Historians of American Communism
Established: 1982. Affiliate since December 1991. Membership: 165. Annual dues: $75 individual
Statement of Purpose: To promote sharing of information among scholars interested in the history of American communism, American anti-communism, Soviet espionage in America, American ties to the Communist International and Red International of Trade Unions, social justice and cultural movements sponsored or endorsed by the Communist Party and other related topics.
Annual Meeting: Part of the AHA or OAH annual meetings
Publication: American Communist History, quarterly
Website: https://networks.h-net.org/h-hoac
Address
Historians of American Communism
Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
70 Washington Sq. S.
New York, NY 10012
Primary Contact: Vernon Pedersen, vpedersen@aus.edu
Officers
President
Vernon L. Pedersen
American Univ., Sharjah
E-mail: vpedersen@aus.edu
Vice President
Denise Lynn
Univ. of Southern Indiana
E-mail: dmlynn1@usi.edu
Executive Council
Timothy V. Johnson
New York Univ.
E-mail: timothy.johnson@nyu.edu
Executive Council
Katherine A. S. Sibley
Saint Joseph's Univ.
E-mail: sibley@sju.edu
Executive Council
James G. Ryan
Texas A&M Univ., Galveston
E-mail: ryanj@tamug.edu
Executive Council
Randi J. Storch
State Univ. of New York, Coll. at Cortland
E-mail: randi.storch@cortland.edu
Updated 1/29/21