American Historical Association

The American Historical Association is a professional organization founded in 1884 to advance historical scholarship in the United States. It supports historians through publications, meetings, advocacy, and professional standards.

American Historical Review: A peer-reviewed history journal published by the American Historical Association since 1895. The association’s flagship journal publishes scholarship across historical fields.
American Historical Association founding: The 1884 creation of a national organization for the advancement of historical study in the United States. The founding established the association’s national role in organizing the historical profession.
Mary Ritter Beard: An American historian and women’s rights advocate who promoted the study of women’s history. Her work challenged the limits of historical scholarship represented in established professional institutions.
Historical profession: The community of people who research, teach, preserve, and communicate history as a vocation. The association’s policies and programs help shape this profession’s institutions and norms.
AHA Annual Meeting: An annual conference organized by the American Historical Association for historians and history professionals. The meeting gathers scholars for research presentations, discussion, and professional exchange.
Herbert Baxter Adams: An American historian who helped establish the American Historical Association and promoted historical research and graduate training. Adams was central to organizing the association and its early scholarly agenda.
Carter G. Woodson: An American historian who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in 1915. Woodson built a separate organization amid barriers facing Black historians in the profession.
Historiography: The study of how history has been written, interpreted, and debated over time. Association journals and meetings provide venues where historical interpretations are evaluated and contested.
Teaching American History: The teaching and study of the history of the United States. The association addresses how historical scholarship informs teaching at different levels.
Andrew Dickson White: An American historian, diplomat, and co-founder of Cornell University who became the first president of the American Historical Association. White’s presidency gave the new organization prominent institutional leadership.

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