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Dear faithful H-Net readers:Having served as presidents of H-Net and for many years as workingeditors for our various networks, we are addressing you with this appealfor support to sustain our common organization through an approachingtime of great difficulty. The fact is that the recession finally hasmade its way to H-Net and is having a significant impact on our fiscalcondition, including our regular operating budget. Our Job Guide is amajor source of our revenues, and its excellent performance for the pastfew years enabled us to complete vital work on rebuilding our reviewspublications system and replace aging servers. But as we all well know,the academic job market is in a severe slump, with dire consequences forour organization.In response the officers and council have been making some difficultdecisions to tighten belts and reduce expenses, seek out new sources ofrevenue, and find ways to produce greater efficiencies. Our partners atMichigan State University, including our computing host, Matrix, arealso facing adverse circumstances given our state's struggling economy,but are helping out where they can.But we still need your help. We are conducting a rare Spring donationscampaign to help us reduce the strain on our cash flow, enable us toretain vital professional staff, and keep our services free and open.We hope that the value you place on the diverse H-Net services providedto you not only through our individual communities but through theincomparable H-Net Reviews will inspire you to make a generouscontribution. Please go directly to the H-Net home page[http://www.h-net.org] to click on the "Donate" link along the menu bar at the top right hand side of the page.Donations by U.S taxpayers are deductible and may receive favorable tax-treatment in other countries. There are three convenient modes for making donations:1. Via a Verisign secure site which accepts major credit cards:http://www.h-net.org/donations2. By mail; please provide a return address and e-mail address so we cansend you a receipt and properly credit your gift; checks should be payableto:H-Net Donations8A Morrill HallMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI 48824-1046 USAor3. By phone +517 432 5134, during regular business hours (8-12, 1-5Eastern US time M-F) at Michigan State University. Our staff processesdonations through the site above, so please call only if you are unableto use the website to make your gift, or if you have a specific questionfor us.Sincerely,Kelly WoestmanProfessor of HistoryPittsburg State UniversityPresident, H-NetH-TEACH, H-TAH, H-TLHFrank ConlonProfessor of History, EmeritusUniversity of WashingtonH-ASIAKriste LindenmeyerProfessor of HistoryUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyH-SHGAPE, H-SAWH, H-CHILDHOOD, H-WOMENRobert ChernyProfessor of HistorySan Francisco State UniversityH-HOAC, H-CALIFORNIA, H-SHGAPESara TuckerProfessor of HistoryWashburn UniversityH-TEACHSteven MintzDirector, Graduate School of Arts &#38; Sciences Teaching CenterColumbia UniversityH-SLAVERY, H-FILMGus SeligmannAssociate Professor of HistoryUniversity of North TexasH-WESTPaul TurnbullProfessor of History and Humanities, Head of DepartmentGriffith UniversityH-ANZAUJean StuntzAssociate Professor of HistoryWest Texas A&#38;MH-SAWH, H-WEST, H-WOMEN