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Tenth Annual Williams Research Center Symposium
English Spoken Here
Great Britain and Louisiana
PROGRAM
Saturday, January 8, 2005
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
921 Canal Street, New Orleans
Friday, January 7
6:00 p.m. Reception for registered participants
The Historic New Orleans Collection 533 Royal Street
Saturday, January 8 9:00 a.m. Introduction
Light T. Cummins
Symposium Moderator
Guy M. Bryan Professor of American
History, Austin College
9:15 a.m. David Fleming, Director,
National Museums Liverpool
?Liverpool and the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
10:00 a.m. H. Parrott Bacot, Professor of Art History, Louisiana State University ?The British Influence on the Architecture and Decorative Arts of Louisiana, 1762-1861?
11:00 a.m. Henry G. Taliaferro, Cartographic Expert ?British Exploration and Mapping in the Mississippi Valley, ca. 1700-1763?
1:30 p.m. Robin Fabel, Professor of History (retired), Auburn University
?The British Presence in West Florida?
2:15 p.m. British Collections at The Historic New Orleans Collection Alfred E. Lemmon, Director,
Williams Research Center ?Thomas Cripps of the St. Charles Theater? Jason Wiese, Special Projects Librarian, Williams Research Center ?Battle of New Orleans Resources?
The Williams Research Center Symposium Turns Ten
On January 20, 1996, a watershed date in The Collection?s history, the Williams Research Center opened its doors to researchers?scholars, students, and history buffs alike. In celebration of the momentous occasion, former board president Mary Louise Christovich proposed that the centers inauguration be marked not simply by a ribbon cutting and ceremonial fanfare, but by an event that reflected the mission of The Collection. That event has developed into the annual Williams Research Center Symposium, and January 2005 marks the tenth presentation in the series. Evolving from a half-day seminar in the reading room of the WRC to a daylong conference in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the symposium attracts scores of participants from around the country.
Ten Years of Symposia
A Founder, A Defender, and a Conqueror Bienville, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor Saturday, January 20, 1996
Devoted to the American West The Century of Bernard DeVoto, 1897-1997 January 11, 1997
Arsene Lacarriere Latour Eyewitness to History January 17, 1998
The Pearl of the Antilles and the Crescent City Historical Connections between Havana and New Orleans in the 19th Century January 23, 1999
France and Louisiana: Une Journee dEtudes January 22, 2000
Bourbon Louisiana Reflections of the Spanish Enlightenment January 20, 2001
The French Empire in North America From Canada to Louisiana, A Shared History January 19, 2002
Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Conference The Louisiana Purchase and Its Peoples Assessing Historical Knowledge on the Eve of the Third American Century January 22-25, 2003
Charting Louisiana Exploration and Settlement January 31, 2004
English Spoken Here: Great Britain and Louisiana January 8, 2005
upcoming events
?	Second Annual Decorative Arts Lecture, ?English Silver of the Georgian Period,? Dr. Helen Clifford, Saturday, March 5, 2005
?	The Collection travels to London, April 27-May 5, 2005.
The tour?featuring day trips to Bath and Greenwich?will focus on British art, architecture, and history from the years of colonial expansion.