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<div>Harvard University's Charles Warren Center for Studies in
American History will co-host a two-day symposium<b> May 11-12</b>
with<b> Richard White</b> (Stanford University) on his new project,<b>
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Transcontinental Railroads and the
Shaping of Modern North America"</b>. There are no
pre-circulated papers for this conference and all are welcome.</div>
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<div>I have a copy of one of the chapters if anyone is interested.
Meg</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Harvard University's Center for American
Political Studies, Charles Warren Center for Studies in American
History and the Institutional Development Initiative<br>
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present....<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Richard White, Margaret Byrne
Professor of American History, Stanford University</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>"The Sorcerer's Apprentice:
Transcontinental Railroads and the Shaping of Modern North
America"</b></blockquote>
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This will be a series of presentations over the span of two days.<br>
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The schedule is as follows:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>May 11, 3-5pm<br>
"Friends: The Transcontinental Railroad
Lobby"</b></blockquote>
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Respondents:<br>
Charles Stewart III, Professor of Political Science, MIT<br>
Richard Bensel, Professor of Government, Cornell University<br>
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May 11, 5 -7 pm<br>
Reception - Robinson Hall Lobby<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>May 12, 10am-noon<br>
"Information: The Financing of the Transcontinental
Railroads"</b></blockquote>
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Respondents:<br>
Frank Dobbin, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University<br>
Meg Jacobs, Associate Professor of History, MIT<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>May 12, 3-5pm<br>
"Constructing Space: Railroads and the Creation of Western North
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Respondents:<br>
Paul Groth, Professor of U. S. Cultural Landscape History at the
University of California, Berkeley and Warren Fellow<br>
Ellen Stroud, Assistant Professor of History, Oberlin College and
Warren Fellow<br>
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This series features brief presentations by Professor White and the
respondents, followed by discussion with the audience.<br>
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All sessions will take place:<br>
History Library, First Floor Level<br>
Robinson Hall<br>
Harvard University<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>For more information contact the CAPS
office at 495-2724 or the Warren Center at 495-1119<br>
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<div>Meg Jacobs<br>
Associate Professor of History<br>
Class of 1947 Career Development Chair<br>
M.I.T.<br>
77 Massachusetts Ave., E51-188<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
(617) 253-7895 (o)<br>
(617) 253-9406 (f)<br>
http://web.mit.edu/mjacobs/www/</div>
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