New Orleans, Global City (1718 – 2018):
​The Long Shadow of John Law and the Mississippi Company
Inaugural Conference of the 18th- and 19th-Century Studies Network
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​Thursday, April 26 – Friday, April 27, 2018
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​University of Colorado Boulder
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This event is sponsored by
The Graduate Committee on the Arts & Humanities ~
The Center for Western Civilization, Policy, & Thought ~
The Department of English ~
The Department of History ~
Special Collections, Archives & Preservation ~
The Center for the Study of Origins ~
The Center for British & Irish Studies ~
We gratefully acknowledge the invaluable assistance of Sean Babbs, Anna Marie Parsons, Grant Souders, and Lucile Zellar.
We express our warmest thanks to Susan Guinn-Chipman, who curated a wonderful exhibit, and to speakers, session chairs, and members of the Scientific Committee for their kind participation and support.
Organizer: Catherine Labio ~
Scientific Committee: Marilyn Brown, Matthew Gerber, Kieran Murphy, Teresa Toulouse, Masano Yamashita, Maria Windell, Paul Youngquist ~
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Jean-Pierre Lassus, Veüe et Perspective de la Nouvelle Orleans, 1726, ink and watercolor.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NouvelleOrleans1726LassusA.jpg