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Adventures in Publishing
November 1, 1995
Several years ago, my dissertation adviser, Nancy Cott, called me with an intriguing offer. Oxford University Press had asked her to edit a series of U.S. women's history books for the young adult mar...
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NCC Advocacy Update, November 1995
November 1, 1995
Fiscal 1996 Appropriations Update for Programs of Concern to Historians Unable to complete work on the fiscal 1996 appropriations bills before October 1, the beginning of a new fiscal year, the Congre...
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American Studies Association Invites Submissions for 1996 Meeting
November 1, 1995
Global Migration, American Cultures, and the State October 31-November 3, 1996, Kansas City, Missouri The Program Committee for the 1996 American Studies Association (ASA) annual meeting invites colle...
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Scholars Travel to Montreal for the 18th International Congress of Historical Sciences
November 1, 1995
Scholars from throughout the world traveled to Montreal for the 18th International Congress of Historical Sciences, which took place between August 27 and September 3. The congress meets only once eve...
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1996 Annual Meeting: Tour Atlanta's Historic Auburn Avenue
November 1, 1995
For 75 years the area now known as the "Sweet Auburn" National Historic Landmark District was one of the most prosperous concentrations of African American businesses in the nation. Auburn Avenue runs...
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Some Highlights of the 1996 Annual Meeting Program
November 1, 1995
The 110th annual meeting of the American Historical Association will be held in Atlanta from January 4 through 7, 1996, at the Atlanta Hilton and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotels. Over 713 scholars...
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Letters to the Editor: "Moral Fables ..." and the History Job Market
November 1, 1995
To the Editor: I was extremely disappointed to read the Annual Report of the AHA's Professional Division, "Moral Fables and Other Cautionary Tales from the Job Market," in the April issue of Perspecti...
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1996 AHA Annual Meeting: Hotels Are Fully Accessible
October 1, 1995
The following information is provided to facilitate hotel reservations for those who need special physical, sight, or hearing accessibility. The hotel selected should be informed about special needs w...
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Thinking Historically in the Classroom: Peter Frederick
October 1, 1995
I approach this topic quite literally, describing several specific teaching-learning strategies I have used in the classroom to help students become more aware of what it means to think historically. ...
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Nominations Invited for AHA Offices: Terms to Begin January 1997
October 1, 1995
Council 1996 John H. Coatsworth, Harvard Univ. (Latin America), president 1996 Caroline W. Bynum, Columbia Univ. (medieval), president-elect 1996 Thomas C. Holt, Univ. of Chicago (African American, 19...