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Fall 2013

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HARPER'S WEEKLY, SEPT. 16, 1865 Capitol Hill and bring together the best and brightest new scholarship. The 2014 symposium will focus attention on Congress and the issues surrounding bringing the Civil War to a close. Finkelman, in addition to moderating the conference, will present a paper on the trial in the Capitol of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Andersonville, Georgia, prisoner of war camp. Other speakers include Carole Emberton, Associate Professor of History, University of Buffalo; Matthew Pinsker, Associate Professor of History and Pohanka Chair in American Civil War History at Dickinson College; Anne Sarah Rubin, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and Michael Vorenberg, Associate Professor of History, Brown University. Papers presented at the Society's symposia are published in collected editions by Ohio University Press. Three volumes in this series are currently available and may be purchased at the Society's web site store: Congress and the Emergence of Sectionalism; In the Shadow of Freedom: The Politics of Slavery in the National Capital; and Congress and the Crisis of the 1850s; all are edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society deeply appreciates all the members of the Capitol Committee, which includes over 100 corporations, associations, and foundations, for their continued involvement and support of its educational mission. New Capitol Committee members are: Brumidi Society ($10,000-$14,999) AbbVie Microsoft Phillips 66 Capitol Founder ($5,000-$9,999) Hill+Knowlton Strategies Salesforce.com Salt River Project For more information about the Capitol Committee, please contact Marilyn Green, Director of Corporate Giving, at (202) 543-8919 x21 or mgreen@uschs.org. Development Committee Spotlight C The trial in the Capitol of Capt. Henry Wirz, commandant of Andersonville prison, found him guilty of conspiracy and murder. He was hanged at the Old Capitol Prison on the site now occupied by the U.S. Supreme Court Building. 6 Capitol Committee Updates THE CAPITOL DOME urrently in his first year on the Development Committee, Sean Callinicos is showing his stripes as a true fundraiser and has already helped bring numerous new donors to the Capitol Committee. In his day job, Callinicos is associate vice president, federal government affairs for Sanofi. Since 2004, he has been the lead lobbyist for Sanofi's vaccine division, Sanofi Pasteur. In addition to his vaccine responsibilities, Callinicos also provides lobbying support on international and trade issues, FDA issues, rare and specialty diseases, and biodefense. From 2000-04, Callinicos ran the global government relations office for StorageTek, a 10,500-employee hightech multinational company. Prior to that time, he was chief counsel and staff director to the U.S. Senate Sean Callinicos Environment and Public Works' Clean Air & Nuclear Safety Subcommittee under Chairman John Chafee (R-RI) (1995-96) and general counsel to Sen. Lauch Faircloth (R-NC) (1997-99). From 1991-95, Callinicos worked for Maupin Taylor Ellis & Moore, LLP, a Raleigh, N.C. law firm, practicing Constitutional, labor, and environmental law. From 1989-91, he clerked for U.S. District Court Judge James C. Fox (E.D.N.C.) in Wilmington, NC. Callinicos is a graduate of Duke University School of Law and received his undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. Tom Hill Hosts Reception to Introduce the Work of the Society On Tuesday, October 29, Tom Hill opened his home on Capitol Hill to members of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society board, staff, and prospective members. President Ron Sarasin introduced Rep. David Price (D-NC), a member of the USCHS board, who spoke eloquently about the Society's impressive outreach programs and projects. Jeanne de Cervens (Transamerica), co-chair of the Development Committee, and Sean Callinicos (Sanofi), a member of the Development Committee, outlined Capitol Committee membership benefits. USCHS would like to thank Tom Hill, the USCHS Board of Trustees, and the Development Committee for hosting a memorable and successful evening. FALL 2013

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