What We’re Reading: February 6, 2014
Today’s What We’re Reading features the growing backlash against @HistoryInPics, the long reach of David Brion Davis, a consumer’s guide to graduate school, creepy medical photos from the past, and...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: February 14, 2014
Today’s What We’re Reading features the centenary of the beginning of World War I, a 1762 recipe for rabbit pie, a cross-discipline placement study on PhD employment, what librarians really look like,...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: February 27, 2014
Today’s What We’re Reading features early southern cooking recipes, a discussion of Monuments Men with historian Astrid Eckert, free Amtrak rides for writers, and much more! History Links The Bedroom...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: March 13, 2014
Today’s What We’re Reading features historians shining brightly on the Daily Show, new closures at the National Archives, turning GIFs into a language, flaming cats, and much more! History Links The...
View ArticleBig Changes in Store for the Future Management of Government Records
On November 28, 2011, President Obama signed the Presidential Memorandum – Managing Government Records. In sum, this directive requires “to the fullest extent possible” that individual federal agencies...
View ArticleOral Histories of Homelessness
As I walk past Union Station in Washington, DC, just as when I used to walk towards Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago, homeless people talk to me, ask me questions, wish me a good Tuesday, and...
View ArticleNational Archives Announces $2.62 Million in Grant Awards
On Tuesday, Archivist of the United States David Ferriero announced 30 grants for total of $2.62 million for documentary editing and archival projects. The AHA congratulates all awardees and...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: May 22, 2014
Today’s What We’re Reading features the story of the classic white shirt, why STEM needs more gender studies, a database of the best commencement speeches ever recorded, and much more! History Links...
View ArticleThe AHA Responds to the Relocation of the National Archives for Black Women’s...
On June 12, 2014, AHA President Jan Goldstein and Executive Director Jim Grossman sent a letter to Jonathan Jarvis, the director of the National Park Service, regarding the relocation of the National...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: August 7, 2014
Today’s What We’re Reading features a virtual tour of ancient Rome, a regrettable find in a Berlin archive, Mars 2020’s payload, and much more! History Links Rome Reborn 2.2: A Tour of Ancient Rome...
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