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FW: [News from OAH]: August Newsletter now online



Several of the articles listed in this message will be of interest to
archivists, particularly the article by John Carlin, Archivist of the US.

Rand Jimerson
Graduate Program in Archives & Records Management
Western Washington University

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THE OAH NEWSLETTER IS NOW JUST ONE CLICK AWAY!
The August, 2000 issue of the OAH Newsletter is now online:
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/ <http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/>
>
OAH Newsletter Digest
1 August 2000
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A VERY MESSY DIVORCE
Robert Cohen and Sonia Morrow give their disturbing account of the recent
editorial transition at the Georgia Historical Quarterly.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/cohen-murrow.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/cohen-murrow.html> >
A NEW FOOTHOLD ON HISTORICAL AUTHORITY
NPS Historian John Latschar discusses the benefits of partnering with OAH to
plan the recent controversial improvements at Gettysburg National Military
Park.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/latschar.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/latschar.html> >
THE BEST OF THE BEST
Rebecca Sharpless has a conversation with Joanne Meyerowitz, whose tenure as
editor of the Journal of American History begins this month.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/meyerowitz.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/meyerowitz.html> >
THE "NOT AMERICA"
Bruce Daniels sketches the persistence of Canadian identity against the
"relentless American tide surging north."
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/daniels.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/daniels.html> >
"WHY DO THEY DRIVE LIKE HELL IN QUEBEC?" Scott See describes his classroom
efforts to fill in the "bland white spaces" that so many Americans accept as
the map of Canada.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/see.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/see.html> >
"SOMETIMES HISTORY IS LIKE THAT"
Bruce Vansledright introduces history to 5th graders by letting them
actually DO it.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/vansledright.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/vansledright.html> >
ARE WE SAVING THE RIGHT RECORDS?  National Archivist John Carlin outlines
the NARA game plan for managing records in the digital age.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/carlin.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/carlin.html> >
CAPITOL COMMENTARY
Bruce Craig presents his first column as Director of the National
Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History (NCC).
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/ncc.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/ncc.html> >
COMING SOON TO A COMMON PLACE NEAR YOU A new e-magazine promises engaging
history for scholars and the rest of us.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/common-place.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/common-place.html> >
IS HISTORY FLUNKING AS A PROFESSION?  OAH President Kenneth T. Jackson mails
out a report card we don't want our mothers to see.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/jackson.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/jackson.html> >
ALLIES IN THE TRENCHES OF HISTORY EDUCATION OAH Executive Director Lee
Formwalt shares his fears and hopes for history education around the
country, and OAH's role in the ongoing struggle.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/formwalt.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/formwalt.html> >
YALE GIVES OAH A HAND
Yale University generously donates $10,000 to help OAH cover the costs of
moving the annual meeting from Adam's Mark Hotel to Saint Louis University.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/yale.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/yale.html> >
NOT A MEL GIBSON MOVIE
OAH co-sponsors a conference that investigates the REAL story of American
freedom.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/boston.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/boston.html> >
SENSIBILITIES AND PREJUDICES
Readers react to E.G. Pollack's controversial article, and Pollack responds.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/correspondence.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/correspondence.html> >
OBITUARY
Remembering John A. Denovo
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/obituary.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/obituary.html> >
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Select this link to read the latest activities of OAH members, job openings,
fellowship opportunities, calls for papers, and upcoming meetings.
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/announcements.html
<http://www.oah.org/members/nl082000/announcements.html> >

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