To be held on 13-17 July 1998 at the University of Southampton. Call for Papers. The Special Collections Division of the Hartley Library at the University of Southampton holds the principal collection of the public papers of the first Duke of Wellington, as well as other extensive holdings relating to British political, military, official and diplomatic history in the first half of the nineteenth century. The Division is dedicated to promoting wider access to the Wellington archive, and a project to catalogue the papers in detail and make them accessible over the Internet is well under way. This major international congress, 13-17 July 1998, is being organised as part of the Division's commitment to encouraging scholarship in all aspects of Wellington's career.

Proposals are invited for papers on any aspect of the first Duke of Wellington's life and career. Papers should be well grounded in current or recent research. Plenary sessions will be 40-45 minutes in length; there will also be workshop-based sessions of a shorter duration for work in progress. The language of the congress will be English.

Prospective contributors are invited to send an abstract of up to 200 words to the Congress organiser by 28 February 1997. Proposals can be submitted in hard copy; on 3.5" disk WordPerfect 5.1 file; or as an Email ASCII file. Preliminary enquiries are welcome, and should be addressed to the organiser. Decisions on acceptance will be given by late May 1997. Congress organiser: Dr. C.M. Woolgar, Archivist and Head of Special Collections, Hartley Library, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, Hants, SO17 1BJ. Tel: 01703 592989/592721. Fax: 01703 593007. E-mail: Archives@soton.ac.uk