News and Notes
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Call for Papers: Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine, Networks of Health and Healing
May 15, 2018
The Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine (JAS Med) will take place October 5-6, 2018, at Yale University. The meeting is convened annually for the presentation of research by young scholars working on the history of medicine and public health. Proposals are due June 15, 2018.
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Rockefeller Archive Center Opens Collection on 1980s Ford Foundation AIDS Initiative
May 3, 2018
Ford Foundation records, Rights and Social Justice Program, AIDS Initiative provides important information on early attempts to address the AIDS epidemic.
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Hagley Patent Model Collection on Exhibition in China
May 2, 2018
In partnership with Tsinghua University in Beijing, the Hagley Museum and Library is exhibiting dozens of nineteenth-century patent models in four Chinese cities.
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Custom-Made Machines in an Era of Mass Production
April 26, 2018
Mass production of cotton textiles depended upon preexisting artisanal expertise, demonstrating the significance of local agency in the history of industrial technology.
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Call for Papers: 2018 Artefacts Meeting
April 16, 2018
The 2018 Artefacts meeting will be held October 14-16 at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. This year's theme is "Relevance of Collections." Proposals are due July 20.
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APS Catalog of Duhamel du Monceau/Fougeroux de Bondaroy Papers Updated
March 22, 2018
The American Philosophical Society Archivist Tracey deJong has finished cataloging to current standards the papers of Duhamel du Monceau and his nephew Fougeroux de Bondaroy, important men of scien
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Call for Submissions: Goethe Essay Prize in the History of Science
March 22, 2018
The Goethe Society of North America invites the submission of essays on Goethe’s contribution to the history of science and on Goethe in the history of science. Due: May 1, 2018.
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Spring 2018 Fellows Update
March 22, 2018
See recent publications, awards, and other news from our fellows.
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Call for Papers: 4th Early Career Conference for History of Physical Science
February 22, 2018
The American Institute of Physics is sponsoring its 4th Early Career Conference in San Sebastian, Spain, October 17-21, 2018. Proposals are due April 1, 2018.
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Public Health for African Americans – The First Campaign
January 25, 2018
An examination of the history of U.S. public health initiatives demonstrates how African American communities have challenged social constructions of race.