Western History Association
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The Western History Association was organized in 1961 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, to "promote the study of the North American West in its varied aspects and broadest sense." Included in the field of study are the American West and western Canada
. The Western History Association is headquartered at the University of Missouri–St. Louis
.
In 1965, WHA contracted Sunset publishing to print a quarterly called The American West Magazine The WHA's publications now include the Western Historical Quarterly, Montana: The Magazine of Western History, quarterly; WHA Newsletter, semiannually.
The association offers several annual and biennial prizes for essays and books, including the annual Caughey Western History Association Prize
for the best book of the year in Western History and the Robert M. Utley
Book Award for the best book published on the military history of the frontier and western North America
(including Mexico
and Canada
) from prehistory
through the twentieth century.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Western History Association is headquartered at the University of Missouri–St. Louis
University of Missouri–St. Louis
The University of Missouri–St. Louis is one of four universities in the University of Missouri System. Established in 1963, it is the newest university in the UM System. , it is the largest university by enrollment in the St. Louis area with 16,548 students...
.
In 1965, WHA contracted Sunset publishing to print a quarterly called The American West Magazine The WHA's publications now include the Western Historical Quarterly, Montana: The Magazine of Western History, quarterly; WHA Newsletter, semiannually.
The association offers several annual and biennial prizes for essays and books, including the annual Caughey Western History Association Prize
Caughey Western History Association Prize
The Caughey Western History Association Prize is given annually by the Western History Association to the best book published the previous year on the American West. The winner receives $2,500 and a certificate....
for the best book of the year in Western History and the Robert M. Utley
Robert M. Utley
Robert Marshall Utley is an author and historian who has written sixteen books on the history of the American West. He was a former chief historian of the National Park Service. Fellow historians commend Utley as the finest historian of the American frontier in the 19th century.The Western History...
Book Award for the best book published on the military history of the frontier and western North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
(including Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) from prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
through the twentieth century.