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Historians
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 Conversations with History
Searchable and browsable collection of nearly 300 interviews with "diplomats, statesmen, and soldiers; economists and political analysts; scientists and historians; writers and foreign correspondents; [and] activists and artists," dating from 1982 to the present. Includes video. From the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Government, Politics by Place Last updated Oct 4, 2004 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 MacArthur Fellows Program Overview
Commonly known as the "genius grants," this MacArthur Foundation program "awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction." Fellows have included "scientists, historians, poets and novelists, artists and composers, and people working in public service." Read biographies of current recipients of the grants, and browse lists of fellows back to 1981. http://www.macfound.org/programs/fel/fel_overview.htm Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Sep 28, 2009 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 |
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