The Baker Street Vice Ring and the Birth of the Asian American Homo
A number of historians have marked the late nineteenth century as the beginning of U.S.…
Browsing: Research
Directions for Digital HIV/AIDS History
Scholars are increasingly addressing the history of HIV/AIDS. I recently participated in the Journal of…
Plant and Clarke: Federal Segregation and Gold Star Mothers
Frances Clarke is a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney in Australia. In 2011,…
Queer Digging in the Archives
A year ago, John D’Emilio began writing a series of blogs for OutHistory.org called “In…
Finding Emily A Story of Historical Recovery
Researching local history can be one of the most vexing and rewarding experiences in a…
What’s in the September issue of The Journal of American History?
The September issue of The Journal of American History is now available online for subscribers. Included are…
FBI Files on Countries Around the World A Large, Untapped Archive
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and possibly also the U.S. National Archives and…
Truths and Lies in the Realm of the Reasonable
I began research for my article, “Lies, Larceny, and the Christian Zulu Prince,” before the…
Why Maxey Flats Matters—or, How to Find New Environmental Icons
In 1962, with powers vested by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Kentucky licensed a…
What’s in the June Issue of the Journal of American History?
The June issue of the Journal of American History is now online for subscribers. Included…