The West Texas Historical Association invites you to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the 98th annual meeting of the West Texas Historical Association to be hosted in: 

Abilene, Texas
Dates to be announce, 2023

For individual proposals please include the name of presenter, title of paper, and a one-paragraph overview of the paper. Proposals for compete sessions are encouraged. For session proposals please include the name of a moderator, the name of three presenters, the title of their papers, and a one-paragraph overview of each paper.  Presentations must be NO longer than 18 minutes.

Topics should cover historical subjects pertaining to West Texas and the surrounding region.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: November 1, 2023. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by December 13, 2023.

SEND proposals to:  Program Committee, West Texas Historical Association, Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock TX, 79409-1041; or via email to to programcommittee@wtha.org. Phone inquiries can be made to 806/742-9076 or wthayb@ttu.edu .

Program Committee:

Jason E. Pierce, Chair, Angelo State University, jason.pierce@angelo.edu
Alex Hunt, Center for the Study of the American West/West Texas A&M University,  ahunt@wtamu.edu
Troy Ainsworth, El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, Las Cruces, NM, terlinguakidtroy@gmail.com
Kevin Sweeney, WTHA President, sweeneyk@wbu.edu