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Free Wireless Internet in New York
HistoriansTV at the 123rd Annual Meeting
Grant of the Week: Dissertation Fellowships
What We’re Reading: October 9, 2008 Edition
Could Ranking Journals Rank You?
Black Americans in Congress
A Survey of Public History Professionals
New Gutenberg-e Titles
Laura J. Mitchell - Belongings
Erika Lindgren - Sensual Encounters
Kenneth Steuer - Pursuit of an "Unparalleled Opportunity"
Margaret Poulos - Arms and the Woman
National Coalition for History
October 3
Congress Passes Overhaul of NARA and NHPRC Programs
GAO Questions NARA’s Readiness to Accept Bush Records
NCH Fights to Stop Wal-Mart Near Battlefield
Congress Punts on Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
House Passes Battlefield Protection Bill
Bill To Facilitate Donation of FDR Papers Passes
NARA Releases Additional Rosenberg Testimony
June 2008 AHR now online
The latest issue is now available online. For full access, members should login here, first.
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123rd Annual Meeting
New York, N.Y.
January 2-5, 2009
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Pubs Shop
The new Pubs Shop allows you to buy AHA publications online! Members, login to member services first to get your member discount.
Archives Wiki
The AHA's Archives Wiki is a clearinghouse of information about archival resources throughout the world. And the wiki format allows all historians to contribute.
History Compass
History Compass is offering free access to AHA members through the end of the 123rd Annual Meeting. Login to member services to take advantage of this offer.
Directory of History Journals
This Directory provides links to peer-reviewed English-language journals that publish in all fields of history, as an aid to authors seeking a place to publish their research.
History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada
This resource offers a profile of history doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada, advice for applicants to PhD programs, and a searchable database on dissertations in progress and completed in those programs.