Organization of American Historians

The Organization of American Historians, founded in 1907, "promotes excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history, and encourages wide discussion of historical questions and equitable treatment of all practitioners of history." 

Founders
The following are OAH founders:


 * William S. Bell, Montana Historical & Misc. Library
 * Edgar R. Harlan, Historical Department of Iowa
 * George W. Martin, Kansas State Historical Society
 * Clarence S. Paine, Nebraska State Historical Society
 * Francis A. Sampson, State Historical Society of Missouri
 * Benjamin F. Shambaugh, State Historical Soc. of Iowa
 * Warren Upham, Minnesota Historical Society

Executive Board
The following are OAH executive board members. 


 * Richard White, President
 * Nell Irvin Painter, President-Elect
 * Robert Cherny, Treasurer
 * Lee W. Formwalt, Executive Director
 * Edward T. Linenthal, Editor, Journal of American History
 * Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
 * James Oliver Horton
 * Vicki L. Ruiz
 * Jay S. Goodgold (ex officio)
 * Gloria Sesso
 * Marilyn Young
 * Edward L. Ayers
 * Daniel J. Czitrom
 * Alice Kessler-Harris
 * Linda Shopes
 * David Stephens Trask
 * David J. Weber

Publications

 * The Journal of American History (quarterly)
 * Magazine of History (quarterly)
 * OAH Newsletter (quarterly)

Contact Information
112 North Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199 Phone: 812 855-7311 FAX: 812 855-0696 Website: http://www.oah.org Email: oah AT oah.org

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * American Historical Association
 * Drew Gilpin Faust - former board member
 * Joan Hoff - former executive secretary
 * William Appleman Williams - former president