Established: 1939. Affiliate since May 1993. Membership: 400. Annual dues: $75.

Statement of Purpose: To promote literary distinction in historical writing. The Society sponsors three prize competitions that recognize exceptional literary merit in the writing of history and biography: the annual Francis Parkman Prize for a nonfiction book in American history; the biennial James Fenimore Cooper Prize for a historical novel on an American theme; and the Allan Nevins Prize for a doctoral dissertation on an American subject. The submission deadline for the Cooper and Parkman prizes is December 1 and for the Nevins, December 31. Membership is by election only.

Annual Meeting: May; annual breakfast concurrently with OAH meeting

Website: http://sah.columbia.edu/

Address
Society of American Historians
Columbia Univ.
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 215.854.6495

Primary Contact: Andie Tucher, ajt21@columbia.edu

Officers

President
Megan Marshall
Emerson Coll.
E-mail: megan_marshall@emerson.edu

Vice President
Andrew Delbanco
Columbia Univ.
E-mail: andrew.delbanco@columbia.edu

Executive Secretary
Andie Tucher
Columbia Univ.
E-mail: ajt21@columbia.edu

Administrative Secretary
Sharee Nash
Society of American Historians
E-mail: amhistsociety@columbia.edu

Updated 9/29/20