This will be the fourteenth occasion on which the Association has met in New York since its founding in 1884. The first, in 1896, was held at Columbia University. “It was generally agreed,” reported Henry Baxter Adams, “that [it] was one of the most successful conventions in the entire history of the Association. Not only was the attendance of actual members the largest recorded in recent years, but the sustained interest shown in the various sessions was most remarkable.” We hope to repeat this record eighty-nine years later and with a ten-fold increase in sessions.
If you have waited for your Program before making a decision whether to attend the meeting and now decide to go, the hotel reservation form was included in the September Perspectives. Information on discount airfares can be obtained by telephoning American Airlines on their toll free number 1-800-433-1790 and asking for the AHA Star file number S.11010. The reservation desk is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to midnight, CST. A list of the reduced rate airfares appeared in the October Perspectives.
The meeting opens the evening of December 27 with five sessions of ranging topics, “The World Revolution of Westernization,” “Women: History & Theory,” “The Origins of the Second World War Reconsidered: The A. J. P. Taylor Debate After 25 Years,” “Changes in Sexual Behavior & Identity in 19th Century America: The Novelty of the Homosexual,” and “A Historical Overview of New York City.” The meeting concludes with a full day of sessions on the 30th.
The College Board Advanced Placement History Program will be hosting a reception on Saturday, December 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m., in the fourth floor Boardroom 7 at the headquarters hotel, the Marriott Marquis, and welcomes all current and former AP American his tory and AP European history commit tee members, readers, and their guests. Don’t forget the annual meeting in Chicago in 1986. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and the dates remain the same.
We look forward to seeing you at the annual reunion.
