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Journal of American History

Cover JahThe Journal of American History is the premiere publication of the OAH and the leading scholarly publication in American history. In continuous publication since 1907, it is the journal of record in the field. The Journal is published four times a year.

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OAH Magazine of History

Cover OahEstablished in 1985, the quarterly Magazine of History focuses in each issue on a theme or topic of recent scholarship in American history and provides readers with informative articles, teaching strategies, and current historiography.

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OAH Outlook

Cover OahOAH Outlook: A Membership Newsletter of the Organization of American Historians, provides news of the organization and the history profession, as well as timely articles of professional and scholarly interest to OAH members. OAH Outlook appears quarterly each February, May, August, and November, and is an exclusive benefit of membership in the OAH.

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The OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program

Created in 1981 by the OAH president Gerda Lerner, the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program features more than 400 historians who have made major contributions to the study of American history.

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In accordance with our mission, the OAH offers a variety of teaching resources geared toward secondary and postsecondary learners.

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Collier-Thomas Wins Temple University Research Award

Bettye Collier-Thomas, professor of history at Temple University, has won the 2013 Temple University Faculty Research Award for her book Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: African American Women and Religion (Alfred A. Knopf, 2010). The award, which includes a $5,000 honorarium, is given annually.

Logevall wins Pulitzer in History

Congratulations to OAH member Fredrik Logevall, Cornell University, winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in history for Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam (Random House). Read more >

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2013 OAH Friend of History

Teaching American History Program, 2013 OAH Friend
of History Winner
Congratulations to the US Department of Education's Teaching American History (TAH) Program, recipient of the 2013 OAH Friend of History Award. OAH President Albert Camarillo (left) and OAH President-Elect Alan Kraut (right), present the award to TAH representatives Avi Black and Rachel Reinhard at the OAH Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Read more >

News of the Organization

Upcoming OAH Annual Meetings

Save the dates for the following upcoming OAH Annual Meetings.

2014—Atlanta GA
Thursday April 10 to Sunday, April 13
Hilton Atlanta
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2015—St. Louis MO
Thursday April 16 to Sunday, April 19
Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel and America's Center
2016—Providence RI
Thursday April 7 to Sunday, April 10
Westin Providence

OAH Announces its 2013 Award and Prize Winners

The Organization of American Historians sponsors annual awards and prizes given in recognition of scholarly and professional achievements in the field of American history. Please join us in congratulating the following 2012 OAH award and prize winners. Read more >

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News of the Profession

NARA Opens George W. Bush Presidential Library

This spring, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) opened its thirteenth presidential library—the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum—on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. The library and museum for the forty-third president differs from the other twelve in several ways, including that its holdings chronicle one of the most important periods in recent U.S. history—a time when America entered into a war against terrorists. Read more >

Volunteers at NARA Provide Support for Historians and Archivists

One of the things that has most impressed me since I came to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) three years ago is the work of our corps of dedicated, knowledgeable volunteers. What they do for us, and for the American people, is amazing. They write hundreds of item-level descriptions, annotate thousands of photo captions, and assist with digitization projects so that the past recorded on paper is not left behind in the digital era. Volunteers index tens of thousands of records; answer researchers’ questions; write articles about the records for our magazine, Prologue, and create our blogs; and present lectures to the public. Read more >

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