead Movement; postwar legacy; and the Civil War in popular culture.

Deadline for proposals is April 1, 1997.

Sessions will last 90 minutes. Papers will be limited to 20 minutes.

Submit four copies of an abstract of your paper or session, along with a curriculum vitae, to:

Program Committee
National Archives-Great Lakes Region
7358 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, IL 60629

Telephone: (312) 581-7816
Fax: (312) 353-1294
E-Mail: archives@chicago.nara.gov

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