HAGLEY MUSEUM AND LIBRARY GRANTS.

Hagley Exploratory Research Grants. These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project will benefit from Hagley research collections, but need the opportunity to explore them on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is warranted. Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on existing scholarship. Applicants should reside more than fifty miles from Hagley, and the stipend is $400. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30, and October 31.

Henry Belin du Pont Research Grants. These research grants enable scholars to pursue advanced research and study in the collections of the Hagley Library. They are awarded for the length of time needed to make use of Hagley collections for a specific project. The stipends are for a maximum of eight weeks and are prorated at $400/week for recipients who reside further than fifty miles from Hagley, and $200/week for those within fifty miles. Application deadlines: March 31, June 30, and October 31.

Applications for all grants should be submitted via email attachment to Carol Lockman, clockman@Hagley.org. For submission requirements, please visit http://www.hagley.org/research/grants-fellowships. Questions about grant procedures may be directed to Carol Lockman.

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BUSINESS HISTORY REVIEW CALL FOR PAPERS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PHILANTHROPY. The theme of the special issue is historical philanthropy, and the guest editors of this special issue welcome proposals that are relevant to contemporary debates and comparative across nations. They are looking for historical contributions that make connections between entrepreneurial and philanthropic practices and processes. The deadline for the submission of papers is December 31, 2017. Potential contributors should alert one of the guest editors of their intention to submit an article and seek advice as necessary at the earliest opportunity: Charles Harvey: charles.harvey@ncl.ac.uk; Mairi Maclean: kmm57@bath.ac.uk; Roy Suddaby: rsuddaby@uvic.ca.

All articles should be prepared following Business History Review conventions and should not exceed 10,000 words inclusive of footnotes, tables, and figures. Guidelines for contributors can be found at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayMoreInfo?jid=BHR&type=ifc.

Final decisions on submissions will be made by the journal editors, Walter Friedman and Geoffrey Jones, following recommendations from the guest editors.

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JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH IN MARKETING SPECIAL ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS.

The Origins of Marketing Thought and Practice in the United Kingdom. The Journal of Historical Research in Marketing (JHRM) invites submissions for a special issue focused on the history of marketing theory, thought, and practice in the United Kingdom. Several overarching themes are planned including the history of retailing, consumption, advertising, and marketing history. There is no intent to limit this special issue to any specific time period (e.g., the medieval era and the advent of the county market, marketing during the industrial revolution, the emergence of certified marketing professionals in the early 1900s, the interwar period and marketing practices, and post–Second World War are all viable areas for exploration among others).

For a fuller description and submission information, please consult the complete call for papers at http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6722. The submission deadline is May 15, 2017.

The History of Indian Marketing. The Journal of Historical Research in Marketing (JHRM) invites submissions for a special issue focused on the history of Indian marketing. For this special issue of JHRM we particularly welcome manuscripts that address topics focused on India and Indians with a historical perspective.

For a fuller description and submission information, please consult the complete call for papers at http://emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/call_for_papers.htm?id=6723. The submission deadline is June 30, 2017.

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BAKER LIBRARY EXHIBITION. Baker Library recently opened a new exhibition, “At the Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation—The Formative Years,” featuring the extensive Polaroid Corporation archives. The exhibit is located in the North Lobby of the Baker Library Bloomberg Center, Harvard Business School or can be explored online at https://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/polaroid/.

For more information about Baker Library Special Collections visit https://www.library.hbs.edu/Find/Collections-Archives/Special-Collections.

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EUROPEAN BUSINESS HISTORY ASSOCIATION 21ST CONGRESS. The 2017 European Business History Association (EBHA) will hold its annual conference in Vienna, Austria from August 24–26, 2017. The theme is “Transformation in Business and Society: A Historical Approach.” Please visit the EBHA website for more information, www.ebha.org.

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WORLD ECONOMIC HISTORY CONGRESS. The next gathering of the World Economic History Congress (WEHC) will convene July 29–August 3, 2018 in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, to consider the broad theme of “Waves of Globalization.” For more information, please visit the conference website at http://wehc2018.org/.

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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY BLOG. This new blog, started by Stephanie Decker, Christina Lubinski, and Dan Wadhwani, aims to be a hub to publish ongoing activities and publications, and exchange ideas and comments, for those involved in historical approaches to studying organizations. For more information, please visit http://orghist.com/.

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COMMODITY HISTORIES. The Commodity Histories website aims to “raise public awareness of the rich histories and cultures of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America via their crucial role in the growing of crops and the production of commodities that have become an indispensable aspect of people's daily lives throughout the world” and to that end provides “a public forum for research postings, news and information about the history of commodities.” The site also includes a searchable directory of researchers. Produced by the Open University and made possible through funding support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, the project team members are Sandip Hazareesingh and Mat Paskins. For more information, please visit http://www.commodityhistories.org/.