NASOH Collaboration
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1. Introduction and Purpose of this Survey

Dear Member of the Society for Oceanic History,

Two portions of NASOH’s Strategic Plan relate to collaborating with other organizations having missions compatible with ours. One of these states that we shall

"Encourage scholarly sessions on maritime topics at meetings of major historical societies. For a generation, at least, the larger historical organizations have paid far less attention to maritime history than in earlier times. This has resulted in the growth of smaller organizations as maritime specialists sought new avenues of expression."

The other says that we shall seek to

"Increase participation in conferences of NASOH and other national and international maritime organizations, since NASOH represents the U.S. Commission of Maritime History, a member of the International Commission on Maritime History."

The first step in advancing these goals is to identify those associations with whom efforts at collaboration would most likely bear fruit. To that end, NASOH’s subcommittee on collaboration is asking your input. You can help the cause by responding to the following six questions.

NASOH Committee on Collaborations, Michael J. Crawford, Victor Mastone, and Geoffrey Rossano.

Please address your questions about this survey to Mike Crawford at michael.crawford@navy.mil.

1. Apart from NASOH’s, what professional organizations’ annual meetings do you frequently attend?

Apart from NASOH’s, what professional organizations’ annual meetings do you frequently attend? Name of Organization:
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2. If NASOH were to sponsor sessions on maritime history at the annual meeting of one or more of the following organizations’ annual meetings, would you consider proposing a paper? Check all of the appropriate organizations.

If NASOH were to sponsor sessions on maritime history at the annual meeting of one or more of the following organizations’ annual meetings, would you consider proposing a paper? Check all of the appropriate organizations. Canadian Nautical Research Society

American Historical Association

Council of American Maritime Museums

National Maritime Historical Society

Organization of American Historians

Society for Historical Archeology

Steamship Historical Society of America

U.S. Naval Academy’s Naval History Symposium

3. At what additional organizations' annual meetings would you consider proposing a paper on maritime history topics at a session sponsored by NASOH?

At what additional organizations' annual meetings would you consider proposing a paper on maritime history topics at a session sponsored by NASOH? Name of organization:
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4. What museums and historic sites that sponsor maritime-related conferences would you recommend we consider as possible conference partners?

What museums and historic sites that sponsor maritime-related conferences would you recommend we consider as possible conference partners? Name of organization:
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5. What organizations do you know of that have members with interests in maritime topics whom we could invite to propose papers at and/or attend our conferences? Consider specialist history organizations dealing with economic, geographic/exploration, and women's issues, as well as American studies and cultural, technological/engineering, and social history, and literature that make a good fit for branches of maritime history relating to labor, trade, exploration, cultural diffusion, and scientific/engineering/technology.

What organizations do you know of that have members with interests in maritime topics whom we could invite to propose papers at and/or attend our conferences? Consider specialist history organizations dealing with economic, geographic/exploration, and women's issues, as well as American studies and cultural, technological/engineering, and social history, and literature that make a good fit for branches of maritime history relating to labor, trade, exploration, cultural diffusion, and scientific/engineering/technology. Name of Organization:
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6. Please provide us your practical suggestions and comments on fostering collaboration with compatible organizations.

Please provide us your practical suggestions and comments on fostering collaboration with compatible organizations.