Conference Program
This program reflects all changes in program, presenters and commentators as of November 10, 2000.  Further program changes and additions will be added to this site as they become available. Please send any corrections, comments, or questions to: history@albany.edu.

Registration
University at Albany, Campus Center Assembly Hall
On Thursday, the registration desk will be open from noon until 4:30 PM
and from 7:00 until 8:30 PM.

Session I ~ Concurrent Panels Thursday, 1:00-3:00 PM

New Media, Community, History and Public Information

Creating Educational Access for Government Records   Paul R. Bergeron, Nashua New Hampshire City Clerk

Paradise Found: Local History on the Web,    New Urbanism, and the Uses of the Past   Wende Feller, University at Albany, SUNY   Phillip Feller, Washington Park Association

Chair and Comment:   Gretchen Sorin, SUNY College at Oneonta

Building An Encyclopedia for New York State: Making A List and Checking It Twice

Peter Eisenstadt, Encyclopedia of New York State   Edward H. Knoblauch, Encyclopedia of New York State   James Darlington, Encyclopedia of New York State   Laura Eve Moss, Encyclopedia of New York State

Comment: Audience

Session II ~ Concurrent Panels Thursday, 3:15-5:15 PM

Crime, Madness, and the New York State Press   The Edith Melber Case: Images of Motherhood   in Progressive Era New York    Anette Lippold, University at Albany, SUNY   The New York Sun and The Moon   Denis P. Brennan, University at Albany, SUNY   Contextualizing Lunatic Literature: The Opal, 1851-1860   Maryrose Eannace, Cazenovia College    Chair and Comment: Philip Napoli, Columbia University

Intersections: Folklore, Oral History,and Historic Preservation Studies   Nancy Solomon, Long Island Traditions   Todd DeGarmo, Center for Folklife, History & Cultural Programs,     Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY   Ellen McHale, New York Folklore Society   Mary Zwolinski, The Arts Center of the Capital Region

Comment: The Audience

In the Courts: Law and New York Society

An Experiment in Social Control:   Implementing New York's First Constitution   Don Roper, SUNY College at New Paltz

Themis in the Empire State: The Supreme Court of Judicature and    the Court of Chancery in the Lives of New York Women 1789-1847   Mary Beth Debicki, University of Kansas

Bad Case/Good Case: "The Outlaw" and "The Miracle"    as Legal Tests of Censorship   Laura Wittern-Keller, University at Albany, SUNY

Chair and Comment: Harvey Strum, Sage Colleges

DINNER ON YOUR OWN DESSERT RECEPTION 7:30 PM, Campus Center Fireside Lounge Poster Sessions 7:30 PM, Campus Center Assembly Hall

The Hollicks of Staten Island: Science in a New World   Laura Zelasnic, formerly, The New York Botanical Garden

Brooklyn's Contribution to American Medicine   Jack E. Termine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Brooklyn Nurses and the Spirit of District Nurses'    Professional Associations in New York State   Anne K. Oboyski, University at Albany, SUNY

Documentary Screening 8:15 PM, Campus Center Room 375

The City of Greater New York: The Story of Consolidation In 1898 three cities and nearly forty municipalities united to create the five boroughs that became the Greater New York City of today. After the screening, producer Michael Miscione will discuss the historical research and the production process that went into creating this documentary, one that chronicles the fierce political battles that surrounded Consolidation efforts.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH Registration & Continental Breakfast 7:45 AM Campus Center Assembly Hall Session III ~ Concurrent Panels Friday, 8:30-10:30 AM

People and Politics: Academics, Activists, and Electors   A Taxing Process: E.R.A. Seligman and    New York State's Ratification of the 16th Amendment   Ajay Mehrotra, University of Chicago   The Agenda Falters: The Women's Joint    Legislative Conference, 1919-1923   John T. McGuire, Binghamton University, SUNY   The Tradition of Dissent in the Electoral College:    The Case of New York   Gary Bugh, University at Albany, SUNY    Chair and Comment: Julian Zelizer, University at Albany, SUNY

Getting the Facts Right: Museums and Archival Sources   Sitting Shiva with the Rogarshevskys   Stephen Long, East Side Tenement Museum   Jay Gould - 'The Skunk of Wall Street'   Ira Stein, Lyndhurst Historical Site   Laura Alaimo Turansick, Lyndhurst Historical Site    Chair and Comment: Patricia West, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Stay in Your Seat: Accessing New York State Primary Sources from Your Desktop   New York State Primary Sources On the Web: The University at    Albany Special Collections & Archives and Beyond   Brian Keough, University at Albany, SUNY   Virtually New York: Databases and E-Journals Organized    and Available on the Web   Carol Anne Germain, University at Albany,SUNY   Searching the Web for Information about New York State History:    The Making of the New York Project and More   David Allen, University at Stony Brook, SUNY    Chair and Comment: Lorre Smith, University at Albany, SUNY

Educating New Yorkers   Medical Curriculum in Upstate New York, 1809-1940   Eric Luft, Health Sciences Library, SUNY Upstate Medical University   Education's Appeal: Clues from the Case Files    of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1867-1886.   Benjamin Justice, Stanford University   What Makes Orphanages 'Good' or 'Bad'? The Thomas Indian    School in the First Half of the Twentieth Century   Eve P. Smith, Independent Scholar    Chair and Comment: Christine Murray, SUNY College at Brockport

Session IV ~ Concurrent Panels Friday, 10:45-12:45 PM

Not Politics As Usual   New York State Antimasonry: Opportunity or Opportunism?   Matthew Walter, The College of St. Rose   The Impact of World War II on the Voting Behavior    of the Italian-American Electorate in New York City   Stefano Luconi, University of Florence, Italy   A Year in the Life: Beginning the Struggle    for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Albany, NY, 1987-88   Stephanie E. Madnick, University at Albany, SUNY    Chair and Comment: Helen Desfosses, University at Albany, SUNY    and Chair, Albany Common Council

New Resources for Historical Research    Statewide Access Tools and Resources for Historians   Prudence Backman, New York State Archives    Finding Historical Records of Underdocumented Communities   John Suter, New York State Archives    Giving Voice to All Our Stories   Steven Periard, Oral History Project, NYS Office of Mental Health

Connections and Consequences: New York Commerce and Industry   Mapping New York Trade Flows in the Early Republic:    A Discussion of Methodology and Findings   Rohit T. Aggarwala, Columbia University   The Industrial-Environmental History of Niagara Falls   Thomas Fletcher, Bishop's University, Quebec   The Legacy of the Love Canal in New York State's    Environmental History: The Love Canal Archives Project   Kathleen M. Delaney, University at Buffalo, SUNY    Chair and Comment: Kenneth S. Mernitz, Buffalo State College, SUNY

Representing New York in Text and Image   William Duer and the Philo-Publius Essays   Chris Brooks, University of Edinburgh, Scotland   The Van Schaicks of Albany:    Dutch-American Identity and Transformation in Early New York   Kathryn Clippinger Kosto, Cornell University   The History of the History of New York, 1800-1860   J.E. Steenshorne, University of California, Irvine    Chair and Comment: Graham J. Barker-Benfield, University    at Albany, SUNY