In 1818, when Illinois joined the Union, the state was welcomed as a sister by The Spy, a Cincinnati, Ohio newspaper: “Like Minerva from the head of Jove, she has sprung into life in full maturity of ...

By the time members receive this issue, the 1987 annual meeting in Washington will be just a memory; a pleasant memory for those who attended, which creates feelings of relief and accomplishment for t...

Dear Editor: Thank you for publishing my article on school/university collaboration in history in the November issue of Perspectives. I would like to correct an error in the byline, which indicates t...

Exchange between ACLS and Joan B. Huffman, Concerning Her Letter in December 1987 Perspectives Dear Professor Huffman: Ruth Waters of our Fellowship Office has passed along your letter to Samuel Gammo...

At the annual meeting in Washington, DC last December, Angie Debo, John W. Hall, and Benjamin Quarles were the recipients of the AHA’s Awards for Scholarly Distinction. Following are the citations rea...

Salary Update: According to reports from the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), salaries for college and university facul...

President Reagan, distinguished guests and colleagues. First, let me say I am both excited and very honored to assume the office of Archivist of the United States. I thank each and every one of you fo...

Omnibus Spending Bill Establishes FY’88 Budgets: At the end of December, Congress passed and the President signed legislation establishing funding levels for the federal agencies for FY’88. Considerin...

A number of recent reports have dramatically documented the decline in the number of minority undergraduate and graduate students in colleges and universities. Concommitantly we are witnessing a marke...

Since its establishment in 1970, the Committee on Women Historians (CWH) has worked diligently within the AHA to make the presence of women scholars felt and their concerns recognized. The CWH has als...