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The Halle Archives and the Pietist Diaspora
Harvard University
November 15-16, 1997A weekend Workshop on "The Halle Archives and the Pietist Diaspora," the first in a series of two-day meetings to focus on sources in Atlantic history, convened at Harvard on November 15 and 16, 1997. Invited presenters, led by the Head Archivist of the Franckesche Stiftungen, Dr. Thomas Müller, included Aaron Fogleman, A. Gregg Roeber, Renate Wilson, and Marianne Wokeck, all scholars who have used the Archives extensively. Formal papers were not presented; rather, each speaker discussed problems and potentials of using the Archives for research in their own areas of interest.
The Program
Session 1Saturday, November 15, 9:30 a.m.
Professor Bernard Bailyn, Harvard University
IntroductionDr. Thomas J. Müller, Head Archivist of the Francke Foundations
"What Is Going On in the Halle Archives? Their Historical Background, Current Work, and Tips on Approaching the Sources"
Session 2
2:00 p.m.
Professor Marianne Wokeck, Indiana University/Purdue University
"Potential and Challenges of the Archives of the Franckesche Stiftungen for Social Historians"Professor Aaron Fogleman, University of South Alabama
"Halle and the German Great Awakening in British North America, 1734-1755"
Session 3
Sunday, November 16, 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Renate Wilson, The Johns Hopkins University
"Philanthropy, Foreign Mission, and the Pharmaceutical Trade: The Francke Foundations as a Source of Medical and Economic History"Professor A. Gregg Roeber, Pennsylvania State University
"Unknown Diasporas? The Challenges of the Halle Archives"
Please send inquiries or comments to Atlantic History Seminar, Harvard University.
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