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Featured Publications and Services

Journal of American History

Cover JahThe Journal of American History is the premiere publication of the OAH and the leading scholarly publication in American history. In continuous publication since 1907, it is the journal of record in the field. The Journal is published four times a year.

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OAH Magazine of History

Cover OahEstablished in 1985, the quarterly Magazine of History focuses in each issue on a theme or topic of recent scholarship in American history and provides readers with informative articles, teaching strategies, and current historiography.

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The OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program

Icon Lecture2Created in 1981 by OAH president Gerda Lerner, the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program features more than 350 historians who have made major contributions to the study of American history.

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Icon NPSThe OAH/National Park Service Collaboration

For more than fifteen years, the OAH has collaborated with the National Park Service (NPS) on a variety of historical projects, including original research, historiographical overviews, scholarly consultation, professional development seminars, and the creation of teaching materials. Over forty collaborative projects are currently in process, and the OAH will soon enter another five-year commitment with the NPS.

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Icon TeachingtoolsTeaching Tools

In accordance with our mission, the OAH offers a variety of teaching resources geared toward secondary and postsecondary learners.

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The Organization of American Historians promotes excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourages wide discussion of historical questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history.

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Clio’s Kudos

Segal Wins Book Award

Howard Segal, a professor of history at University of Maine, received the 2009 book award from the Henry Ford Heritage Association for his Recasting the Machine Age: Henry Ford’s Village Industries. The book describes Henry Ford's life and enterprises.

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In Memoriam

Louis R. Harlan remembered

We have been informed that Louis R. Harlan recently passed away. Dr. Harlan served as University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. A former president of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association, he holds the Pulitzer Prize, two Bancroft Prizes and the Beveridge Award for his books on Booker T. Washington. The OAH extends its deep condolences to his wife, Sadie, and his entire family. As additional information is received, the OAH will update this In Memoriam notice.

The OAH Annual Meeting

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Registration is open for the 2010 OAH Annual Meeting! This year’s meeting is being held at the Hilton Washington from Wednesday, April 7 to Saturday, April 10. Register today and enjoy discounted registration rates. Read more >

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News of the Organization

OAH Appoints New Executive Director

Katherine FinleyAt its fall 2009 meeting, the OAH Executive Board appointed Katherine Finley as the new executive director of the Organization of American Historians. Finley holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and has worked for history museums and associations; she is also a seasoned nonprofit executive. Finley’s experience and talents will be useful as the OAH works toward the goals adopted in its newest strategic plan. Read more >

Summer 2010 Community College Workshop Series

Community college professors teach the U.S. history survey course more often than their peers at other institutions. To assist these professors, the OAH has developed a series of regional workshops to provide professional enhancement opportunities and instructional materials. Workshops in Philadelphia in June 2010 will include plenary-style panels and small group break-out sessions focused on U.S. survey curriculum development, regional resources, and pedagogy. For more information, please visit the OAH Community College Workshops website.

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News of the Profession

Call for Papers—Ab Initio: Law In Early America

The Legal History Consortium and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies together with the American Society for Legal History, the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Minnesota Law School, will sponsor a conference focusing on the legal history and historiography of North America to 1820. Paper proposals should be submitted by February 15, 2010. Read more >

Civil War Fellowships at Boston Athenaeum and MHS

The application deadline for the Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship for 2010–2011 is February 15, 2010. The Boston Athenaeum and the Massachusetts Historical Society will offer one Loring Fellowship on the Civil War, its Origins, and Consequences for four weeks of research at each institution. The fellowship will provide a stipend of $4,000 for a total of eight weeks of research. For information on the Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship—as well as on other fellowship competitions at the Massachusetts Historical Society—please see our website: www.masshist.org/fellowships.

Indiana Association of Historians Annual Meeting

The thirtieth annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Historians (IAH) will take place on February 26 and 27, 2010, at Anderson University’s Flagship Enterprise Center in Anderson, Indiana. Read more >

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