Historical Organizations and Conferences

AAR is the largest scholarly society dedicated to the academic study of religion. Their mission is to foster excellence in the academic study of religion and enhance the public understanding of religion.

For more information including membership options, visit the AAR website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit AAR Events. 

Founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies, the American Historical Association provides leadership for the discipline and promotes the critical role of historical thinking in public life. As the largest membership association of historians in the world, the AHA serves historians in a wide variety of professions, and represents every historical era and geographical area.

For more information including membership options, visit the AHA website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit AHA Events. 
 

The American Society for Environmental History encourages scholarship on the interactions between humans and the natural world (or among humans and non-humans) through time.

For more information including membership options, visit the ASEH Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit ASEH Events. 

The American Society for Legal History was founded in 1956 to foster interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching in the broad field of legal history.  Although based in the United States, its purview and membership are international in scope.

For more information including membership options, visit the ASLH Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit ASLH Events. 

The American Studies Association promotes the development and dissemination of interdisciplinary research on U.S. culture and history in a global context.

For more information including membership options, visit the ASA Website . To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit ASA Events. 

The AAH is the premier organization of Ancient History professionals in the United States and Canada to foster a regular forum for scholarly interaction among historians of the Ancient Mediterranean, and secondly, to do so in a manner that emphasizes collegiality and social interaction.  

For more information including membership options, visit the AAH Website . To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit AAH Events. 

The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. is a non-profit professional association
dedicated to the principled advancement of the field of Asian Studies through international
intellectual exchange; network building; publications; scholarly projects; support for
research, teaching, public outreach, and engagement; and career development, both within the academy and beyond.

For more information including membership options, visit the AAS Website . To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit AAS Events. 
 

The Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (ASPHS) promotes interest in the scholarly study of Spain and Portugal through History and related disciplines. Membership is open to all interested in the scholarly study of Spain and Portugal.

For more information including membership options, visit the ASPHA Website . To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit ASPHS Events. 
 

The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians is a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Maryland to promote the scholarship and to support the activities of women in the historical profession. 

For more information including membership options, visit the BCWH Website . To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit BCWH Events. 

The Classical Association of the Middle West and South is an organization for Classics (Latin and Greek) teachers at all levels, undergraduate and graduate students, and anyone else who enjoys learning about the world of classical antiquity.

For more information including membership options, visit the CAMWS Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit CAMWS Events. 

The German Studies Association is the premier multi- and interdisciplinary association of scholars focused on German, Austrian, and Swiss history, literature, culture studies, political science, and economics. A non-profit educational organization, GSA promotes research and study of German-speaking countries’ diverse histories, cultures, languages, and politics in global contexts.

For more information including membership options, visit the GSA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit GSA Events. 

The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is a non-profit association that fosters the study of the Middle East, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples through programs, publications and services that enhance education, further intellectual exchange, recognize professional distinction, and defend academic freedom in accordance with its status as a 501(c)(3) scientific, educational, literary, and charitable organization.

For more information including membership options, visit the MESA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit MESA Events. 

NCPH inspires public engagement with the past and serves the needs of practitioners in putting history to work in the world by building community among historians, expanding professional skills and tools, fostering critical reflection on historical practice, and publicly advocating for history and historians.

For more information including membership options, visit the NCPH Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit NCPH Events.

The NAISA is an interdisciplinary, international membership-based organization comprised of scholars working in the fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies broadly defined.

For more information including membership options, visit the NAISA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit NAISA Events.

The Oral History Association has served as the principal membership organization for people committed to the value of oral history. OHA engages with policy makers, educators, and others to help foster best practices and encourage support for oral history and oral historians. 

For more information including membership options, visit the OHA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit OHA Events.

The Organization of American Historians (OAH) is the largest scholarly organization devoted to the history of the United States, and to promoting excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of that history. 

For more information including membership options, visit the OAH Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit OAH Events.

The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association (OTSA), formerly known as The Turkish Studies Association, is a non-profit, non-political organization of persons interested in Turkish and Ottoman studies, founded in 1971.

For more information including membership options, visit the OTSA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit OTSA Events.

PAT is a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians.  PAT seeks to bring students and teachers together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and improve historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.

For more information including membership options, visit the PhiAlphaTheta Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit PhiAlphaTheta Events.
 

The mission of the Popular Culture Association is to promote the appreciation and study of popular culture, as well as to advance rigorous, interdisciplinary research that illuminates the complexity, significance, and impact of popular culture across time and around the globe.

For more information including membership options, visit the PCA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit PCA Events.

Founded at the University of New Mexico in 1953, the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies (RMCLAS) is the world’s oldest Latin American academic organization. Since its first annual meeting in 1954, RMCLAS has brought together scholars from Latin American Studies and a wide range of related disciplines.

For more information including membership options, visit the RMCLAS Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit RMCLAS Events.

The Rocky Mountain Interdisciplinary History Conference (RMIHC) is organized by University of Colorado history graduate students. It provides a professional and welcoming setting for graduate students in the humanities, arts, and social sciences to present original research, engage in interdisciplinary dialogue, and connect with peers from across the country.

For more information, visit the RMIHC Website. 

The Rocky Mountain Medieval & Renaissance Association is a nonprofit academic society dedicated to the advancement of learning in global Medieval and Renaissance studies.

For more information including membership options, visit the RMMRA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit RMMRA Events.

The SCWH seeks to promote the study of the Civil War era and to bring greater coherence to the field by encouraging the integration of social, military, political, and other forms of history. 

For more information including membership options, visit the SCWH Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit SCWH Events.

SHEAR is an association of scholars dedicated to exploring the events and the meaning of United States history between 1776 and 1861.

For more information including membership options, visit the SHEAR Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit SHEAR Events.

SHAFR is dedicated to building a supportive community and providing an enriching environment for its members to pursue their scholarly interests, collaborate, disseminate their research, and contribute to the field of diplomatic history.

For more information including membership options, visit the SHAFR Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit SHAFR Events.

The Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era is an organization of historians who study and promote knowledge of American history from the Reconstruction era through the aftermath of World War I. The society brings together academic, public, and independent historians, as well as scholars in other humanities and social-science disciplines interested in these decades and their issues.

For more information including membership options, visit the SHGAPE Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit SHGAPE Events.

The Society for U.S. Intellectual History (S-USIH) promotes the study and discussion of intellectual and cultural history in the United States through conferences, publications, and scholarly collaboration.

For more information including membership options, visit the S-USIH Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit S-USIH Events.

The Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies (SECOLAS) is a non-political and non-profit association of individuals interested in Latin America established in 1953. Its objectives are the promotion of interest in Latin America, scholarly research pertaining to Latin America in all fields, and the increase of friendly contacts among the peoples of the Americas.

For more information including membership options, visit the SECOLAS Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit SECOLAS Events.

Vagantes is an interdisciplinary medieval studies conference entirely organized and run by graduate students to provide graduate students with an independent scholarly venue to present their work. It fosters collaboration across disciplines while promoting an equitable and affordable experience for both master’s and doctoral students.

For more information, visit Vagantes website. 

WAWH is an inclusive organization that encourages the participation of all historians and to promote the interests of women historians both in academic settings and the field of history generally.

For more information including membership options, visit the WAWH Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit WAWH Events.

The Western History Association strives to be a congenial home for the study and teaching of all aspects of North American Wests, frontiers, homelands, and borderlands. 

For more information including membership options, visit the WHA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit WHA Events.

The World History Association promotes the study of the world’s interconnected history from multiple perspectives. It brings together educators from K–12 through doctoral studies to exchange ideas, teaching strategies, and approaches to global history.

For more information including membership options, visit the WHA Website. To learn about upcoming conferences and other events, visit WHA Events.