When Disney first announced its plans for its theme park, company officials briefly mentioned that they would rely on virtual reality rides to convey history. They stated that by providing a three-dim...

There is much about graduate education that makes it comparable to the medieval guild system. First there is a rigorous selection process, followed by several years of dedicated apprenticeship with an...

The following list provides the names of AHA officers and elected Council members; it reflects the Association's approved committee structure for 1995. Council John H. Coatsworth (Harvard Univ.), pres...

The Disney Corporation's announcement last fall that it would not proceed with plans to locate a historical theme park in Haymarket, Virginia, was, for many of us, a satisfying conclusion to months of...

Residents and nonresidents alike are exposed to a plethora of contrasting and conflicting representations of the Caribbean. The societies of the region are frequently depicted as exotic playgrounds wi...

The 109th meeting of the American Historical Association, held January 5-8 in Chicago, offered the widest array of sessions and activities in recent memory. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Prog...

"A library… is the delivery room for the birth of ideas—a place where history comes to life." Norman Cousins, American Library Association Bulletin, October 1954 After working for almost a decade at t...

Whereas, the strength of our nation and the quality of our civic life is rooted in the arts and humanities, which provide a deeper understanding of .life and of society; and Whereas, the National Endo...

As the accompanying tables indicate, data from the annual survey conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) charts another year of growth in the number of new Ph.D.'s awarded in history. While t...

Copyright and "Fair Use" in the Electronic Environment A series of hearings and conferences have followed the release last July by Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown of the report Intellectual Properly a...