The proposed revisions to the AHA Constitution were overwhelming approved by the membership, by a vote of 605 to 58... The post Constitutional Changes Ratified by AHA Members appeared first on American Historical Association.

The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, offers one-year fellowships for assistant professors at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada... The post Grant of the Week: Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors appeared first on American Historical Association.

The National Archives has produced a series of “American Conversations with the Archivist of the United States,” and has more planned for the future. In these “conversations,” Archivist Allen Weinstein sits down historians, scholars, politicians, First Ladies, and others who have “shaped the dialogue about the interpretation and use of American heritage.” The post American Conversations with the Archivist of the United States appeared first on American Historical Association.

In this edition of “What We’re Reading” learn how to recover collections after a fire, discover the best historical resources on the web, and revisit historical surprise attacks. Also, delve into the history of the Manhattan project and peruse the latest titles from the Humanities E-book program. The post What We’re Reading: November 1, 2007 Edition appeared first on American Historical Association.

We start off this week’s post with news from Washington that isn’t economy or campaign related. Read up on a number of news items from the National Coalition for History (including NARA news, the donation of FDR papers, and more), and learn the best way to keep up-to-date on the Vice President Cheney records case. Then, take a look at Tom Scheinfeldt’s stance on digital...

To honor the Association of Research Libraries’ 75th anniversary, the ARL has created a book and web site to highlight “selected rare and special collections available for use in the major research libraries of North America.” The post “Celebrating Research” with the Association of Research Libraries appeared first on American Historical Association.

This week we note two newsworthy articles: protests over a talk by Holocaust denier David Irving, and historians (including two past AHA presidents) endorsing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. From “First Monday” we find professor Richard Cox discussing the effects of new technologies on archives. And finally, what makes a good historical novel? Watch a webcast from the Library of Congress with historical fiction writer...

Some recent observations in the blogosphere about the “conservative” nature of our disciplinary research practices, and an invitation to speak at the JSTOR publisher’s workshop last week, got me thinking about just how far we have traveled over the past 20 years... The post Celebrating Change: Online Databases and Collegiality in the Discipline appeared first on American Historical Association.

The AHA invites submissions for its 2008 awards and prizes, including 18 book prizes... The post 2008 Prizes, Awards, and Fellowships from the AHA appeared first on American Historical Association.

The National Archives and the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) have agreed to a five-year partnership to digitize case files of approved pension applications from widows of Civil War Union soldiers, the organizations announced on Tuesday. Under the agreement, digitization will be conducted by GSU, operating as FamilySearch, and will make available unprecedented access to these unique records. The post Over One Million Civil War Pension...