In Memoriam - Walter La Feber (1933-2021)

We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Walter LaFeber yesterday. He was simply a giant in the field of U.S. foreign relations, whose books defined and redefined the field.  Ranging from his 1963 The New American Empire to his 1999 Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism, his scholarship literally spanned the globe and the centuries and always left us thinking anew. 

Please join us for a Washington History Seminar Panel with Shaul Bakhash on The Fall of Reza Shah: The Abdication, Exile, and Death of Modern Iran’s Founder

Please join us for a Washington History Seminar Panel with Rosie Bsheer on Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia

Monday, March 8 at 4:00 pm ET

Please join us for a Washington History Seminar Panel with Marc Levinson on Outside the Box: How Globalization Changed from Moving Stuff to Spreading Ideas

Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women’s History

The National Archives Foundation is now accepting applications for the Inaugural Fellowship for Women's History. The Cokie Roberts Research Fund for Women’s History will award up to $12,000 to support annual fellowships for applicants who will perform new research at the National Archives to elevate women’s history.  The recipients of the fellowship will perform original document research from the National Archives on women’s history for a published article or essay appearing in a newspaper, magazine, website, book or academic publication

Please join us for a Washington History Seminar Panel with Giuliana Chamedes on A Twentieth Century Crusade: The Vatican’s Battle to Remake Christian Europe

Wednesday, February 17 at 4:00 pm ET

Call for Applications – SHAFR Administrative Fellow on Website Renovation

SHAFR is seeking applications from interested members – with a preference for graduate students and/or precariously employed members –who would like to serve as a SHAFR administrative fellow through the end of 2021, with the likelihood of renewal for 2022.

American Society of International Law
2021 Virtual Annual Meeting

From The Oregon Historical Society:

Historians and the News: Unprecedented Events by Day, Historical Context by Night: A Conversation between Dr. Heather Cox Richardson and Dr. Christopher McKnight Nichols

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is currently recruiting for an Assistant Director (AD) and Deputy Assistant Director (DAD) to lead its Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division (FDT).   To that end, I am hoping you might share this information with anyone you feel would be a good candidate for the position.  A complete listing of eligibility requirements, salary information, application instructions and evaluation criteria review can be found in the vacancy announcements:

 Assistant Director- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/588448000

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 -- The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) today launched the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library website, which provides information on archived White House websites and social media accounts, as well as information on access to the records of the Trump Administration.

Under the Presidential Records Act, the National Archives receives all records of the Trump Administration, which will be preserved in NARA facilities in the Washington, DC, area, and access to those records will be provided through the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, controlled and administered by the National Archives. 

Please join us for a Washington History Seminar Panel with David Nasaw on The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War