Institute of Early American History and Culture
Leading Early American Scholarship
Since 1943 |
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| Established | 1943 |
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| Chairman | Barbara Oberg, Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Princeton University (Executive Board) Peter Mancall, University of Southern California (Council) |
| Director | Karin Wulf |
| Staff | 34 |
| Location | Earl Gregg Swem Library |
| Address | 400 Landrum Drive Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 |
| Website | http://oieahc.wm.edu/ |
The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture (OI) is the oldest organization in the United States exclusively dedicated to advancing the study, research, and publication of scholarship bearing on the history and culture of early America, broadly construed, from circa 1450 to 1820. Their scope of inquiry includes North America and related histories of the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Since 1943 the Institute has published The William and Mary Quarterly and books, and sponsored conferences and fellowships.
The College of William & Mary and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation founded the Institute of Early American History and Culture in 1943. The College continues to jointly sponsor its work. In 1996, the name Omohundro was added to the Institute’s name in recognition of a generous gift from the late Mr. and Mrs. Malvern H. Omohundro, Jr.
The Institute typically publishes four or five books each year. Since the publishing program began in 1946, the OI has published 224 books which have won a total of 164 prizes.
The University of North Carolina Press publishes and distributes the OI's books.
The William and Mary Quarterly is an academic journal with a focus on early American history and culture. It ranges chronologically from Old World-New World contacts to about 1820. Geographically, it focuses on North America from New France and the Spanish-American borderlands to British America and the Caribbean and extends to Europe and West Africa. Although grounded in history, it welcomes works from all disciplines (for example, literature, law, political science, anthropology, archaeology, material culture, cultural studies) bearing on the early American period. Currently in its Third Series, the Quarterly is published in January, April, July, and October. The journal originated in 1892, making it one of the oldest scholarly journals in the United States.
In addition to a regular blog (Uncommon Sense), the OI maintains both an online feed of blogs about early American scholarship and (Early America Online aka "The Octo"), an up-to-date listing of conferences and events of interest to the Early Americanist community (The Map) and a current listing of fellowships and grants available for research in the field (The List).
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