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"NATALIE A. NAYLOR" <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Nassau County: From Rural Hinterlands to Suburban Metropolis -- A Centennial
Conference sponsored by Hofstra University--March 18-20, 1999.  Call for
Papers:
        Nassau County was created on January 1, 1899, a year after the three
western towns of Queens County became part of New York City.  Hofstra
University's conference will commemorate the centennial by an examination of
various aspects of Long Island history, focusing on Nassau County in the past
hundred years.  Comparative studies and interrelationships with the New York
metropolis are also welcomed.  The conference is primarily historical, but
cross-disciplinary papers using diverse methodologies are encouraged.
        Proposals for papers (200-400 words) should be accompanied by a resume;
submit both in duplicate by Sept. 15.  Previously published material should not
be submitted.  Completed papers, in duplicate, are due by Dec. 1, 1998.
Presentation time is limited to 20 minutes (8-10 typed, double-spaced pages,
excluding notes).  The conference committee will make decisions n the final
papers.  Selected papers will be published.
        Conference Co-directors: Barbara M. Kelly and Natalie A. Naylor, Long
Island Studies Institute, Hofstra University ([log in to unmask]); Edward J.
Smits Centennial Conference Advisory Committee Chair.  For additional
infomration, including a copy of the Call for Papers, contact Athelene Collins-
Prince, Conference Coordinator, Hofstra Cultural Center, 200 Hofstra
University, Hemnpstead, NY 11549-2000; tel 516-463-5669; fax 516-463-4793;
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