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Historians
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Historical Association: Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct 
 This document "addresses dilemmas and concerns about the practice of history that historians have regularly brought to the American Historical Association seeking guidance and counsel." Topics include shared values (such as honoring the historical record), scholarship (including "awareness of one's own biases"), plagiarism, teaching, and hiring practices. http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/ProfessionalStandards.cfm Topics: Ethics, History Last updated Nov 29, 2006 Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
This site contains information on the founder of ASALH, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, who established the first Negro History Week, which officially expanded to Black History Month in 1976. Includes a list of the Black History Month themes for the next several years, brief details about the Carter G. Woodson Home (a national historic landmark), and information about the annual essay contest for all full-time graduate and undergraduate students. http://www.asalh.org/ Topics: Black Resources, History, Notable People, Special Months Last updated Jan 7, 2006 The Dictionary of Art Historians
This site provides "a beginning point to finding information on the background of major art historians of western art history." Entries provide a brief biography of professional work, and a bibliography of titles by and about the person. Note: "some entries may be partial or incomplete." From art reference librarian and bibliographer Lee Sorensen at Duke University. http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/ Topics: History, Notable People Last updated Jun 11, 2006 Displaying the Forbidden: Images of China's Imperial Palaces
A collection of over 200 photographs of "the Forbidden City [of Beijing, China] and environs, especially the New Summer Palace of the Empress Dowager," taken by Osvald Siren in the early 1920s. Searchable, and browsable by topic (architecture, landscape, sculpture, city, people, trees). Includes historical background of the Forbidden City, information on Siren, and a bibliography. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/siren/index.html Topics: Architecture, Art by Region, History, Museums, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jun 11, 2006 History News Network (HNN)
"HNN was created to give historians the opportunity to reach a national audience on issues of public concern. It is not a scholarly journal. It is a vehicle for scholars seeking to enrich the public debate." The site features articles and opinion pieces, links to news stories, compilations of materials on selected topics (such as filibusters and Social Security), and book reviews. Also includes blogs and an extensive list of links. Searchable. http://www.historynewsnetwork.org Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, History, Politics Last updated May 27, 2005 Pacific Northwest Historians Guild
"The Pacific Northwest Historians Guild promotes the study of history, preservation of historical resources, and publication of materials relating to Pacific Northwest history." This Seattle-based organization for the history of the Pacific Northwest is a good source for locating historians working in this field. Includes information about upcoming events, conferences, and exhibits. http://www.pnwhistorians.org/ Topics: History, Notable People, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Will Durant Foundation
Will and Ariel Durant are best known for their monumental work "The Story of Civilization." This site includes biographies of the two historians, testimonials and reviews, information on the "Declaration of Interdependence," and more. http://www.willdurant.com/ Topics: History Last updated Dec 4, 2004 |
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