Museums & Historians

The cover shows the Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum, in Washington, D.C. Some aspects of the intersections between historians, museums, and communities are examined in the essays by Anthony Grafton and Susan Shifrin in this issue. Photo courtesy the Smithsonian Institution.

Staff

Pillarisetti Sudhir, editor
Christian Hale, production manager and layout
Liz Townsend, coordinator, job center and professional data
Vernon Horn, manager, databases and information technology
Elisabeth Grant, web editor

Featured Articles

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December 1, 2011

Features

Mapping the Contours of the History Profession
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December 1, 2011

Features

The Ecology of the History Job
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December 1, 2011

Features

The Career Question in History
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December 1, 2011

Features

History Matters
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December 1, 2011

Features

A Day in the Life of a Community College Professor
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December 1, 2011

Features

Another Word on Job-Market Etiquette

December 1, 2011

Features

Courage and Social Justice

December 1, 2011

Features

Instilling Civic Responsibility in the Classroom

December 1, 2011

Features

Building Community to Engage Community

From the AHA

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December 1, 2011

From the President

Historians at Work III: Public History
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December 1, 2011

From the Executive Director

Historical Sensibility and Civil Society
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December 16, 2011

From the Executive Director, Perspectives Daily

Latest News on the Federal Budget and History-Related Activities
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December 1, 2011

AHA Activities

2011 AHA Election Results
December 2011 AHR

December 1, 2011

AHA Activities

What’s in the December 2011 AHR?
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December 1, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting

Slavic Chicago
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December 1, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting

Latino Chicago
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December 1, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting

Sacred Space, Myth, and Preservation in Chicago
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December 1, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting

A Brief Planning History Tour of Downtown Chicago
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December 1, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting

Chicago: Protest and the American City
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December 1, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting

Forever Marilyn
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December 1, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting

Search Committees: Help Your Candidates
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December 27, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

Chicago History on the 2012 Program of the AHA’s Annual Meeting
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December 22, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History at the 126th Annual Meeting
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December 19, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

Sandra Day O’Connor to be Honored with AHA Roosevelt-Wilson Public Service Award
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December 14, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

2012 Committee on Women Historians Brainstorming Session
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December 13, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

Around the World at the 126th Annual Meeting
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December 12, 2011

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

Restaurants in Chicago

Other Articles

December 1, 2011

From the National Coalition for History

A Well-Rounded Education

December 1, 2011

From the National History Center

The National History Center at the 2012 Annual Meeting
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December 1, 2011

News

Member News, December 2011
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December 15, 2011

News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Members Included in Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles, 2011
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December 1, 2011

Letters to the Editor

Plan B: The Debate Continues
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December 1, 2011

Letters to the Editor

On Reviewing Manuscripts
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December 1, 2011

Letters to the Editor

Doing “Real Work”
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December 1, 2011

Letters to the Editor

A Very Modest Proposal?
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December 1, 2011

Letters to the Editor

History Is Worth Fighting For
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December 1, 2011

In Memoriam

John L. Loos (1918–2011)
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December 1, 2011

In Memoriam

Robert W. Johannsen (1925–2011)
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December 1, 2011

In Memoriam

Joseph Gagliano (1930–2011)
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December 1, 2011

In Memoriam

John Morton Blum (1921–2011)
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December 1, 2011

In Memoriam

Fritz Klein (1924–2011)

News

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December 1, 2011

News

Help Shape the Next International Congress of Historical Sciencess
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December 20, 2011

News, Perspectives Daily

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