***************************************************************************** Histnews: The Electronic History Newsletter Friday, November 5, 1993 Vol.1, No.12 Subscriptions: listserv@ukanvm.bitnet or listserv@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu Submissions: histnews@ukanvm.bitnet or histnews@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu FTP Archive: byrd.mu.wvnet.edu:/pub/history/internet/hist_news Editor: Bob Pasker (rbp@brown.edu) ***************************************************************************** Table of Contents 1. Australian and New Zealand Law and History Conference (31 lines) 2. SOCIETY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE HISTORICAL Prize (31 lines) 3. CFP: 8th Annual Graduate Irish Studies Conference (29 lines) 4. Columbia Conference on Central Asia (10 lines) 5. IEAHCNET Newsletter (81 lines) 6. Syriac Symposium II (54 lines) 7. South African Newsgroups (13 lines) 8. CFP: SEVENTH ANNUAL KLUTZNICK SYMPOSIUM (43 lines) 9. CFP:GENDER AND MATERIAL CULTURE: from prehistory to the present (35 lines) 10. Prehistoric Archaeology of the Northeastern United States Gopher & WWW (25 lines) 11. Western Historical Manuscript Collection: Collection Guides on Gopher (9 lines) 12. PROGRAM FOR DEVIANCE AND DISSENT CONFERENCE, NOV. 6 (74 lines) 13. CFP: Women and Slaves in Classical Culture (66 lines) 14. Professor John E. Rexine (30 lines) 15. Law and Pol. Sci. preprint archive. (27 lines) /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 1. Australian and New Zealand Law and History Conference FFI: BRUCE@URIAH.LAW.MQ.EDU.AU The next Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society Conference will be held in Wellington, New Zealand from 1 to 3 July 1994. Its themes will be Law and colonial societies; Law and labour; and Law and the family. Papers on these and other aspects of law and history will be welcome. There is no restriction to Australian and New Zealand topics. Offers of papers, workshops, panels, or discussions of work in progress should be sent, with a one page abstract, by 30 April 1994 to Bronwyn Dalley Conference Convenor Historical Branch Department of Internal Affairs Box 805 Wellington New Zealand Fax: 644 499 1943 Enquiries about the Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society should be sent to Bruce Kercher Law School Macquarie University NSW 2109 Australia E-mail: Bruce@uriah.law.mq.edu.au /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 2. SOCIETY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE HISTORICAL Prize FFI: James W. Brodman The SOCIETY FOR SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE HISTORICAL STUDIES, at its annual meeting in Chicago in April, 1994, will award a prize for an outstanding FIRST article on any aspect of Iberian history. Eligible are those articles published in 1990, 1991, and 1992. Articles may be in Castilian, Catalan, English, French, Galician, Italian or Portuguese. Articles in other languages are acceptable if the original is accompanied by a full-text translation into Castilian, English, or Portuguese. Those wishing to make a submission should send to EACH of the prize committee members, the following: (1) a copy of the article (photocopies are acceptable); (2) a copy of the journal's contents page showing the journal title, volume and date; (3) the author's resume (including current address). The deadline is December 15, 1993. Further information can be obtained by contacting the prize committee's chairperson, Prof. Owens, at the address stated below, or by telephone: 1-208-233-8589. Committee Membership: 1. J.B. Owens, Department of History, Box 8344, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209. 2. James W. Brodman, Department of History, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, AR 72035-0001. 3. George Esenwein, College of Liberal Arts, Florida Atlantic University, 2912 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 3. CFP: 8th Annual Graduate Irish Studies Conference FFI: Bret Benjamin, bret@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu The 8th Annual Graduate Irish Studies Conference University of Texas Austin, Texas March 25, 26, 27, 1994 Remapping The Borders: Irish Cultural Studies in the 1990s Keynote Speakers: Elizabeth Butler-Cullingford, Barbara Harlow, Rita Ann Higgins, David Lloyd, and Bill Rolston. Austin-Belfast Community Sponsored Mural Project. Proposed Panels and Areas of Interest: Nationalisms, Ethnicities and Class Affiliations * Ireland, Hunger and Famine * The Irish Language and Sociolinguistics * Ireland in Postcolonial Studies * National and Sexual Identities * Film and Cinematic Representations * Parades, Pageants and Holidays * Censorship and Human Rights * Irish Music and Folklore * Ireland in the First, Third and Fourth Worlds * Colonialism, Union and Partition * Irish Drama and the Politics of Representation * Literatures and Histories of the North and South * Ireland in the Middle Ages * Environmental Concerns * Conflict Studies * Women's Studies * Industrialism and Economics * The Politics of Religion Submit a one page abstract by Nov. 15, 1993 to Kathleen Kane and Rachel Jennings, Parlin 108, Department of English, Austin, Tx. 78712 or electronically to bret@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 4. Columbia Conference on Central Asia FFI: Ibrahim Yuksel We would like to inform the members of CENASIA net that the conference will be held on the 2-3 of December, Friday-Saturday. 6 participants from Central Asia (2 from Kyrgyzstan and 3-4 from Uzbekistan) and 8 participants from Columbia University will present papers on various issues and new developments in Central Asia. The organization group from Columbia University made a research trip in last May for the preparation of the conference. A program is being prepared and will be mailed out to the related institutions and individuals, soon. More info will also be released as soon as it is available. New Central Asia Discussion group is expecting to have another organizational meeting during the conference. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 5. IEAHCNET Newsletter FFI: "John Saillant, IEAHCNET" [John Sallaint has just begun distributing a newsletter for the Institute for Early American History and Culture of interest to the early Americanist. Since the notices are short and the publishing frequency is monthly, the entire contents will be reduplicated in its entirety in HistNews. -- Ed.] IEAHCNET NEWSLETTER, NOVEMBER 1993 EVENTS Nov 17: Elaine Forman Crane, "'I Have Suffr'd Much Today': The Defining Force of Pain in Early America," at the Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Lecture from 12:00-2:00. Info: 215-563-3737, ext. 273. Through Jan 23, 1994: "Perpetual Campaign: The Making of the People's President," Smithsonian Exhibit at the Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl Street, NY, NY 10024-1778. Info: 212-425-1778. Dec 10, 1993-Jan 9, 1994: "America Celebrates: Fashions, Feasts, & Festivities," Holiday exhibit at Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA 01342. Daily 9:30-4:30. Info: 413-774-5581. Oct 1993-May 1994: Boston Area Seminar on Early American History, at Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215, first Thursday of each month, 5:15, except Jan. Info: 617-536-1608. FELLOWSHIP DEADLINES IN NOV. Pew Evangelical Scholars Program, Research Fellowship, 1994-1995: Grant of $35,000 for research in humanities, social sciences, or theological disciplines. Those with Christian commitment & an association (position or diploma) with a North American institution welcome to apply. Info: Michael S. Hamilton, Pew Evangelical Scholars Program, G123 Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556; phone 219-631-8347. Deadline Nov 30, 1993. CALLS FOR PAPERS The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic meets July 14-17, 1994, at Boston College. Session proposals encouraged, although individual paper proposals, preferably on topics of broad interest, will be considered. For each paper, submit abstract & c.v. to David Moltke-Hansen, Director, Southern Historical Collection, CB 3926, Wilson Library, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890. Fax 919-962-0484, marking communique SHEAR. CONFERENCES March 9-13, 1994: 25th Anniversary Meeting of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Charleston, SC. May 18-21, 1994: French Colonial Historical Society, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. Info: William Shorrock, Department of History, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115. Phone 216-687-3588; fax 216-687-9290. May 20-21, 1994: "Entrepreneurs: The Boston Business Community, 1750-1850," Info: Barbara A. Mathews, Center for the Study of New England History, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215. June 2-4, 1994: "The Writings of Jonathan Edwards: Text & Context, Text & Interpretation," Indiana University, Conference Bureau, Bloomington, IN 47405. Phone 812-855-6451. July 23-29, 1995: Ninth Annual Conference on the Enlightenment, Munster, Westphalia, Federal Republic of Germany. Info: Professor Werner Schneider, Philosophisches Seminar, Domplatz 23, D--38143, Munster. POSITIONS AVAILABLE Drake University, Department of English, Fall 1994, Assistant Professors (2) who explore the boundaries of English studies. Special interest in African-American, Latin American & Caribbean, & Native American studies. Before applying, contact Joseph Lenz, Chair, Department of English, Drake University, Des Moines, IA 50311; phone 515-271-3778. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 6. Syriac Symposium II FFI: George A. Kiraz, george.kiraz@cl.cam.ac.uk Syria at the Crossroads: Cultural Interchange in Late Antiquity June 8 - 10, 1995 The Catholic University of America Washington D.C. Inquiries: Sidney H. Griffith Robin Darling Young for the Organizing Committee Institute of Christian Oriental Research Mullen Library 202-319-5084 FAX: 202-319-5597 and The Fist Forum on Syriac Computing in association with Syriac Symposium II June 8, 1995 at The Catholic University of America Call for papers The aim of this forum is twofold: firstly, to give academics working on computational projects related to Syriac studies an opportunity to meet and share their work and experiences; secondly, to provide Syriac scholars and computer users with presentations and talks which may be of help in practical matters such as word-processing, fonts and other user-related applications. Proceedings will be published. Papers on all aspects of Syriac computing are welcomed, including, put not limited to: Technical Topics: - lexical databases - concordance generation - morphological analysis - art/image and graphics User-related Topics: - word processing / fonts - critical editions - desktop publishing - computer aided learning / teaching Please send a 1/2 page typed abstract to: George A. Kiraz (SyrCOM) St John's College Cambridge CB2 1TP UK E-mail: george.kiraz@cl.cam.ac.uk /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 7. South African Newsgroups FFI: ccfj@hippo.ru.ac.za (F. Jacot Guillarmod) The following newsgroups have recently been created and should be available on your system. The "za" hierarchy is a rationalized replacement for the older "uninet" and "sanet" news hierarchies, which were used for discussions on various topics of local (i.e. Southern African) interest. These newsgroups are propagated to a large number of systems in this part of the world, and definitely also find their way to systems in the U.S. and Europe. za.archives Who's got what, where... and how... za.events Conferences, events and happenings nationally [The original list has been edited down to those which will be of interest to the historian. If your system does not currently receive these newsgroups, contact your system administrator. -- Ed.] /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 8. CFP: SEVENTH ANNUAL KLUTZNICK SYMPOSIUM FFI: Menachem Mor, MMOR@CREIGHTON.EDU A CALL FOR PAPERS THE SEVENTH ANNUAL KLUTZNICK SYMPOSIUM "Pilgrims and Travelers to the Holy Land" OCTOBER 2 - 3, 1994 The Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization and Creighton University's Center for the Study of Religion and Society will host the Seventh Annual Klutznick Symposium in Omaha, Nebraska, on October 2 and 3, 1994. The Symposium theme is "Pilgrims and Travelers to the Holy Land." Throughout the ages, travelers from many cultures, for many reasons, have been drawn TO and THROUGH the geographical area known as "The Holy Land." The land sacred to Jews, Christians, and Moslems has been a crossroads or a destination for soldiers, scholars, and plain simple people. The Seventh Symposium will survey the major sites, consider the character of the pilgrimages and rituals, and explore the concepts and geographical definition of "The Holy Land" as it applies to each of the three religions. Other topics will relate to the literature of this extended hegira and community of explorers, travelers and traders, as well as to the art and sciences influenced by their experiences. Those chosen to be presenters at the symposium will have twenty minutes to deliver their papers. Subsidies for the cost of the transportation and accommodation of presenters will be arranged. It is expected that the proceedings of the symposium will be published in book form. For further information contact Professor Bryan Le Beau, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society (402-280-2652), or Professor Menachem Mor, Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization (402-280-2303/4), at Creighton University; Omaha, Nebraska 68178. One page abstracts and vitae should be submitted to Professor Mor by April 30, 1994. The Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization PHONE (402) 280-2303/4 INTERNET: MMOR@CREIGHTON.EDU The Center for the Study of Religion and Society PHONE (402) 280-2652 INTERNET: BLBEAU@CREIGHTON.EDU Creighton University 2500 California Plaza; Omaha, Nebraska 68178 FAX (402) 280-4731 /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 9. CFP:GENDER AND MATERIAL CULTURE: from prehistory to the present FFI: Linda Hurcombe, L.M.Hurcombe@queens.exeter.ac.uk This conference will be held at the University of Exeter, from 4th.-6th. July 1994. It will focus on the approaches which can be used to study gender and material culture from the full range of periods since prehistoric times, and will bring together archaeologists, historians and, we hope, museum curators, in a unique opportunity to compare approaches and ideas. To indicate the scope of the conference here are some examples of the subjects of papers offered: prehistoric rock art, classical textiles, town planning, grave effigies, and tupperware! We have speakers coming from North America and Europe. All the papers will highlight methodological problems, but case studies can be used to illustrate the issues. The following list shows the range of themes considered. Material culture production Accumulation and Consumption Exchange and Trade Transmission of possessions Transmission and control of skills knowledge Image and Gender Identity Food and diet Clothing and fashion Display and ornament Gender and spatial constructs Gender and technology We think this will be an exciting conference and would like to hear from any one who would like either to offer a paper (send an abstract of 250 words immediately) or to attend the conference. Dr. Linda Hurcombe (0392) 264345 & Dr Moira Donald (0392) 264318 Dept. of History & Archaeology, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QH, UK. Fax: 0392 264377 /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 10. Prehistoric Archaeology of the Northeastern United States Gopher & WWW FFI: Jonathan Lizee, CERAMICS@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU A World Wide Web server has been constructed at the University of Connecticut/Storrs. One section of this server is dedicated to the prehistoric archaeology of the northeastern United States (Archnet). Archaeologists and students of archaeology can access data, site/survey reports, scanned images, analytical programs, and other resources. The URL of the World Wide Web server is: http://spirit.lib.uconn.edu/HTML/archnet.html GOPHER: spirit.lib.uconn.edu This project is new and will likely undergo unpredictable changes. At the moment there is not much material parked on the server. We are seeking contributions of unpublished site/survey reports, archaeological data, and images. Ideally, we would like Archnet to become an `electronic journal' for northeastern archaeology if there is interest. Please direct queries and submissions to: Jonathan Lizee Department of Anthropology U-176 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269 INTERNET/BITNET: CERAMICS@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 11. Western Historical Manuscript Collection: Collection Guides on Gopher FFI: Zelli Fischetti The Western Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri- St. Louis has started placing collection guides on gopher. We have many guides from the pre-computer era which are being updated. I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions. GOPHER: UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU:/Library/Western Historical Manuscripts [I tried this gopher. They have sources on Women's History, African American History, Labor History, and Social Welfare and Service Organizations. -- Ed.] /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 12. PROGRAM FOR DEVIANCE AND DISSENT CONFERENCE, NOV. 6 FFI: The Columbia Medieval Guild announces its Fourth Annual Graduate Student Conference: DEVIANCE AND DISSENT IN MEDIEVAL CULTURE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1993 ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NY NY 8:30-9:30 REGISTRATION $5 Students/$10 Faculty 9:30-11:15 PLENARY SESSION JOHN BOSWELL, Professor of History, Yale University "Breakthroughs in the Study of Medieval Deviance, Past and Future" RITA COPELAND, Professor of English, University of Minnesota "Intellectual Labor and the Representation of Dissent: William Thorpe and His Lollard Community" 11:30-12:30 SESSION I I.1 HERESY AND HISTORY "The Apocalyptic Body: Na Prous Boneta" Claudia Rattazzi Papke, Columbia University "New Medievalism in the New World" Sarah Chinn, Columbia University I.2 THE BODY AND THE VIOLENCE OF REPRESENTATION "Corpus Non Delicti: The Alliterative Morte Arthure 840-1151" C. Marie Harker, University of California-Riverside "Defining Executions: Heresy, Treason, and the Oldcastle Rebellion" Mary Agnes Edsall, Columbia University 12:30-2:00 LUNCH BREAK 2:00-3:30 SESSION II II.1 LOLLARDY AND CULTURAL POLITICS "'Gostly Sodomites': The Rhetoric of Deviance in Lollard Translation Polemic" Kevin Gustafson, University of Virginia "Reversing Discipline: The Tretise of Miraclis Pleyinge and the Failure of Representation" Ruth Shklar, University of California at Berkeley "Confession of the Word, Confession of the Deed: Contested Community in Orthodox and Lollard Sermons of the Late Fourteenth Century": Doug Catterall, University of Minnesota II.2 THE REPRESENTATION OF JEWS AND JEWISH SELF-REPRESENTATION "Maimonides and the Heresy Question: The Case of the False Messiah of Yemen" Steven Jarron, Columbia University "Disruptive Economies in the Croxton Play of the Sacrament" Sarah Kelen, Columbia University "'Jewes that were both false and fell': Jews, Gender, and Deviance in Middle English Literature" John David Martin, Indiana University 3:30-4:00 COFFEE BREAK 4:00-5:30 SESSION III III.1 HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE HOMOSOCIAL IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE "The Kissing Fields: Orality, Presence, and Homosocial Union in Ami et Amille" Jonathan F. Sharpe, University of Washington "What Marchandise Made They': Robin Hood, Homoerotics, and the Economy of Violence" Stuart A. Kane, University of Rochester "The Personal and the Political: Homosexuality in Augustine's Confessions" Matthew S. Kuefler, Yale University III.2 WOMEN, GENDER, AND DISCOURSES OF RESISTANCE "Heresy, Perversity, Subjectivity: The Grammar of Joan of Arc's Responses at Rouen" Karen Sullivan, University of California at Berkeley "Trotadildonics: The Go-Between and the Idea of the Book in The Book of Good Love" Jean Dangler, Emory University "Julian of Norwich: Revelations or Masquerade?" /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 13. CFP: Women and Slaves in Classical Culture FFI: Sheila Murnaghan, smurnagh@mail.sas.upenn.edu Call for Abstracts WCC PANEL: APA/AIA 1994 Women and Slaves in Classical Culture This panel will explore the continuities and discontinuities between two marginalized groups in classical antiquity: women and slaves. Our aim is to bring together discussions of both the social realities and the cultural representations of these two groups in response to the growing recognition among scholars that it is limiting and reductive to consider gender and status in isolation from one another. Work by classicists on women, the family, and labor and on Greek and Roman sexuality has begun to pursue the intersection of gender and status and to interrogate the association of women and slaves registered in the ancient sources. Historical and theoretical work on race and gender in other fields, especially in postcolonial studies, offers fruitful and challenging suggestions for the study of "otherness" in ancient Greece and Rome. Questions that might be addressed include: Can ancient women and ancient slaves be usefully studied as classes in comparable terms? How similar was the legal status of these two groups in various classical societies? What kinds of contacts between women and slaves were fostered by social institutions such as the family and the household? In what terms was the "otherness" of women and slaves conceptualized? Were slavery and femaleness seen as equally natural states? Was one of these conditions considered more fully based in the body than the other or more capable of being remedied? When were the female slaves who embodied both categories seen primarily as women and when primarily as slaves? How do notions of gender and slavery intersect in Greek and Roman constructions of other cultures, such as the Egyptians or the Persians? How do mythology and literature depict the relationships between free women and slave women? How do tropes involving women and slaves, such as the clever slave and the woman on top in ancient comedy, relate to one another? Papers that bring contemporary theory to bear on ancient material are especially encouraged. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 15, 1994. Questions and abstracts can be addressed to either of the panel's organizers: Sandra Joshel, New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, 617-262-1120 x 456 or 617-739-2651, Fax: 617-262-0500; or Sheila Murnaghan, Dept. of Classical Studies, 720 Williams Hall, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305, 215-898-7425 or 215-649-1349, FAX: 215-898-0933, E-Mail: smurnagh@mail.sas.upenn.edu. Potential panelists may want to consult: Hazel Carby, "Slave and Mistress," in Reconstructing Womanhood (New York, 1987), 20-39. Amy Richlin, "Not Before Homosexuality," Journal of the History of Sexuality 3.4 (April, 1993), 523-573 (with bibliography). Elizabeth Spelman, "Who's Who in the Polis," in Inessential Woman (Boston, 1988), 37-56. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, "Can the Subaltern Speak?" in Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture, ed. Cary Nelson and Lawrence Grossberg (Urbana, 1988), 271-313. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, In Other Worlds (New York, 1987). G.E.M. de Ste. Croix, The Class Struggle in the Ancient World (Ithaca, 1981), 98-103. Pierre Vidal-Naquet, "Slavery and the Rule of Women in Tradition, Myth, and Utopia," in The Black Hunter (Baltimore, 1986), 205-223. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 14. Professor John E. Rexine FFI: Andrew Keller, akeller@center.colgate.edu It is with very great regret that the Department of the Classics at Colgate University announces the death of John E. Rexine, Charles A. Dana Professor of the Classics on 23 October 1993. He retired only 16 months ago, after a distinguished career as both scholar and teacher that was highlighted with many awards, including a distinguished service award from the Classical Association of the Empire State, to which he served as past president. Professor Rexine joined the faculty of Colgate University in 1957. In addition to serving as chair of the department from 1964-1972 and again from 1985-1991, he was also, at one time or another, Director of the Division of Humanities, Associate Dean of Faculty and Acting Dean of Faculty. Dr. Rexine was also the Editor of "Classical Outlook," Associate Editor the "The Greek Orthodox Theological Review," book editor for the "Hellenic Chronicle" and the "Orthodox Observer." He was the author of several books, numerous articles and over 1,000 book reviews. He is survived by his wife Elaine Lavarkas Rexine; two sons, John Jr. and Michael and a daughter, Athenia Rexine Hodge; one grandson; and a sister. He will be sorely missed by his friends, colleagues and students here at Colgate and around the country. A memorial fund will be established in John's honor. The Department of the Classics, Colgate University Albert Ammerman Rebecca Ammerman John Betts Robert Garland Andrew Keller /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 15. Law and Pol. Sci. preprint archive. FFI: Herbert Jacob, I am pleased to announce the availability of an APSA sponsored preprint archive for conference papers in the law and politics socio-legal research field. To access it, use your gopher facility. When connected to your host computer type gopher gopher.nwu.edu 71 At the main menu, choose "Electronic Publications". We are actively soliciting new submissions. Papers that are posted will be kept available for a period of two years. Copyright remains with the author. Posting should not affect publishability any more than making the paper available at the conference at which it was presented; in other disciplines, there has been no difficulty of that sort. Posting papers in the archive will provide wide dissemination; in philosophy, for instance, a similar archive is reported to be accessed several thousand times a month. To submit a paper, send me an ASCII file of it. Be sure to place all notes at the end as end-notes. You may submit papers by e-mail although I prefer them on floppy disks. Using ASCII means that all graphics will need to be stripped; you may indicate in a headnote where they may be obtained. In the near future I hope that it will be possible to transmit files in native formats using something like Adobe's Acrobat, but presently that is not feasible. If you have questions, please e-mail me at mzltov@nwu.edu. Herbert Jacob Herbert Jacob, Northwestern University Voice Mail 708 491-2648 e-mail mzltov@nwu.edu ------- End of HistNews Vol.1 , No.12 -------