Albert H. Small D.C. History Symposium
Join us for the Albert H. Small D.C. History Symposium showcasing emerging scholars and their cutting-edge research on Washington, D.C. Held in honor of Mr. Small, who donated his vast collection of D.C. prints, maps, books and ephemera to GW in 2011, this symposium invites you to engage with the next generation of D.C. scholars as they continue to explore and share the city’s story.
After the student presentations, American University professor M. J. Rymsza-Pawlowska will deliver a keynote address on the 1976 bicentennial in Washington, D.C. A reception will follow for in-person attendees.
This program is organized by the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies with support from the Albert and Shirley Small Family Foundation.
About M. J. Rymsza-Pawlowska
M. J. Rymsza-Pawlowska is an associate professor of history and public history at American University. An interdisciplinary cultural historian who studies the 19th- and 20th-century United States, she was born in Wroclaw, Poland, but grew up in Washington, D.C. Rymsza-Pawlowska is a Smithsonian Research Associate, serves on several local advisory committees and is the author of History Comes Alive: Public History and Popular Culture in the 1970s (University of North Carolina Press, 2017). She is currently working on her next book as a visiting senior faculty fellow at the John Nicholas Brown Center for Advanced Study.
About the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies
The center houses an important collection of Washington, D.C., history, as well as a non-circulating library. Stop by during public hours or schedule a research visit to access books, serials and original maps, illustrative prints, newspapers, ephemera and more. You can also engage with us online: browse the entire collection on the collections website, follow the center's Evolution D.C. blog for student research or join our virtual D.C. Mondays programs for insights into Washington's history and culture. Learn more about the center
How to Participate
This program will be in a hybrid format. You can join us in person at the museum or watch the livestream online. Please register in advance and choose how you would like to participate. We will email virtual attendees a link and instructions for joining via Zoom. When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.
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