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I-CHORA Conference Updates

 
bullet January 8, 2008 - Post conference paper submission guidelines posted

We invite I-CHORA 3 authors to consider submitting a revised and extended version of their conference paper for publication consideration. We plan a theme issue or issues of the peer-reviewed journal Libraries and the Cultural Record. Libraries & the Cultural Record is devoted exclusively to the broad history of collections of knowledge that form the cultural record. Its articles explore the significance of those collections in libraries, archives, and museums in the context of cultural and social history, unlimited as to time and place.
I-CHORA 3 Post conference Paper Submission Guidelines

bullet October 9, 2007 - I-CHORA 3 attendees list posted

Click here to see the list of attendees present at I-CHORA 3.
 
bullet August 27, 2007 - Post Conference publication of expanded and revised I-CHORA 3 papers

Following the success of the Third International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (I-CHORA) in September 2007, we are now accepting submissions for the forthcoming peer-reviewed, post-conference publication on personal papers and archives which will appear in a forthcoming issue or issues of Libraries and the Cultural Record in 2008. The I-CHORA 3 organizing committee of Barbara L. Craig, Philip B. Eppard, Brenda Lawson, and Heather MacNeil will serve as the general editors for the issue and will prepare an introductory essay on  the I-CHORA 3 conference and its themes.  The themes of the publication will be consistent with that of the conference but are not limited to the following areas:

- the forms of personal records
- the motivations for making and keeping personal records
- the collecting of personal records by individuals and archival repositories
- cross-disciplinary perspectives on personal records
- needs for research in the area of personal records

All submissions of scholarly research on the above themes are welcome. All submissions will be refereed. No substantial editorial changes will be made without the permission of the author.  The deadline to submit papers for the forthcoming peer-reviewed, post-conference publication on the history of records, record-keeping and archives is Friday, January 18, 2008. Please review our submission guidelines for full details on how to prepare and submit your paper.
 
bullet August 1, 2007 - Revised schedule with tentative times for I-CHORA 3
Click here for the new schedule.
 
bullet May 27, 2007 - Guidelines for Conference Participants
Guidelines for participants in I-CHORA 3 and instructions for preparation and submission of conference papers are now available. Click on the Documents button above.
 
bullet April 28, 2007 - Registration Information
For complete registration information for I-CHORA 3, visit The Massachusetts Historical Society site.
 
bullet April 18, 2007 - Financial Support Information
Notification of financial assistance awards to those speakers and chairs
who requested assistance will be made on Monday, April 23.
 
bullet March 7, 2007 - Financial Support Information
A modest sum of support is available to students and presenters who are in need of funding to attend the conference. To apply, please send a message to the conference e-mail account at ichora@albany.edu stating who you are and the reasons why you need support. Successful applicants will be informed of award amounts by 13 April 2007.
 
bullet March 7, 2007 - Registration Information

Full registration information for I-CHORA 3 will be available
shortly. The registration rates and deadlines are as follows:

Early bird registration: $200 ($100 for students)
Early bird registration deadline: August 1, 2007

Regular registration: $275; ($140 for students)
Regular registration deadline: September 15, 2007
 
bullet March 7, 2007 - Hotel Information

Registrants should make their own hotel arrangements. To accommodate conference guests, a number of rooms have been blocked off from 26 September (p.m.) to 29 September (a.m.) at three hotels within walking distance of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Each hotel has provided a guaranteed group rate for those attending the I-CHORA conference. There are a limited number of blocked rooms available, so it is advisable to make hotel bookings as soon as possible. Each hotel will also accommodate any guest who opts to stay longer or shorter than the prescribed dates.

Click here for detailed hotel information.

 
bullet March 7, 2007 - Preliminary Program
The preliminary program schedule for I-CHORA 3 can be found here.
 

bullet March 19, 2006 - I-CHORA 3 Call for Papers - deadline extended to May 19th
The Third International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (I-CHORA 3) will be held in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27-29, 2007, hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.

The theme of the conference will be the history of personal records and personal recordkeeping practices. This theme is intended to cover the full range of personal documents—including, for example, letters, diaries, journals, and scrapbooks—both as document types and as parts of recordkeeping systems that document personal life. We invite submissions of proposals for papers that report on original research into a topic and theme that has not been widely discussed in the archival literature, although there are many scholars in literary studies, history and the arts who have probed the personal and social functions and meaning of records made, kept, and exchanged by people in their private and professional lives. Papers may treat any time period and any national jurisdiction. Topics might include, but are not limited to the following areas:

bullet the forms of personal records
bullet the motivations for making and keeping personal records
bullet the collecting of personal records by individuals and archival repositories
bullet cross-disciplinary perspectives on personal records
bullet needs for research in the area of personal records

Please think about your work and how it may be shared with colleagues in the world of archives and beyond.

Proposals for papers should be no less than 500 words, double spaced, and in RTF format.

Proposals should be sent to i-chora@fis.utoronto.ca by 19 May 2006. We will advise acceptance by the middle of June 2006.

Organizing and Program Committee:
Barbara Craig, University of Toronto
Philip B. Eppard, University at Albany, SUNY
Heather MacNeil, University of British Columbia
Brenda Lawson, Massachusetts Historical Society

 

 

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