OHQ Call for Proposals: Oregonians in Time of Recession and Depression

The Oregon Historical Quarterly seeks proposals for manuscripts that will consider how Oregonians have experienced and responded to large-scale economic hardship, including but not limited to the panics and ensuing recessions/depressions of 1873 and 1893, the Great Depression, and the recessions of the late 1950s and early 1980s.  The Quarterly encourages proposals that address this history from social, economic, or political perspectives and that consider the topic across broad times and geographic regions or as associated with a specific place, incident, or person.  Proposals for manuscripts based in oral histories are also encouraged.  Some questions that may be addressed include but are by no means limited to: How have federal, state, and local governments influenced Oregonians’ experience of recession and depression?  What has been the effect of recession and depression on cultural institutions?  How have recession and depression been tied to and affected by the state’s historic dependence on a natural-resource economy?  What have been the long-term effects of depression and recession?  What alternative economic models have local communities created in response to depression and recession?  How have people managed to survive during times of severe economic depression?  How do Oregonians remember times of recession and depression?

Proposals are due by September 1, 2009, and should include a narrative of not more than 300 words, a short bibliography for the proposed manuscript, and the author’s resume or CV. Send proposals to: Editor, Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland, OR 97206.  Questions?  Send an e-mail to Eliza.Canty-Jones@ohs.org.

The Oregon Historical Quarterly, a peer-reviewed, public history journal, has been published continuously since 1900 by the Oregon Historical Society, an independent, nonprofit organization.  OHQ brings well-researched, well-written history about Oregon and the Pacific Northwest to both scholars and a general audience.  With a circulation of around 5,000, OHQ is one of the largest state historical society journals in the United States and is a recognized and respected source for the history of the Pacific Northwest region.