The Journal of American History



The Journal of American History is the official academic journal of the Organization of American Historians. It covers the field of American history and was established in 1914 as the Mississippi Valley Historical Review, the official journal of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. After the publication of its fiftieth volume, the recognition of a shift in the direction of the membership and its scholarship led to the name change in 1964.

The journal is headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, where it has close ties to the History Department at Indiana University. It is published quarterly in March, June, September, and December.

Proceedings of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association

 * Benjamin F. Shambaugh (1908–14)

Mississippi Valley Historical Review

 * Clarence W. Alvord (1914–23)
 * Lester B. Shippee (1923–24)
 * Milo M. Quaife (1924–30)
 * Arthur Charles Cole (1930–41)
 * Louis Pelzer (1941–46)
 * Wendell H. Stephenson (1946–53)
 * William C. Binkley (1953–63)
 * Oscar O. Winther (1963–64)

Journal of American History

 * Oscar O. Winther (1964–66)
 * Martin Ridge (1966–78)
 * Lewis Perry (1978–84)
 * Paul Lucas (1984–85)
 * David Thelen (1985–99)
 * Joanne Meyerowitz (1999–2004)
 * David Nord (2004–05)
 * Edward T. Linenthal (2005–2016)
 * Benjamin H. Irvin (2017—present)