Eric Hobsbawm, 1917 – 2012
“Eric Hobsbawm, who died on October 1 at the age of 95, was perhaps the twentieth century’s preeminent historian and a life-long advocate.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Larry Gibson, 1946 – 2012
From Brad Wood, Duke University: At some point you’ve probably heard me talk about Larry Gibson. He was literally the last man standing.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- August 30, 2012
In Memoriam
Eugene Genovese, 1930 – 2012
“As a teenager in Brooklyn, New York in the 1940s, Eugene Genovese recruited workers for the Communist Party. Educated at Columbia University, he.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- August 30, 2012
Call for Proposals
Labor History
News
CFP: SLSA, The Many Souths (deadline: 9/14)
The Southern Labor Studies Association is soliciting panels for its (March 7-9) 2013 conference in New Orleans, LA. The conference theme, the “Many.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- August 22, 2012
Labor History
News
People
OAH Announces David Montgomery Book Award Fund — Donate Today
David Montgomery, former president of the Organization of American Historians (1999–2000), passed away in December 2011. David was the Farnam Professor of History.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- August 16, 2012
LAWCHA
News
New: Spring/Summer 2012 Newsletter
In this issue: Bread and Roses Centennial Effort to Save Blair Mountain Update The Dirty Work of the “Underclass” Occupy Labor: What Role.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- July 23, 2012
Annual Meeting Minutes
LAWCHA
News
Annual Membership Meeting Minutes, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012, LAWCHA luncheon (at OAH-Milwaukee Hilton City Center). Meeting called to order at 12:30 p.m. by President Shel Stromquist. Report.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- June 9, 2012
Call for Proposals
Labor History
LAWCHA
News
OpEd
CFP: “Rights, Solidarity and Justice,” LAWCHA National Conference, June 6-8, 2013
CALL FOR PAPERS: “Rights, Solidarity and Justice: Working People Organizing, Past and Present” LAWCHA National Conference, June 6-8, 2013, New York City.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- June 8, 2012
Events (Old)
Steelworkers’ 70th birthday: The Past Inspires the Future
Kenneth Germanson, president emeritus of the Wisconsin Labor History Society, shares with LAWCHA his article on the USW’s recent 70-year anniversary (photo gallery).
- by Rosemary Feurer
- June 3, 2012