Jules Tygiel, a preeminent historian of American baseball, died in San Francisco on July 1, 2008, after a two-and-a-half-year battle against a neuro-endocrine tumor of the pancreas. He was 59 years ol...

Award for Scholarly Distinction Joseph Harris (Howard Univ.); Michael Kammen (Cornell Univ.) Joan Wallach Scott (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) Honorary Foreign Member Jacques Revel (Écol...

To the Editor: Joel Berlatsky, Wilkes University, emeritus, has written to helpfully draw attention to an omission in the September 2008 issue: The convention travel information supplied on pages 18–1...

Award for Scholarly Distinction In 1984 the Council of the American Historical Association established the American Historical Association Award for Scholarly Distinction. Each year a nominating jury,...

Issues in Graduate Education: CGS Forum on Making the Transition to a Professional Career

The October issue of the American Historical Review can now be found online at its new home with the University of Chicago Press. This issue of the AHR contains three articles and two review essays. The articles take us from the early Islamic world, then to 17th-century England, and finally to Africa and the U.S. South in the 19th century. The post The American Historical Review – October Issue Online appeared first on American Historical Association.

The Library of Congress’s Wise Guide is a flashy web portal meant to introduce visitors to what the LOC has to offer online. Each month the site highlights about half a dozen online features, presenting a brief article and related links for each. The post A Wise Guide, Eh? appeared first on American Historical Association.

The House of Representatives’ Office of the Clerk recently created the web site Black Americans in Congress detailing the plight of African Americans in attaining full civil rights in the federal legislature. Article By: Jessica Pritchard The post Black Americans in Congress appeared first on American Historical Association.

It’s the final day of the 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, but there are still dozens of sessions and events left. Or, take advantage of being in D.C. and take in the sites and sounds. Continue reading to find out a few things you may have missed and should check out. The post Sunday Overview – 122nd Annual Meeting appeared first on American Historical Association.

At the beginning of this year Perspectives, the AHA’s newsmagazine, embraced a slightly more specific name, and became Perspectives on History. Now, more changes are afoot, and we’d like to hear your opinions through a survey. Survey takers will be entered in a drawing to receive one of two free memberships. The post Opinions Wanted – Perspectives Reader’s Survey appeared first on American Historical Association.