Dear Colleagues, We’re writing to encourage you to consider making a gift to the National Humanities Center in honor of our friend and colleague Drew Cayton. As we shared our grief at Drew’s passing in the fall, we hoped for some way to commemorate his dedication to scholarship and teaching. On the SHEAR blog, friends and fellow past-SHEAR presidents… Read More
Less than a week until SHEAR’s 38th annual meeting opens in New Haven and I have a few updates to share. The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is undergoing renovations and you must page your materials in advance so that they can be brought to Sterling Library. Learn more at http://beineckelibraryrenovation.yale.edu The Papers of Benjamin Franklin editorial… Read More
Dailyhistory.org recently interviewed SHEAR member Lorri Glover about her new book, The Fate of the Revolution: Virginians Debate the Constitution, part of Johns Hopkins University Press’ Witness to History book series. Glover’s book “harnesses the uncertainty and excitement of the Constitutional debates to show readers the clear departure the Constitution marked, the powerful reasons people had to view… Read More