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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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November 9, 1970
Report of the AHA Committee on the Status of Women (Rose Report)
The broad question of the teaching, placement, and career development of women in professional history is a part of the even broader question of women’s role in contemporary society
January 1, 1963
On the Education of Historians in the United States
A letter by W. Stull Holt about the education of historians in the United States in the 1960s.
January 1, 1962
The Education of Historians in the United States
This study of the graduate education of historians began during the winter of 1956–1957, at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.
January 1, 1944
American History in Schools and Colleges
This is an appropriate time for the appearance of a report on the teaching and study of American history.
July 1, 1942
Doctors of Philosophy in History: A Statistical Study
From the American Historical Review 47:4 (July 1942) By William B. Hesseltine and Louis Kaplan1 I. Development of the…
December 29, 1939
Final Report of the Committee of Ten on Reorganization and Policy
The Committee of Ten on Reorganization and Policy, appointed during the summer of 1938 by Presidents Ford and Paxson and continued for a year by action of the Association at its last regular meeting, is now prepared to make a final report.
December 28, 1934
Letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the AHA
Letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt regarding an invitation to meet with members of the American Historical Association.
January 28, 1932
Historical Scholarship in America: Needs and Opportunities
The Association has found it possible to seek a wider collaboration of scholars in regard to the fundamental needs and opportunities of the profession.
October 1, 1927
Productivity of Doctors of Philosophy in History
From the American Historical Review 33:1 (October 1927) By Marcus W. Jernegan During the past year the American Historical Association…