The Boston Area Seminar in Early American History invites proposals for sessions in its 2010-2011 series. Since 1989, the Seminar has been held at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Programs take place on the first Thursday evening of most months between September and May. The Seminar's steering committee welcomes suggestions for papers dealing with all aspects of American history and culture from the era of first contact to the Civil War. Programs are not confined to Massachusetts topics, nor are they limited to the research of historians.

Each session focuses on the discussion of a precirculated paper. The essayist and an assigned commentator will each have an opportunity for remarks before the discussion is opened to the floor. Papers must be available for circulation electronically and by mail at least a month before the date of the seminar.

The seminar's steering committee would like to fill two or three sessions through this call for papers. If you wish to be considered for a slot, please send your CV and a one-page précis of your paper by March 15 to:

Conrad E. Wright
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
or to cwright@masshist.org

In your proposal, please indicate when your paper will be available for distribution. If there are special scheduling conditions, such as a planned trip to Boston or an extended period when you cannot make a presentation, please indicate in your proposal.

The Boston Seminar in Immigration and Urban History invites proposals for sessions in its 2010-2011 series. Programs take place at the Massachusetts Historical Society, usually on the third or fourth Thursday evening of the month between September and April. The Seminar's steering committee welcomes suggestions for papers dealing with all aspects of American immigration and urban history and culture. Programs are not confined to Massachusetts topics, nor are they limited to the research of historians. Papers comparing the American experience with developments elsewhere in the world are welcome.

Each session focuses on the discussion of a precirculated paper. The essayist and an assigned commentator will each have an opportunity for remarks before the discussion is opened to the floor. Papers must be available for circulation at least a month before the seminar date.

The seminar's steering committee would like to fill at least two sessions through this call for papers. If you would like to be considered for a slot, please send your CV and a one-page précis of your paper by March 15 to:

Conrad E. Wright
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
or to cwright@masshist.org

In your proposal, please indicate when your paper will be available for distribution. If there are special scheduling conditions, such as a planned trip to Boston or an extended period when you cannot make a presentation, please indicate in your proposal.

The Boston Environmental History Seminar invites proposals for sessions in its 2010-2011 series. Programs take place at the Massachusetts Historical Society, usually on the second Tuesday evening of the month between October and April. The Seminar's steering committee welcomes suggestions for papers dealing with all aspects of American environmental history. In the past, contributions have addressed a wide variety of topics, including land use, water and waterways, climate and weather, the environmental consequences of transportation policy, public health, vegetation change, and natural disasters. Papers comparing the American experience with developments elsewhere in the world are also welcome. The seminar steering committee hopes to foster cross-disciplinary discussion; it welcomes submissions from every relevant scholarly field, including (but not limited to) anthropology, archaeology, botany, climatology, economics, engineering, geography, geology, history, medicine, political science, sociology, urban planning, and zoology. For a full list of past Seminar programs, see its page on the Massachusetts Historical Society's website, http://www.masshist.org/events/behs.cfm.

Each session focuses on the discussion of a precirculated paper. The essayist and an assigned commentator will each have an opportunity for remarks before the discussion is opened to the floor. Papers must be available for circulation at least a month before the seminar date.

The seminar's steering committee would like to fill at least two sessions through this call for papers. If you would like to be considered for a slot, please send your CV and a one-page précis of your paper by March 15 to:

Conrad E. Wright
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
or to cwright@masshist.org

In your proposal, please indicate when your paper will be available for distribution. If there are special scheduling conditions, such as a planned trip to Boston or an extended period when you cannot make a presentation, please so indicate in your proposal.

The Boston Seminar on the History of Women and Gender invites proposals for sessions in its 2010-2011 series. Programs take place alternately at the Schlesinger Library of the Radcliffe Institute and at the Massachusetts Historical Society. The Seminar's steering committee welcomes suggestions for papers dealing with all aspects of the history of women and/or gender in the United States and will also consider projects comparing the American experience with that in other parts of the world.

Each session focuses on the discussion of a precirculated paper. The essayist and an assigned commentator will each have an opportunity for remarks before the discussion is opened to the floor. Papers must be available for circulation at least a month before the seminar date.

In developing its 2010-2011 series, the Seminar's steering committee will fill some sessions through invitations and others through this call for papers. If you would like to be considered for a slot, please send your CV and a one-page précis of your paper by March 15 to:

Conrad E. Wright
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
or to cwright@masshist.org

In your proposal, please indicate when your paper will be available for distribution. If there are special scheduling conditions, such as a planned trip to Boston or an extended period when you cannot make a presentation, please so indicate in your proposal.