Tag: History

CATEGORIES: Honored

American Antiquarian Society awards fellowship to Hilliard

Dr. Kathleen Hilliard, associate professor of history, was awarded the 2017-2018 Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship to support one month of research at the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts. Hilliard will conduct research for a book in progress, "Bonds Burst Asunder: The Revolutionary Politics of Getting By in Civil War and Emancipation, … Continue reading American Antiquarian Society awards fellowship to Hilliard

CATEGORIES: Honored

Hilliard awarded Program in Early American Economy and Society Fellowship

Dr. Kathleen Hilliard, associate professor of history, was awarded the 2017-2018 Program in Early American Economy and Society Fellowship. The fellowship, awarded by The Library Company of Philadelphia, is designed to promote scholarship in early American economy and society, broadly defined, from its colonial beginnings to the 1850s. The fellowship will support research for Hilliard’s … Continue reading Hilliard awarded Program in Early American Economy and Society Fellowship

CATEGORIES: Honored

Hilliard awarded Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship

Dr. Kathleen Hilliard, associate professor of history, was awarded the 2017-2018 Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship on the Civil War, Its Origins, and Consequences. Awarded jointly by the Boston Athenaeum and Massachusetts Historical Society, this will enable Dr. Hilliard to conduct research at both institutions. The Athenaeum’s Civil War collections are anchored by its holdings … Continue reading Hilliard awarded Suzanne and Caleb Loring Fellowship

CATEGORIES: Published

Kathleen Hilliard’s “Bushels of Corn, Tubs of Trouble: Measuring Honor at the Pendleton Farmers’ Society, 1823-24” published

Kathleen Hilliard’s "Bushels of Corn, Tubs of Trouble: Measuring Honor at the Pendleton Farmers’ Society, 1823-1824" has been published in The Field of Honor: Essays on Southern Character and American Identity (University of South Carolina Press, 2017). Hilliard is an associate professor of history. Read it here.

CATEGORIES: News, Research, Students

“German Iowa and the Global Midwest” examines lasting influence of immigrants in Iowa

If history helps connect people, enlightening people to their own immigrant past might promote some understanding for today’s contemporary debates.

CATEGORIES: News, Research

Unseen role of the first lady is why the position remains important today

“First ladies essentially grease the wheels of state. People who say we should do away with the Office of the First Lady don’t understand its historical significance,” says Stacy Cordery, professor of history.