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Response to John Anthony Scott's "There Is Another Way"
May 1, 1991
John Anthony Scott's thoughts on the teaching of United States history and social studies are a welcome addition to the growing debate on teaching history in the schools. Scott provides a valuable int...
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From the 1991 Professional Division: Case Studies in Professional Ethics
May 1, 1991
In this the second of its reports to the membership, the Professional Division provides three examples of the various complaints that have come before it and how they have been resolved as part of the...
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Of Dead Bulls and Dead Historians
May 1, 1991
The week of August 26, 1990, began with six bulls being dispatched in the Plaza de Toros in Madrid. The week ended on September 2 with an equal number of historians, gathered for the seventeenth World...
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Current Exhibitions
May 1, 1991
Editors' Note: Periodically this column lists significant historical exhibitions and museum events nationwide. To facilitate this process, the editors would appreciate receiving notices, publications,...
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Bill of Rights Education Collaborative Initiatives Funded
May 1, 1991
The Bill of Rights Education Collaborative (BREC) is pleased to announce the recipients of grants in competitions co-sponsored by the National Council for the Social Studies and the History Teaching A...
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Negotiating the Bottom Line: A Closer Look at University Press Contracts
April 1, 1991
In 1869, a press was founded at Cornell University for the sole purpose of publishing scholarly works by faculty members who were unable to find trade book publishers because of the limited commercial...
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The National Center for History in the Schools
April 1, 1991
On March 22, 1988, Lynne Cheney, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, awarded a three-year, 1.5 million dollar grant to fund a National Center for History in the Schools, to be located at ...
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Communities of Collaboration: Sources and Resources for Teaching Local History
April 1, 1991
On a Saturday each spring during the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting, a series of sessions focuses specifically on issues involving the teaching and learning of history. At the 198...
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Washington Notes, April 1991
April 1, 1991
On page 3, members will see the slate of candidates for the 1991 election of officers and committee members of the Association to fill the vacancies that occur this coming December. The Nominating Com...
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1991 AHA Nominations
April 1, 1991
The Nominating Committee for 1991-92, chaired by Gary B. Nash, University of California, Los Angeles, met in Washington, DC, on February 14-16, and offers the following candidates for offices of the A...