As you begin to prepare for your summer research projects, we hope you'll visit the AHA's recently launched ArchivesWiki and contribute. The post Archives Wiki Needs You! appeared first on American Historical Association.

The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center is seeking proposals for its 2008 Fellows Program, supporting projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and innovation in American society. The post Grant of the Week: Study Invention and Innovation with a Lemelson Center Fellowship appeared first on American Historical Association.

In a ruling issued August 26th, U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ordered the release of most of the grand jury testimony from the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and a related case against Abraham Brothman and Miriam Moskowitz... The post Judge Releases Most of Rosenberg Testimony appeared first on American Historical Association.

This past week we’ve been reading a lot of news, and share it with you now in this week’s What We’re Reading. The news of historian Charles Tilly’s death last Monday has been reported around the blogosphere (and therefore you may have already heard), but we link to a remembrance by Claire B. Potter. Also find links to a joint statement on Iraqi records from two...

George Mason University announced yesterday that it has been awarded $7.5 million by the U.S. Department of Education to build a National History Education Clearinghouse that “will focus on historical thinking and learning” and “help K-12 history teachers become more effective educators.” The post GMU Awarded $7.5 Million for National History Education Clearinghouse appeared first on American Historical Association.

In little more than a month, hundreds of historians will descend on Washington, D.C. in search of the perfect job. With the hopes of making preparations a little less worrisome, here are some articles that have appeared in Perspectives, the Annual Meeting Supplement, and other AHA publications in recent years, all of which provide helpful advice on how to prepare for the Job Register. The post From...

The National Coalition for History has posted quite a number of updates from Washington recently. Visit the NCH news archives for all past posts, and check out the links below for the latest advocacy issues. To keep up to date in the future sign up for the NCH e-mail newsletter, or grab their RSS feed. The post Latest News from the National Coalition for History...

“Voting America: United States Politics, 1840-2008” is a new online project of the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond.  As we reported last week this site examines the evolution of presidential politics in the United States across the span of American history. The post Ghosts of Elections Past appeared first on American Historical Association.

As the “History in New York” title suggests this month’s issue of Perspectives on History contains numerous articles on the upcoming annual meeting in New York... Article By: Elisabeth Grant The post November Perspectives: History in New York appeared first on American Historical Association.

Most of the text of the October Issue of Perspectives on History is now available online... Article By: Elisabeth Grant The post Content from October Perspectives on History Now Online appeared first on American Historical Association.