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Membership Department
Organization of American Historians
P.O. Box 5457
Bloomington Indiana USA 47407-5457
tel. (812) 855-9851
(812) 855-9873
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Last modified:
05/12/08 at 12:13 PM



Please complete this secure, encrypted web form to join, renew, or reinstate your individual membership in the OAH.

If you are renewing and have your OAH ID number at hand, please enter it here.
(Your ID number is located above your name on all mailing labels from OAH.)   

Step 1. Membership Application Type

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NOTE: Unless joining or renewing as an associate member--or student (see below)-- your annual membership in OAH includes four (4) issues of the quarterly Journal of American History, four (4) issues of the OAH Newsletter, and the annual meeting program. Individuals joining at the "associate" category have a choice of receiving either The Journal of American History or the OAH Magazine of History as their primary membership publication. HISTORY EDUCATOR MEMBERSHIP is designed especially for historians whose primary interest is teaching. OAH History Educator members receive the OAH Magazine of History, the OAH Newsletter, and the Annual Meeting Program. (To receive all OAH publications, including the Journal and the OAH Magazine, join at one of the regular income categories above and order a subscription to the Magazine at special member rate in Step 5 below.)

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2a. Dual Membership

Members selecting this category may join with another individual and receive one copy of OAH publications to one address. To enter a dual membership, please select the appropriate income category (above) for one member, then add $40 for the dual member. Please check "yes" below and provide us the name of the dual member.

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2b. Student Membership

If you are applying for a student membership in OAH, please complete this section.

As a student member, you have the option of choosing to receive either the quarterly Journal of American History or the OAH Magazine of History. Please choose one:

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Student membership also requires proof of student status. Please complete the following:

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Class Standing Designed especially for historians whose primary interest is teaching, OAH members in this program receive the OAH Magazine of History, the OAH Newsletter, and the Annual Meeting Program. (To receive all OAH publications, including the Journal and the OAH Magazine, join at one of the regular income categories above and order a subscription to the Magazine

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Step 4. OAH Magazine of History Subscription

The primary publication for History Educator members (see above), the OAH Magazine is also available at a reduced rate to OAH members. The OAH Magazine appears quarterly in January, April, July and October.

Note: New or renewing student members who selected a Magazine of History subscription as their primary publication above (in step 2b), please do not select a Magazine subscription in this step.

Step 5. Individual JSTOR Subscription

As an OAH member, you may add a subscription to JSTOR for $15 which will allow you full-text access to the Mississippi Valley Historical Review (1914-1964) and the Journal of American History (1964-1999). To learn more about JSTOR click here.)

In purchasing access to JSTOR, you agree to use the JSTOR database for personal use only and will not share your access credentials with other individuals or institutions.

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Step 6. Would you like to make a charitable contribution to the OAH?

Your tax deductible donation can assist OAH in many ways:

The Fund for American History supports new OAH initiatives and ongoing projects in three vital areas: historical inquiry, teaching, and professional development.
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General Contribution helps offset general operating expenses of the Organization.
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OAH General Reserve Fund supports OAH's ongoing activities and offset general operating expenses. Gifts to the General Reserve Fund can also be earmarked for production of the Journal of American History, the OAH Magazine of History, the annual convention, etc.
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Hata Education Fund was established by Nadine and Don Hata to encourage and promote the teaching and learning of American history at the undergraduate level and community colleges.
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The OAH Prize Fund supports the twenty awards for recognizing excellent research and teaching in American history.

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