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Focuses on the history of the Society for French Historical Studies (SFHS) in the U.S. Role of Evelyn Acomb in the creation of the organization; Impact of gender issues on SFHS; Citation of indispensable research made by SFHS members which clarified arguments on the French history.

The article presents information on various announcements related to French Historical studies. The Camargo Foundation maintains in Cassis, France, a center for the benefit of scholars who wish to pursue studies in the humanities and social sciences related to French and Francophone cultures. The foundation offers, at no cost, thirteen furnished apartments, a reference library, a darkroom, an artist’s studio, and a music composition studio. The Society for French Historical Studies and the Western Society for French History offer an annual award of $2,000 for research conducted outside North America on any aspect of the history of France.

The article offers news briefs related to the study of French history. The XIth International Congress of the Historical Sciences was held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 21-28, 1960. In the sessions of the International Commission for the History of State Assemblies two papers dealing with the history of France were presented. In 1960 a considerable number of Americans active in the field of French history were in Paris, France. The 1961 Conference of Society for French Historical Studies is planned to be held in Princeton.

Presents news related to French historical studies as of 1966. Culmination of the 12th and 13th annual conferences of the Society for French Historical Studies in Michigan; Award received by Peter N. Stearns; Honor bestowed on Dean Robert R. Palmer by the University of Toulouse in France.

The article reports on a Russian group formed for the study of French history in early 1958. The group was under the auspices of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. The group had members in a number of Russian cities. It planned the publication of an annual review. The group was a parallel to the Society for French Historical Studies.