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[[Image:000history.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]The '''American Historical Association''' (or '''AHA''') is the largest organization for the [[history]] profession in the U.S. Its chief rival is the [[Organization of American Historians]]. Founded in 1884, they include 14,000 individuals, primarily college and university professors in the U.S., along with some public historians, independent scholars, archivists, librarians, and amateurs. In 1889 it was incorporated by an act of [[Congress]]. In 1898 the Association began to publish the ''American Historical Review'', which remains the premier scholarly journal.  All back issues are online through [[JSTOR]]. The AHA before 1940 identified major records in foreign archives, and published documentary records. At one point they were influential in shaping the history curriculum in the schools. Today they sponsor a major annual conference in January; the journal is edited at Indian University by the history faculty and graduate students.  

[[Image:000history.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]The '''American Historical Association''' (or '''AHA''') is the largest organization for the [[history]] profession in the U.S. Its chief rival is the [[Organization of American Historians]]. Founded in 1884, its members include 14,000 college and university professors in the U.S., along with some public historians, independent scholars, archivists, librarians, and amateurs. In 1889 it was incorporated by an act of Congress. In 1898 the Association began to publish the ''American Historical Review'', which remains the premier scholarly journal.  All back issues are online through [[JSTOR]]. The AHA before 1940 identified major records in foreign archives, and published documentary records. At one point they were influential in shaping the history curriculum in the schools. Today they sponsor a major annual conference in January; the journal is edited at Indian University by the history faculty and graduate students.  

The organization always officially accepted women and minorities; however no [[African American]]s were represented on the AHA governing Council until 1959, and only 15 women served on the AHA Council before 1971 (out of over 186 members), and they had little to no representation.

The organization always officially accepted women and minorities; however no [[African American]]s were represented on the AHA governing Council until 1959, and only 15 women served on the AHA Council before 1971 (out of over 186 members), and they had little to no representation.