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The Organization of American Historians and the Writing and Teaching of American History

Richard S. Kirkendall

Print publication date: 2011

Print ISBN-13: 9780199790562

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199790562.001.0001

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The Rise of a Modern and Democratic Learned Society

The Rise of a Modern and Democratic Learned Society

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(p.13) 1 The Rise of a Modern and Democratic Learned Society
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The Organization of American Historians and the Writing and Teaching of American History
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Stanley N. Katz

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199790562.003.0001

This chapter focuses on the early history of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association (MVHA). It details the decision to change the name of MVHA to the Organization of American Historians (OAH) in 1964 and the OAH's efforts to become a modern and democratic learned society during the 1960s and 1970s.

Keywords:   American history, Mississippi Valley Historical Association, Organization of American Historians

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