In any given year, the Job Register at the AHA annual meeting provides us with a small snapshot of the state of current history job market, and the 2007 Job Register in Atlanta was no exception. There were 283 searches reported to the Job Register at the annual meeting earlier this month, with all but 15 of them conducting interviews on site. See what dividing the job searches by geographic...

The American Institute of Physics' Center for History of Physics offers grants-in-aid of up to $2,000 for research in the history of modern physics and allied sciences (astronomy, geophysics). Grants can be used only for work done in the center's Neils Bohr Library in College Park, MD, or for work that adds to the library's oral history collection. Applicants should either be working toward a graduate degree in the...

The Chemical Heritage Foundation invites applications for its Societe de Chimie Industrielle (American Section) Fellowship. This fellowship “is designed to stimulate public understanding of the chemical industries. Applications are encouraged from writers, journalists, educators, and historians of science, technology, or business.” The post Grant of the Week: Fellowship from the Chemical Heritage Foundation appeared first on American Historical Association.

The AHA recently updated the Directory of History Journals! The database currently includes 393 journals... The post Directory of History Journals – Updated appeared first on American Historical Association.

The Library of Congress announced Monday that in celebration of its 207th birthday on April 24th, it was launching the Library of Congress blog. Matt Raymond, the director of communications at the LOC, will be the main writer on the blog, but some posts will come from James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, along with other curators at the institution. The post The Library of Congress Joins the Blogosphere...

A recent article, “Down the Memory Hole,” by Linda Greenhouse at the New York Times anticipates the release of former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s papers. inding Greenhouse’s article (which will appear in Thursday’s What We’re Reading post) led to some internet wandering for more Supreme Court news and resources. Article By: Elisabeth Grant The post The U.S. Supreme Court – Past, Present, and Future appeared first on American Historical Association.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation invites historians to apply for a program intended to bring new perspectives on historical interpretation to National Trust historic sites. Teams of scholars will assess and enhance the interpretation of four historic sites to ensure that tours, exhibits, publications, school programs, and other educational activities incorporate diverse perspectives and current scholarship. The post Opportunity in Historic Preservation appeared first on American Historical Association.

The National Coalition for History's latest edition of its Washington Update is now online. Some highlights include news from the National Archives, details on grant opportunities, and a link to an article of interest. The post NCH Reports on Washington appeared first on American Historical Association.

Announcing the winners of the 2009 AHA Election. These individuals will begin their terms of office following the 124th Annual Meeting in San Diego. The post 2009 AHA Election Results appeared first on American Historical Association.

In the National Coalition for History’s (NCH) latest online newsletter, director Lee White reports on how the budget passed by Congress on February 14th provides good news for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and others. Also read about the web site, The Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century, created by the National Archives. The post News from Washington, Brought to you by NCH appeared first on American Historical Association.