Statement of Purpose: The OAH is an association of historians dedicated to the promotion of teaching and scholarship about the history of the United States both before and after its formation as a nation-state. The organization pursues these goals by encouraging and supporting excellence in historic research, interpretation, and publication; advancing the teaching and practice of American history at all levels and in all settings; promoting the widest possible access to historical sources and scholarship and the widest possible discussion of historical questions and controversies, including advocacy for professional scholarly standards where appropriate; generating support for the preservation, dissemination, and exhibition of sources dealing with the history of the United States; and encouraging respectful and equitable treatment for all practitioners of history.
Find more information in the AHA Directory of History Departments and Organizations
Officers
President
Annette Gordon-Reed
Harvard Univ.
E-mail: agordonreed@law.harvard.edu
President-elect
Marc Stein
San Francisco State Univ.
E-mail: marcs@sfsu.edu
Vice President
Natalia Molina
Univ. of Southern California
E-mail: natalia.molina@usc.edu
Past President
David Blight
Yale Univ.
E-mail: david.blight@yale.edu
Past President
Anthea Hartig
National Museum of American History
E-mail: hartiga@si.edu
Treasurer
Jay S. Goodgold
Independent Investor
Executive Director
Beth English
Organization of American Historians
E-mail: benglish@oah.org
Executive Editor
Stephen Douglas Andrews
Organization of American Historians
E-mail: standrew@indiana.edu
Editor, The American Historian
Jonathan Warner
Organization of American Historians
E-mail: jonwarne@oah.org
Updated 4/11/25