Editors' Notes COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC HISTORY The Committee on Research in Economic History of the Economic History Association has awarded Arthur H. Cole Grants-in-Aid for 1981 to the following scholars: James C. Riley, Indiana University, "Reforming French Finances: The Debate of 1763." Martin C. Spechler, Tel-Aviv University, for a study of prices and wages in the prov- inces of Russia, 1870-1916. Lawrence Herbst, Vassar College, "The Structure of the Agricultural Economy in Penn- sylvania in 1850 in the Mercantile-Agrarian (R)Evolution." Jean-Francois Briere, State University of New York, Albany, research on the financial organization of the eighteenth century St. Malo-Newfoundland fishing industry. Peter Coclanis, Columbia University, "Economy and Society in Colonial Charleston: The Early Years 1670-1732." The Committee (formerly Council) on Research in Economic History supports research regardless of time or geographic area. Preference is given to recent Ph.D. recipients. Tradi- tionally, stipends do not exceed $1,200 and seldom reach that figure. Applications are due by April 1 of each year. Notification is normally made not later than June 15. Applicants should supply seven copies of a presentation of not more than five pages which includes: (1) a description of the project; (2) a curriculum vitae; and (3) a brief bud- get for the project. Applications longer than five pages will be returned for editing. C.R.E.H. Grants-in-Aid are designed to be supplemental to other grants and income. Members of the Committee for 1981 are: Chairman, Michael Edelstein, Queen's Col- lege; Russell Menard, University of Minnesota; Pamela J. Nickless, University of Ken- tucky; John A. James, University of Virginia; Diane Lindstrom, University of Wisconsin; Robert Higgs, University of Washington; and Secretary, ex officio, Richmond D. Wil- liams. Direct inquiries to the Secretary, Richmond D. Williams, at Eleutherian Mills Histori- cal Library, Wilmington, Delaware 19807. EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ECONOMIC HISTORY Professor Peter Mathias, All Souls College, Oxford, U.K., is organizing a group flight from London to Budapest in connection with the Eighth International Congress of Eco- nomic History to be held in Budapest, August 16-20, 1982. Anyone who is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity should write to Professor Mathias at once. CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS Hofstra University is sponsoring a conference, "Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Man, the Myth, the Era, 1882-1945." The Conference Committee welcomes papers dealing with the life, career, and Presidency of FDR from the perspective of such fields as history, econom- ics, political science, international affairs, business, law, and public administration. The deadline for completed papers is November 1, 1981. For further information, contact Na- talie Datlof and Alexej Ugrinsky, Conference Coordinators, University Center for Cul- tural & Intercultural Studies, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11550. 664 Editors' Notes 665 The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is planning a symposium on "Ethnicity and Labor in the Anthracite Region" to be held at the Anthracite Museum of Scranton in Fall 1982. The papers will be published. Suggestions for topics and papers are requested. Write Director, Anthracite Museum Complex, R.D. # 1 , Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18504. FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TTie National Humanities Center is an institute for advanced study in history, literature, philosophy, and other fields of the humanities. It is designed to foster individual research and intellectual exchange within a community of scholars. Fellowships at the Center are awarded on the basis of an open competition. The Center welcomes applications from scholars in the United States and abroad. In addition to scholars from fields traditionally associated with the humanities, representatives of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and professional life may apply for fellowships. For the academic year 1982-1983 fellowships are available for: (1) Young Scholars—Men and women near the beginning of their scholarly careers. These Fellows are normally three to ten years beyond the doctorate. (2) Senior Fellows—Men and women of substantial scholarly experience, normally more than ten years beyond the doctorate, are regarded as Senior Fellows. (3) Special Seminars—The Center anticipates funding for the following special semi- nars: (a) The Charles Frankel Seminar on Citizenship—historical and philosophical inquiries on the idea, practice, and theory of citizenship from antiquity to the pres- ent, (b) Commerce and Culture—the relations between commercial life and in- tellectual, moral, or aesthetic concerns in art, literature, history, religion, philoso- phy, and other fields of inquiry. The deadline for 1982-83 fellowship applications is January 10, 1982. All interested scholars may obtain information and application material from the National Humanities Center, P. O. Box 12256, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709. Villa I Tatti: The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies at Villa I Tatti will award upward of seven stipendiary fellowships for independent study on any aspect of the Italian Renaissance for the academic year 1982-1983. Fellows must be free to devote full time to study. Fellowships run from July 1, 1982, to June 30,1983. Applicants should send their curriculum vitae and a description of their project to the Director, Villa I Tatti, Via di Vincigliata, 50135 Florence, Italy before November 1, 1981, and duplicates to Professor Walter Kaiser, 401 Boylston Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, U.S.A. Candidates should ask three senior scholars familiar with their work to send con- fidential letters of recommendation to the Director by the same date with duplicates to Professor Kaiser. I Tatti also offers a limited number of non-stipendiary fellowships for scholars working in Florence on Renaissance subjects with support from other sources. Scholars interested in these fellowships should apply as described above by November 1, 1981. Columbia University Society of Fellows in the Humanities, with grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the William R. Kenan Trust, will appoint a number of post- doctoral fellows in the humanities for the academic year 1982-1983. Fellows newly ap- pointed for 1982-1983 must have received the Ph.D. between January 1, 1980 and July 1, 1982. Stipend $17,500, one half for independent research and one half for teaching in the undergraduate program in general education. Application forms can be obtained by writ- ing to the Director, Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Heyman Humanities Center, 666 Editors'Notes Columbia University, 70-74 Morningside Drive, New York, New York 10027. Deadline for receipt of completed application forms is November 1, 1981. The Columbia Society of Fellows in the Humanities, with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, also will appoint two Senior Fellows in the humanities for the aca- demic year 1982-1983. Awards will be made to scholars of particular accomplishment and promise who have held the doctorate and who have been teaching as full-time faculty for at least five years but have not yet received tenure, and who have at least one significant publication to their credit. Preference will be given to candidates qualified for promotion to tenure but for whom a tenured position does not currently exist. Senior Fellows for 1982-1983 will receive a stipend of $22,500 plus regular faculty benefits. Senior Fellows will teach half time in courses determined in consultation with the appropriate depart- ments at Columbia. Appointments as Senior Fellows in the Society will normally be re- newed for a second year, with the possibility of a third year in particular cases. Candidates must be nominated by the chairmen of their departments or of an appropri- ate interdepartmental committee, either at Columbia or at their present institution. Appli- cations from individuals will not be considered. Nominations must be accompanied by a complete curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, papers read, as well as work in progress, and a statement from the candidate of his/her scholarly project and goals. It should also indicate the number of years of full-time instruction. In addition to the letter of nomination, the candidate should request at least two further letters of support from senior colleagues in his/her field who are familiar with his/her scholarly work. The nomi- nating chairman's letter of endorsement should assess the candidate's qualities as a scholar and teacher; it should also describe his/her actual situation in the department, addressing such issues as: the prospects of a tenure opening for which the candidate would be eligible; whether or not the department has voted for promotion to tenure; the basis for the depart- ment's nomination of the candidate to the Society of Fellows (i.e., vote of the executive or other committee, chairman's or dean's decision). The chairman's letter of endorsement and all supporting material should be sent to: The Director, Society of Fellows in the Hu- manities, Heyman Humanities Center, Columbia University, 70-74 Morningside Drive, New York, New York 10027. Deadline: Nominations and supporting materials must be received no later than November 1, 1981. The History Department of Temple University announces a new training program in Comparative History for Ph.D. and M.A. candidates in history. The program seeks (1) to offer thorough training in the comparative approaches for students wishing to emphasize these in their graduate work, and (2) to enable students in all fields of history and related disciplines to strengthen their more specialized work with a comparative dimension ap- propriate to their interests. The History Department has available a limited number of fel- lowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships for qualified students. For further information, write to The Comparative History Program, 917 Gladfelter Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS The History Graduate Students Association of the University of California, Los Angeles, has launched a new publication, the UCLA Historical Journal. The journal is one of the few periodicals catering exclusively to the needs of graduate students, as a forum for the publication of graduate student papers and of professional news of particular interest to them. For further information, write to UCLA Historical Journal, Department of History, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024. The Conference Board, a business research organization, now makes its proprietary eco- Editors'Notes 667 nomic data available on line through The Conference Board Data Base (CBDB). CBDB contains over 800 macroeconomic historical and forecast time series. The historical data cover such topics as capital spending, help-wanted advertising and business and consumer sentiment. The forecasts include highlights from major forecasting services plus a detailed U.S. forecast from the Board's chief economist, Albert T. Sommers. In addition to provid- ing a speedy way to receive this data, CBDB allows users the capability to manipulate the data and produce graphs, tables and statistical analysis. Currently, CBDB is available through 5 time-sharing vendors. For more information, write to Linette Stein, The Con- ference Board, 845 Third Avenue, New York NY 10022. Economisch-Historische Bibliotheek announces the following publication: Handel in the- orie an praktijk. Katalogus van weken gepubliceerd voor 1830, aanwezig in de Economisch- Historische Bibliotheek Amsterdam, [Commerce in theory and practice. Catalogue covering material published through 1830, available in the Economisch-Historische Bibliotheek Amsterdam], Amsterdam, 1981. This catalogue has 180 pages with 2324 titles, classified in subjects concerning commerce in the broadest sense. For further information, write to Economisch-Historische Bibliotheek, Herengracht 220, 1016 BT Amsterdam, The Nether- lands.