The Program in Early American Economy & Society :

The Library Company’s Program in Early American Economy and Society (PEAES) is dedicated to promoting scholarship in, and public understanding of, the origins and development of the early American economy, broadly conceived, encompassing business, finance, commerce, manufacturing, labor, political economy, households and gender, and technology. PEAES programs include research fellowships for both junior and senior scholars, a monograph publication series with Johns Hopkins University Press, publication of conference proceedings as special issues of scholarly journals, seminars throughout the academic year, an annual award for the best journal article relating to early American economic history, a regional survey of manuscript and printed resources in economic history, and the acquisition, cataloging, and conservation of thousands of printed materials to augment the Library Company’s existing rich collections. Public programs such as the annual conference extend PEAES resources to as wide an audience as possible.

Above Left: Detail. Edward Williams Clay. The Times. New York: and pub. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt Street,. 1837. Lithograph.
Header: Specie Claws. New York: Printed & pub. by H.R. Robinson 52 Courtlandt St., ca. 1838. Handcolored lithograph.

TO BE HELD
OCTOBER 11-12, 2007

This conference is free and open to everyone interested in the topic.

For more information please contact
Cathy Matson,
PEAES Director cmatson@udel.edu

or call 215-546-3181

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Click Here for Conference Papers

We encourage everyone coming to the conference to read the papers in advance, and then join us for a lively discussion.

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Conference Brochure
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