The Digital Historian
The cover of the print version features an image of a wooden hat representing an orca, crafted in 1900 in Angoon, Alaska and reproduced as an interactive model by the Smithsonian X 3D project. The hat belongs to the Tlingit Dakl’weidi (Killer Whale) clan, and the National Museum of Natural History returned it in 2005, retaining a 3-D digital copy online and a wooden reproduction derived from the digital model.
According to the Smithsonian, "This project shows we can return culturally sensitive objects so they can be used in ceremony while retaining exact replicas to teach about their cultural significance-and the importance of repatriation."
Learn more in this issue and at 3d.si.edu. Images courtesy of Smithsonian Digitization Program Office.
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Embracing OA
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The 2013 Jobs Report
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Discounted JPASS Access for AHA Members
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Transparency in Recruiting Reviewers for Journal Articles
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In Praise of the Variegated Life
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Ask a Friend to Join the AHA
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National Coalition of Independent Scholars Call for Panelists to Present at 2015 AHA Annual Meeting
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Recasting Declassification: Agencies and Advisory Boards Seeking Public Input
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AHA Supports Release of Watergate Documents: Asks for Unsealing of Grand Jury Records Regarding US v. Liddy
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New Perspectives on Familiar Histories: Three New Volumes in the Reinterpreting History Series
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The audience leaving the theater after a recent screening of 12 Years a Slave looked deeply shaken. When asked about…
David Landes (1924-2013)
Historian of Wealth, Poverty, and Development David Saul Landes, Coolidge Professor of History and Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard…
Stanley J. Idzerda (1920-2013)
Historian of France, Documentary Editor, 60-Year AHA Member Stanley John Idzerda, a gifted teacher, academic leader, and specialist on the…
Leonard P. Curry (1929-2013)
Historian of Antebellum and Urban America Leonard P. Curry, a seasoned professor and scholar of US antebellum and urban history,…
Bonus Flashback Friday: Sabotage!
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Flashback Friday: California Dreamin’ On Such A Winter’s Day
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AHA Member Spotlight: Tara Zahra
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Action Items by the AHA Council
Conducted via e-mail from June 5, 2013 to December 15, 2013 and at the Council Meeting on January 2 and…
Tracking the Flu in Historical Perspective
(professor of history and associate dean for research in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech),…
AHA Calls for Applications for the 2014 Research Grants
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Committee on Professional Evaluation of Digital Scholarship by Historians
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Digital Historiography and the Archives
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AHA Member Spotlight: Louise McReynolds
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Historians Make Connections at the Poster Session
For a historian with a strong research project, it’s hard to imagine a better venue than the poster session at…
The FY14 Federal Budget: Implications for Historians
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Now Available: Video Coverage from AHA 2014
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Career Fair Brings New Dimension to AHA Job Center
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Each week we scour the web for interesting and historic documents that catch our eye, make us think or simply…
Fun with the Humanities
is blogger for the Tenured Radical. This post was originally published on January 4, 2013 (found here) and with her…
In the January Perspectives: Variegated Lives, Spatial Imagination, Recasting Declassification, and More
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A Social Media Story of AHA 2014
For those who could not attend the meeting, we have archived some of the popular conversation and social media interactions…
Now Available: Watch the 128th Presidential Address, Delivered by Outgoing President Kenneth Pomeranz
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Information/Resources for Stranded Attendees
We are aware that some attendees have encountered significant travel delays as they depart from the meeting. We have pulled…
The Digitally Informed Dissertation
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Sunday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting
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Getting It Right: “The Art and Craft of the Obituary”
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Historians and History Museums
Today’s guest post comes from , UCLA and Autry National Center. Those who braved the elements and made their way to…
Saturday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting
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AHA Plenary Session: The “Other” Civil Wars
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Friday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting
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Liveblogging “Getting Started in Digital History” Workshop
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Thursday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting
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AHA 2014 in Washington, DC — January 2-5, 2014
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Announcing the Winners of the Name that Drink Contest!
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