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Book Notes Compiled and written by Ken DuBois Jeannette Rankin: America's Conscience, by Norma Smith, introduction byKathryn Anderson (Montana Historical SocietyPress, Helena, 2002. Photographs, bibliography, index. 239pages. $17.95paper) Jeannette Rankin of Montana has thedistinc tion of being the firstwoman elected to the U.S.Congress and the only congressperson to vote againstU.S. involvementinbothworld wars. A lifelongadvocate ofwomen's rights,children's rights,and peace, she continued to speak out on causeswell intoher lateeighties. Interviews with Rankin conducted between 1963and 1971are the foundation forthisessentialwork. Elusive Truth:Four Photographers at Manzanar, byGerald H. Robinson, introductionbyArchie Miyatake (CarlMautz Publishing,Nevada City, California, 2002. Photographs, notes, bibliog raphy,index. 112pages. $20.00 paper) Photographers Ansel Adams, Clem Albers, Dorothea Lange, and ToyoMiyatake created this visual document of lifeat the Manzanar Reloca tionCamp in ruralCalifornia east of the Sierra Nevada. Robinson has added explanatory text, but the real storyistold in the images thatdepict familiesvisiting,childrenplaying, and teenagers picnicking, isolatedbybarbedwire, barracks,and thevast desert landscape. Mices Elizabeth C.WinrothMaps Acquisitions Fund Established Inhonor of itslongtimemaps librarian, theOr egonHistorical Societyhas created theElizabeth C.Winroth Maps Acquistion Fund. For nearly twenty-sevenyears,LizWinroth strove tobuild and enhance theSociety's exceptionalmaps col lections,preserving forfuturegenerations an in valuable record of our region's history.Contri butions may be sent to theOregon Historical Society, attn. Development Department, 1200 S.W. ParkAve., Portland,OR 97205.Pleasewrite "Eliza beth C. Winroth Maps Acquisitions Fund" on checks. Contact Kerstin Schulz, Development Assistant, at 503-306-5223, with questions. PNW Historians Guild Call for Presentations The nineteenth annual conference of thePacific Northwest Historians Guild will be heldMarch 6,2004, in Seattle, Washington, focusing on the themeof lifeinthePacificNorthwest since World War II. Presentations that include handouts for classroom teachers are particularly appreciated. Proposals, including a titleand a one-paragraph description, should be submittedbyOctober 15, 2003, to PNW Historians Guild, P.O. Box 85457 University Station, Seattle, WA 98145, csr@pnwhistorians.org.Direct questions toBruce Hevly, 206-543-8656, bhevly@u. washington.edu. Oral History Association Call forPapers The Oral History Association invitesproposals forpapers and presentations for its2004 annual meeting, to be held September 29-October 3, 2004, at the Hilton & Executive Tower,Portland, Oregon. The conference theme is"Telling Stores: Narratives ofOur Own Times." Proposals must be postmarked by January15,2004, and should be addressed toMadelyn Campbell, Oral His tory Association, Dickinson College, P.O.Box 1773, Carlisle, PA 17013,717-245-1036; fax 717-245-1046. The complete call forpapers can be accessed on the OHA web site,www.dickinson.edu/oha/ org_cfp.html. Notices 455 ...