Directory of Women Historians, New Edition: The American Historical Association with the cooperation of the OAH and the CCWHP is planning to publish a fourth updated Directory of Women Historians. In 1971, the AHA began to develop a roster of women historians. When continued support of a computerized roster became prohibitively expensive, the AHA office, in consultation with the Committee on Women Historians, developed plans for a published directory in 1975-76 offered as a part of the Association’s Institutional Services Programs. The Directory was last published in 1981. In March, 1985, the Committee on Women Historians approved the updating of the 1981 Directory.
The updated Directo1y will list women historians’ addresses, degrees, and fields of specialization. In the past, the Direclo1y has served a variety of purposes, including providing information for panels, conferences, and committees. It has been used for employment purposes. Forms for listing in the Directory of Women Historians will be printed in Perspectives shortly, and the OAH, and CCWHP newsletters. Additional forms can be obtained from: Noralee Frankel, AHA, 400 A St. SE, Washington, DC 20003.
Documentary History of the 1st Federal Congress Awards Nominations Requested: The Society’s awards committee is seeking nominations for three awards to be presented at next spring’s annual meeting. The committee de sires the widest possible participation in this process and urges all readers to take the time to think about work that has contributed to the study of the federal government and submit recommendations.
The deadline for submission of nominations is January 15, 1986. The three awards which were established in I 982 to recognize outstanding contributions to the study of federal government history are as follows:
The Henry Adams Prize for a major publication will be given for a narrative history, documentary history, edited collection of papers, or other published work of comparable scope. The James Madison Prize for a published article will be given for an article related to the history of the federal government. The John Wesley Powell Award, which alternates annually between historical preservation and historical display, will be given this year for historical preservation. This includes achievement in preservation of records, artifacts, buildings, historical sites, or other historical materials.
Nominations for book and article awards are to be for works published during 1985. Three copies of the publication accompanied by a letter from the person making the nomination should be submitted.
The historical preservation prize, given to a single individual or several principal collaborators, will be for work completed during 1984 or 1985. The nomination must be accompanied by a 1500-word statement describing the project’s scope and purpose as well as appropriate photographs, film or videotapes. Judging will be based on excellence and thoroughness of historical research, presentation, methodology, and the value of the work in furthering historic preservation in the federal government.
Entries are to be sent to Charlene Bickford, SHFG Awards Committee, First Federal Congress Project, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052 before January 15, 1986. Please call Charlene Bickford at 202-676-6777 with any questions.
