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information on managing your subscription; tips on contacting and
communicating via the list; mailing addresses of the list editors; a list
of the current editorial board; and a directory of basic services provided
by H-California and its parent, H-Net.
I. The H-California List: Scope, Content, Purpose.
H-California exists so that people involved in California Studies can
communicate with each other more easily. We hope to sponsor reviews of
new books dealing with California topics, develop an exchange of course
syllabi dealing with California subjects, announce matters of interest for
those interested in California studies, develop a website for California
studies, and serve as a channel of communication for the California
Studies Association. Subscription is open to all who are interested in
California Studies.
H-California intends to foster productive exchange of ideas and materials among historically-oriented scholars of a social scientific or humanistic perspective -- the list is not limited to professional, academic historians. Archivists, librarians, public historians, and students at any level with a mature interest in the craft of history during this period are also welcome. Through this list, subscribers and editors will communicate current research and research interests; discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis; test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching.
H-California invites subscribers to submit syllabi, outlines, handouts, bibliographies, guides to term papers, listings of new sources and archives, and reports on new software, datasets and cd-roms. As a member of H-Net, H-California will post announcements about conferences, fellowships and grants, research and publication opportunities, and jobs. We are especially interested in reaching college faculty who already have, or plan to teach courses on this period. H-California will therefore actively solicit syllabi, reading lists, term paper guides, ideas on films and slides, and tips and comments that will be of use to the teacher who wants to add a single lecture, or an entire course.
II. Our Sponsoring Organization.
H-California is sponsored jointly by the California Studies Association
and by H-Net. The California Studies Association is composed of academics
and members of the general public with an interest in the
interdisciplinary study and analysis of California and its people. The
association grew out of a California Studies conference first held in
1989. The association presents an annual conference (usually in early
February), issues a newsletter, and collects and disseminates curricular
materials dealing with California Studies, among other activities. For
additional information, including information on joining, write to:
California Studies Association, c/o Urban Institute, San Francisco State
University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
III. Editors.
H-California is co-edited by Robert W. Cherny, History, San Francisco
State University, <cherny@sfsu.edu>; Denise Spooner, History, California
State University, Northridge, <dspooner@email.csun.edu>; and Thomas
Wellock, History, San Francisco State University, <wellock@earthlink.net>.
The editors serve two-year renewable terms, with the approval of the H-Net
Executive Committee, and rotate their duties. The current editor will be
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V. Services Provided by H-Net/H-California
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from electronic and print sources and packages them for
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opportunities, with instructions on how to obtain the
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VI. Editorial Board.
H-California's daily activities are managed by the
editors. Its long-term policies are developed by the
editorial board. If you are interested in serving on the
board, please contact the current editor. Board members
referee incoming articles, reviews, and teaching materials;
establish basic subscription restrictions and policy; advise
the editors on disputes among editors and subscribers;
monitor the list and make active contributions to
discussion; and serve as the subscribers' voice in H-Net
affairs. You are encouraged to contact any or all of the
editorial board members with ideas and concerns about H-
California.
Current Editorial Board, H-California:
Gabriela F. Arredondo, Latin American & Latina/o Studies Department, University of California
Richard DeLeon, Political Science, San Francisco State
University
William Deverell, History, California Institute of
Technology
James Gregory, History, University of Washington
Michael Gregory, English, San Francisco State University
Judd Grenier, History, California State University,
Dominguez Hills
William Issel, History, San Francisco State University
Glenna Matthews, Independent Scholar, Berkeley, CA
Kenneth N. Owens, Public History, California State
University, Sacramento
Nancy Quam-Wickham, History, California State University,
Long Beach
Federico A. Sanchez, Chicano/Latino Studies, California
State University, Long Beach
Ronald Schmidt, Political Science, California State
University, Long Beach
Ronald C. Tobey, History, University of California,
Riverside
Jules Tygiel, History, San Francisco State University
Richard A. Walker, Geography, University of California,
Berkeley
Martha Kendall Winnacker, Academic Information Technology
Initiatives & Special Programs, University of California
Victoria Saker Woeste, American Bar Foundation
Andrew A. Workman, History, Mills College
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