Call for Papers
David Thelen Award
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 2007 and 2008 is May 1, 2009. 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.
Louis Pelzer Memorial Award
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.
Entries for the 2010 competition must be submitted by November 30, 2009. 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.
Lincoln Special Issue
The Journal of American History will use the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth to reconsider the sixteenth president in a special issue to appear in September 2009. The deadline for submissions for this special issue on Lincoln has passed.
