American Historical Association

Committee on the Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professorship in American History

Established in 1939. (5 members)

Purpose: To assist the Electors of Oxford in their selection of the Harmsworth Professor. The committee consists of the President, Past President, and the three most recently returned Harmsworth Professors.

Assignment to Division: None. Reports on its work to the Council.

Officers, 2009

• Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, president
• Barbara Metcalf, president-elect
• Kathryn Kish Sklar (SUNY-Binghamton)