The Frailty of Historical Truth

The image on the cover of the print edition is from Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), starring James Stewart as Jefferson Smith. Photo © Columbia Pictures, courtesy Photofest.

Staff

Allen Mikaelian, editor
Jennifer Reut, associate editor
Christian Hale, production manager and layout
Sarah Fenton, consulting editor
Liz Townsend, coordinator, job center and professional data
Vanessa Varin, associate editor, web and social media
Kelly Elmore, marketing manager

From the AHA

The Emancipation Proclamation on display at the National Archives and Records Administration. Photo by Charles Fazio, courtesy of NARA.

March 1, 2013

From the Executive Director

New Year’s Eve at the Archives
Alan Jutzi, Avery chief curator, rare books, provides participants with a guided tour through some of the rare volumes of maps in the library's collection. Photo by Robert B. Townsend.

March 1, 2013

AHA Activities

Pacific Worlds and the US History Survey
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March 1, 2013

AHA Activities, From the Professional Division

AHA Job Ads and AAUP Censure
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March 1, 2013

AHA Activities

Broadening the Horizon for Humanities PhDs
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March 1, 2013

AHA Activities

AHA Council, Divisions, and Committees for 2013

Other Articles

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March 1, 2013

Features

Masters at the Movies, Take 21
Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Frank Capra's Meet John Doe (1941); photo c. Warner Bros, courtesy Photofest.

March 1, 2013

Features

In Praise of Frank Capra, Fabulist
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March 1, 2013

From the President

Narrowing Distances
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March 1, 2013

From the Research Division

MOOCs and Historical Research
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March 1, 2013

News

What’s in a Title?
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March 1, 2013

News

Are Race, Class, and Gender Dominating the Discipline?

March 1, 2013

Features

The Frailty of Historical Truth: Learning Why Historians Inevitably Err
Statue of a woman thinking. Photo by Ginger Jordan on Unsplash

March 1, 2013

Features

Falling Out of Love with Living in the Past
Figure 1. Princeton students meet Coursera students in a Google Hangout to discuss a recent lesson. Photo by and courtesy of Jeffrey Himpele.

March 1, 2013

History a la MOOC
Western Washington University in Hanoi. Photo courtesy of Mart Stewart.

March 1, 2013

Teaching Transnational American History in a Study Abroad Program

March 1, 2013

From the National Coalition for History

NCH Files Amicus Brief in Review of Detrimental FOIA Decision

March 1, 2013

From the National History Center

Emancipation, the Cold War, and Hidden Themes of History
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March 1, 2013

In Memoriam

Henry R. Winkler (1916–2012)
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March 1, 2013

In Memoriam

Alfred F. Young (1925–2012)
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March 1, 2013

In Memoriam

John C. Rule (1929–2013)
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March 1, 2013

From the Editor

Uncertainty, Humility, and Visions of the Future
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March 27, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

AHA Protests Senate Initiative to Restrict Funding of Political Science Research
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March 27, 2013

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Donna J. Guy
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March 25, 2013

News, Perspectives Daily

Thirteen New Sites Recognized as National Historic Landmarks
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March 25, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Now Available from Perspectives Online—Michael Kazin on Frank Capra
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March 21, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Announcing the Latest Robert H. Smith Seminar: Assessing the US Constitution
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March 20, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Aging Workforce Creates a Complex Dilemma for Colleges
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March 20, 2013

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Yonatan Eyal
A NARA specialist in book preservation demonstrates some of the tools of the trade for the public at the recent Preservation EXPOsed! event.

March 19, 2013

Perspectives Daily

Preservation EXPOsed! Deserves More Exposure
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March 19, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Nominations Invited for the American Historical Association’s Equity Awards
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March 18, 2013

News, Perspectives Daily

Bancroft Prize Winners – 2013
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March 18, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Now Available from Perspectives Online—“Falling out of Love with Living in the Past”
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March 18, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

History- There’s an App for That?!
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March 13, 2013

News, Perspectives Daily

The National Parks and the Value of History
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March 13, 2013

News, Perspectives Daily

Is There Any Value in U.S. News Rankings of History Grad Programs?
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March 12, 2013

News, Perspectives Daily

NARA Investigators Detail Brazen Theft and Daring Capture in the Archives
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March 12, 2013

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Megan Birk

March 11, 2013

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Now Open and Available at Perspectives Online—MOOCs, Transnational Teaching

March 11, 2013

Perspectives Daily

Top Tumblrs for Historians

March 7, 2013

News, Perspectives Daily

Books by Members

March 6, 2013

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Council Spotlight: Jacqueline Jones

March 5, 2013

Perspectives Daily

Is this the Golden Age of Historian Administrators?

March 5, 2013

Reflections on the February 2013 Tuning Workshop
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March 5, 2013

AHA Online, Perspectives Daily

The Dos and Don’ts of Live-Tweeting at an Academic Conference: An Update

March 4, 2013

From the Executive Director, From the President, Perspectives Daily

AHA Addresses Historical Issues in Supreme Court DOMA Case
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March 4, 2013

AHA Activities

Nominations for the 2013 AHA Election
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March 1, 2013

News, Perspectives Daily

National Archives and Records Administration Regional Residency Fellowships

News

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March 1, 2013

News

The Benefits of a Good Story
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March 1, 2013

News

The Chronicle Launches the Adjunct Project
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March 1, 2013

News

Fracture and Reflection
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March 1, 2013

News

Women’s History and the National Park Service
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March 1, 2013

News

Campus Complaints of the Early 20th Century