Hagley Museum and Library
CALL FOR PAPERS
Automobility:
A Conference on the 100th anniversary of the Model T
November 6-7, 2008
Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington Delaware
The appearance of Ford's Model T automobile in 1908 ushered in a century during which motorized vehicles spread across
the American landscape. Their impact was immense, visible in structures such as roads, bridges, garages and parking lots,
in businesses including service stations and fast food restaurants, and in altered residential patterns. In addition to cars, other
conveyances - such as buses, trucks, mobile homes, fire engines, and motorcycles -- as well as vehicles produced for
construction and military purposes reshaped business and commerce, created new industries, and generated endless
technological innovations. For a conference that marks the Model T's 100th anniversary, the Center for the History of
Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library invites papers that reflect broadly on the impact of
motor vehicles in America since 1908. As the automobile has been the subject of considerable scholarly work, papers
concerning passenger cars should break new ground and address heretofore under-explored questions. Scholarship on other
vehicles powered by internal combustion engines is far less developed. We therefore especially encourage papers that
consider their business, technological and commercial dimensions. All papers should be empirically based and historically
informed.
Proposals should be no more than 500 words and accompanied by a short cv. Deadline for submissions is March 31,
2008. Travel support is available for those presenting papers at the conference. To submit a proposal or to obtain more
information, contact Carol Lockman, Hagley Museum and Library, PO Box 3630, Wilmington DE 19807, 302-658-2400,
ext. 243; 302-655-3188 (fax); clockman@Hagley.org.
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