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The Indiana Association of Historians will hold its 26th annual meeting at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, on February 17-18, 2006. The theme of the annual meeting is:
Dr. Walter F. LaFeber will deliver the keynote address immediately following the conference luncheon on Saturday. His address is titled
Walter F. LaFeber is one of the most highly regarded scholars of the history
of American foreign relations. He is Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished
University Professor and Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow at Cornell University.
Professor LaFeber received his B.A. from Hanover College in 1955, an M.A.
from Stanford University in 1956, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin
in 1959. Among his many influential books are The New Empire: An Interpretation
of American Expansion, 1860-1898; America, Russia, and the Cold War;
Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America;
The Clash: U.S.-Japanese Relations Throughout History; and Michael
Jordan and the New Global Capitalism.
The History Department at Hanover College is pleased and proud to welcome back its distinguished
alumnus as a Cornelius and Anna Cook O'Brien lecturer for the Indiana Association
of Historians Annual Meeting keynote address.
The O'Brien Lecture is free and open to the public. Attendance at the IAH conference, including sessions and the luncheon, requires registration.
Registration
The Registration Form for this year's IAH Annual Meeting is here.The IAH membership form is here.
Hotel Accommodations
No special hotel arrangements have been made for the conference. Information about
accommodations in the Hanover and Madison area can be found here Hanover College Information Directions to Hanover
College and Campus
Map. Parking is available in the lot north of the Science Center (Building 3 on the campus map.)
Link to the Hanover College
home page
The Indiana Association of Historians is an organization open to anyone interested
in the study, enjoyment, and promotion of history. The IAH brings together
educators, scholars, genealogists, archivists, public historians, librarians,
and the interested public in pursuit of history. In short, if you love history
and wish to engage with others your passion, the Indiana Association of Historians
is for you.
The IAH was founded in 1980 and held its first annual meeting in 1981. The
annual meeting / conference, usually held in the spring, brings together those
interested in history from around the state and nation. Past keynote speakers
include Stephen Ambrose, John Higham, Peter Gay, and Mary Beth Norton.
In addition to the annual meeting, the IAH sponsors a public lecture, hosted
by Butler University. The Thornbrough Lecture, named in honor of Emma Lou
and Gayle Thornbrough, both among the founders of the IAH, aspires to put
before the public some of the leading practitioners of the historical craft
working on subjects of broad interest and appeal. Speakers have included Leon
Litwack, Ronald Takaki, and Sandra Freitag.
Each spring the IAH honors its longtime secretary, Robert M. Taylor, Jr.,
by sponsoring a keynote address at its annual meetings — the Robert M. Taylor,
Jr., Memorial Lecture — which attracts renowned historians and other students
of U.S., European, and World history.
IAH Committees
Public Advocacy Committee: This group serves as a liaison between the Association and public and private organizations or individuals in the support of history education, preservation, dissemination, and development.
Indiana Council for History Education: The Indiana Council for History Education directs IAH resources to the support of history education in the state of Indiana, including the biennial "Presenting the Past" statewide conference on the teaching of history.
Program Committee: plans and oversees the annual meeting of the organization.
Publications Committee: directs the editing, production, and distribution of a newsletter and the creation of other publications as assigned by the Council.
Membership Committee: recruits new members and maintains
membership records.
IAH Program 2006
c/o Dr. Matthew N. Vosmeier
Department of History
Hanover College
P.O. Box 890
Hanover, Indiana 47243
Telephone: (812) 866-7200
Email: iah2006@hanover.edu