About Our Archives
Researchers interested in the Papers of the American Historical Association will find them at the Library of Congress’s Manuscript Reading Room in Washington, DC.
Please note that these materials are offered only for their historical interest, not as statements of current policy or positions on specific historical topics today.
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January 2, 1997
Statement of Priorities
The Association’s top priority is to continue its present activities in support of research, teaching, and the dissemination of knowledge
December 1, 1993
Redefining Historical Scholarship
If scholarly activity is central to the work of our profession, then how we define scholarship determines what it means to be a historian and who is part of the historical community.
May 1, 1991
Statement on Discrimination and Harassment in Academia
Approved by AHA Council, May 1991 The American Historical Association encourages educational activities to counter incidents of racist, sexist, anti-Semitic,…
November 1, 1989
Guidelines for AHA-Sponsored Regional Teaching Conferences
These guidelines explain AHA practices for sponsoring regional teaching conferences.
January 1, 1985
Why Study History? (1985)
Historical knowledge is no more and no less than carefully and critically constructed collective memory. As such it can both make us wiser in our public choices and more richly human in our private lives.
January 1, 1980
Committee on Women Historians’ 1980 Summary Report
A summary of new recommendations from the Committee on Women Historians 10 years after the Rose Report.
March 5, 1974
Report of the AHA Committee on the Rights of Historians
There is cause for concern about the state of academic freedom in the profession. The committee strongly believes that the AHA should increase its activities in support of academic freedom.
September 15, 1973
The AHA Review Board: Final Report
This page contains the full report of the AHA Review Board, including resolutions and proposals, from 1973.
September 17, 1972
The AHA Review Board: A Preliminary Report
Table of Contents The Review Board The Present State of the Association Governance The Committee System The Divisions of the…