New at AAS in 2010
Fellowship Applications Due January 15
Applications for AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Long-Term Fellowships and AAS Short-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships are due on January 15.
Call for Papers
December 15, 2010, is the deadline for proposals for presentations at the Draper Graduate Student Conference Popular Culture in Early America to be held March 24-26, 2011.
Wiggins Lecture Delivered
John B. Hench presented Random Notes from a Book History Bureaucrat, the 27th Annual Wiggins Lecture, on November 16.
Landmark Legal Case Explored
Paul Finkelman discussed A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger, one of the most significant publications of colonial America.
Books, Articles and Awards
The June through August list of recent scholarship based on research at AAS is now available.
A Midwife's Tale
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich presented her reflections upon some of the scholarly, popular, and political responses to A Midwife's Tale and considered its impact on her more recent work.
Betsy Ross
Marla Miller, author of the recently published Betsy Ross and the Making of America, discussed how she came to research and write the first scholarly biography of Ross.
Conference Schedule Announced
The 2010 CHAViC conference Historical Prints—Fact and Fiction will be held November 12-13. Please register by October 29.
October Issue of Common-place
Read about Phillis Wheatley's poems, Mark Twain's China connection, a popular Civil War blog, and more in the current issue of Common-place.
Teaching American History
Programming for Securing the Blessings of Liberty, a professional development program conducted with the Worcester Public Schools, beings this week.
The Great Divorce
Ilyon Woo will discuss the sensational story of Eunice Chapman and the key historical evidence she found at AAS. Preview the book's trailer.
2010 Annual Meeting
AAS members will gather October 21-22 in Worcester for the 2010 annual meeting.
Almanac Number 80
The current issue of Almanac features news of the recent acquisition of the business records of Philadelphia daguerreotypists Simons & Collins.
Fall Public Programs
Nathaniel Philbrick will begin the series of fall public programs when he discusses his new book The Last Stand on Sept. 16.
New Reviews on Common-place
An "extra" (vol. 10, no. 4.5) of Common-place containing three new book reviews has just been issued.
2011 Summer Seminar Announced
Philip Gould and Ed Larkin will lead Encountering Revolution: Print Culture, Politics, and the British American Loyalists from June 13-17.
Download Fellowship Applications
Applications for AAS fellowships are now online. The Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship and Fellowships for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers applications are due in October.
A Place of Reading
The new online exhibition A Place of Reading uses images and objects from the AAS collections to illuminate the spaces where reading happened in early America.
HBA Celebrated in Washington
A History of the Book in America editors David D. Hall, Scott E. Casper, Mary C. Kelley, and Joan Rubin discuss the project upon its completion.
Books and Articles
The March though June list of recent scholarship based on research at AAS is now available.
Manuscript Collection Descriptions
Collection descriptions for all processed manuscript collections with contents lists are available as pdfs.
AAS Librarian's Diary Published
Accompanied by more than 160 illustrations, the newly transcribed text of Christopher Columbus Baldwin's 1829-1835 diary is now available.
Insurgents and Patriots
Drawing from his new book American Insurgents, American Patriots, historian T.H. Breen will present "A Rumor that Almost Sparked a Revolution in 1774."
2010-2011 Fellows
A list of current fellows and their projects has been announced.
New Residence Opens
The newly renovated scholars' housing located adjacent to the library at 9 Regent Street is now ready for occupancy.
Radical Propositions
Historian Lori D. Ginzberg examined ome of the implications of the vote, of individualism, and of the brilliant, self-righteous, charismatic, intimidating, and charming Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Just Off The Press
Cultural Narratives: Textuality and Performance in American Culture before 1900, edited by Sandra M. Gustafson and Caroline F. Sloat has been published.
Call for Artists
Local artists are invited to submit three-dimensional works that respond to Prints of American History for a CHAViC exhibition in Worcester this fall.
New Online Exhibition
Prints of American History: Myths in the Making exhibits twenty-nine prints depicting scenes from American history.
Hartford Witch Hunt Explored
Walter W. Woodward, Connecticut State Historian, presented a public program, on "New England's Other Witch Hunt: John Winthrop, Jr. and the Hartford Witch Hunt of the 1660s"
Public Lecture
Pulitzer-prize-winning historian Gordon Wood presented a public program discussing his latest book Empire of Liberty
Discussion on Discourse
The chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Jim Leach, joined historian and essayist Jill Lepore for a public program on the state of political discourse in America, past and present.
Annual Report
The 2008-2009 annual report may be read online.
Group Photographs
A new inventory for the group photographs collection is online.
Books, Articles and Awards
The December through March list of recent scholarship based on research at AAS is now available.
2010 Adopt-A-Book
Browse the 2010 Adopt-A-Book Catalog to view over 140 items up for adoption.
Newspapers Acquired in 2009
The complete list of recent acquisitions in the newspaper department for January - December 2009 is now online. All listed newspapers are available for use.
2010 Semiannual Meeting
The 2010 Semiannual Meeting of the American Antiquarian Society will be held April 8-10 in Washington, D.C.
Theodor Clemens Wohlbrück Photographs
A new box list of a collection of over 1,000 printed proof photographs of towns in Worcester County taken c.1905-1915 is now available.
Early 19th Century Tunebook
This well-worn volume contains approximately fifty secular tunes with titles such as "Presidents New March," "York Fusalier," and "The Hay Maker."
Cuban Newspapers
One of the gems of the AAS newspaper collection is its Caribbean newspaper holdings. Over 100 Cuban newspapers were added last year.
2010 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book
A provisional syllabus for The Global American South and Early American Print Culture is available. Applications are due March 12.
Earn WOO points
Attend a public tour, present a WOO card, and earn three WOO points. The WOO program is overseen by the Worcester Cultural Coalition.
2010 CHAViC Summer Seminar
The draft syllabus for Interpreting Historical Images for Teaching and Research is available. Applications are due March 1.
Children's Book with Paper Dolls
The History and Adventures of Little Eliza (Philadelphia, 1811) is among the earliest American editions of a book first printed in London accompanied by a set of paper dolls.
Periodical Issues in Wrappers Added
A fine collection of 595 19th-century periodical issues in their original paper wrappers was recently added to the AAS periodicals collection.
Fully Illustrated Inventory of Print Collection
A fully illustrated inventory of the Charles Peirce Collection of Social and Political Caricatures and Ballads is now available online. The collection contains 65 British and American prints dating from 1796-1807.
Risqué Literature Acquired
A fortuitous purchase from Steve Finer has enabled AAS to add no fewer than 12 titles to its enviable holdings of 19th-century risqué literature.
Inventory Goes Online
An illustrated inventory of the Cross Family Collection is now available online. The collection contains over 450 items, many either created, featuring, or owned by one of the three Cross siblings.
Books, Articles and Awards
The September through December list of recent scholarship based on research at AAS is now available.
CHAViC Website Launched
Visit www.chavic.org, the new website of the Center for Historic American Visual Culture at AAS.
Native American Collections
Read the new overview of the Society's exceptionally strong Native American history resources.
Women's Letters and Diaries
Manuscript Women's Letters and Diaries from the American Antiquarian Society, 1750-1950, created in cooperation with Alexander Street Press, has been released.Quick Links
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