Future annual meetings of the Organization of American Historians are as follows:

2011
Houston, Texas
March 17–20
Hilton America-Houston

2012
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 19–22
Hilton Milwaukee City Center

2013
San Francisco, California
April 11–14
Hilton San Francisco

2014
Washington, D.C.
April 2–5
Hilton Washington

For further information, write to: oah Annual Meeting Information, 112 North Bryan Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47408-4141, usa; or see the oah Web site: http://www.oah.org/meetings/.

Call for Papers—Deadline Extended

The Journal of American History is calling for papers that exemplify recent and important trends in North American borderlands history—broadly construed to include indigenous, imperial, transnational, interracial, and/or continental perspectives. The time period is open. We especially welcome research-based articles that expand the field’s conceptual, methodological, or disciplinary frameworks.

Selected articles will appear in the September 2011 issue. To be considered for publication, manuscripts must be received by September 10, 2010, and should not exceed 10,000 words (including notes).

Two hard copies with abstract pages included should be mailed to: Borderlands Issue, Journal of American History, 1215 East Atwater Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401-3703, usa. An electronic version should also be sent to: jahms@oah.org. Please indicate in the subject line that it is for the borderlands issue.

Call for Papers: Civil War

During the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Journal of American History would like to encourage the submission of articles that explore all aspects of the conflict. In 2011–2012, we particularly invite the work of scholars who are writing about the origins and early years of the Civil War.

JAH Podcast

The Journal of American History has launched a podcast section of our Web site, where interviews with Journal of American History authors, Terri L. Snyder, Scott E. Casper, Julia C. Ott, Thomas W. Zeiler, James Meriwether, and Peniel Joesph are available. We will regularly be posting interviews with other JAH authors as well.

In the future, we hope also to bring you podcasts of conversations with award-winning authors of books on American history. Anyone may listen to and download these high-quality audio files for free.

Article Submissions

All articles submitted to the Journal of American History must now include an abstract. The abstract must be on a separate page from the body of the article and may not be longer than 500 words.

Submit or Update Your Reviewer Data Sheet

The JAH is always looking for qualified reviewers for books and articles. To make the best possible matches between reviewers and books or articles being reviewed, we need our reviewer information to be as complete and up to date as possible. It is crucial that prospective reviewers submit or update a JAH reviewer data sheet, which indicates areas of interest and publications and is available on our Web site.

The Pelzer Award Committee invites candidates for graduate degrees to submit essays for the Louis Pelzer Award competition. Essays may deal with any period or topic in the history of the United States. The winning essay will be published in the Journal of American History. In addition, the organization presents $500 to the winner. The deadline for entries for the 2011 competition is December 1, 2010.

For submission guidelines, see the oah Web site: http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/. Manuscripts should be addressed to Pelzer Award Chair, Journal of American History, 1215 East Atwater Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401-3703, usa.

The Organization of American Historians gives the David Thelen Award biennially to the best article on American history that has been published in a language other than English. The winning article will be published in translation in the Journal of American History. The deadline for entries published during 2009 and 2010 is May 2, 2011.

Please submit five copies of the entry, along with a one- or two-page essay in English explaining why the article is a significant and original contribution to our understanding of American history, to Thelen Award Chair, Journal of American History, 1215 East Atwater Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47401-3703, USA.

President
David A. Hollinger, University of California, Berkley

President-Elect
Alice Kessler-Harris, Columbia University

Vice President
Albert M. Camarillo, Stanford Univeristy

Executive Board
Jon Butler, Yale University
Gary Reichard, California State University, Long Beach
Jane Kamensky, Brandeis University

Nominating Board
Thomas Sugrue, University of Pennsylvania
Marguerite “Peggy” Renner, Glendale Community College
Lynn Dumenil, Occidental College

Past Announcements

Announcements in previous issues are available at the History Cooperative.