History Department at Indiana University Indianapolis

12/14/2023

The 2024 Bennett-Tinsley Award for Undergraduate History Research and Writing

This award encourages undergraduate research in a broad range of subjects related to Indiana and the Midwest, and rewards excellence in history research and writing. Many aspects of the region’s past, especially related to the history of women, minorities (including race, ethnicity, and gender/sexuality),
refugees, peace and social justice issues, and the environment have received limited attention in the historiography. The purpose of this competition is to recognize students who examine these topics and produce scholarship that advances our knowledge of these understudied areas of Indiana and midwestern history.

The Indiana Historical Bureau (IHB), a division of the Indiana State Library, coordinates the award in partnership with the Indiana Association of Historians (IAH). It is given in honor of Pamela J. Bennett, long-time director of IHB, and Katherine Tinsley, Manchester University professor, former president of
IAH, and coordinator of the Peggy Seigel Writing Competition, which was the predecessor of this award.

Completed papers and letters of recommendation must be emailed to Kelsey Green by Monday,
February 12, 2024.

You can learn more here:

Breadcrumbs IHB Current: Bennett-Tinsley Student Paper Award Bennett-Tinsley Student Paper Award This award encourages undergraduate research in a broad range of subjects related to Indiana and rewards excellence in historical research and writing. Many areas of the state’s past, especially relate...

10/16/2023

Attention all IUPUI History Alumni and Friends! We welcome you to our new LinkedIn page. Our goal is to connect alumni with one another and provide valuable mentorship and networking opportunities for our current students. Let's build a community where we can share our experiences and support each other. Looking forward to connecting with you all!

07/31/2023

Have you had a chance to listen to the Justice and War in American History podcast created by Jason M. Kelly and Ray Haberski? This NEH-funded podcast puts veterans, active service members, citizens, and scholars in conversation about the ways that the experience of war has shaped and been shaped by Americans’ concepts of justice.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/justice-and-war-in-american-history/id1691136515

‎Education · 2023

07/31/2023

Congratulations to Professor Xin Zhang for publishing his new book The Global in the Local: A Century of War, Commerce, and Technology in China, published by Harvard University Press!

Xin Zhang Publishes New Book on War, Commerce, and Technology in China Posted on July 31st, 2023 in Blog by jaskelly Congratulations to Professor Zhang for his new book, The Global in the Local: A Century of War, Commerce, and Technology in China, published by Harvard University Press! The story of....

05/15/2023

At one time, the neighborhood southeast of downtown Fort Wayne was home to many of the city’s Black residents. As the business district expanded following World War II, commercial buildings, offices, and parking lots claimed many of the area’s older houses. One unlikely survivor serves today as home of the African/African-American Historical Society Museum of Fort Wayne, founded in 2000 to share the cultural heritage of Africa and the achievements of Blacks locally and nationally.

Located at 436 E. Douglas Avenue, the duplex that houses the museum’s collection has its own story to tell. It is the only building still standing in Fort Wayne once listed in the Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans published between 1936 to 1967 to chronicle businesses safe to visit. Listed as “Mrs. B. Talbot’s Tourist Home,” the large Victorian residence offered shelter for Black travelers who were not welcomed in local, white-owned hotels.

The museum includes the area’s largest public collection of African art, as well as documents, photos, and artifacts highlighting Allen County’s Black and African American history from 1809 to present day. Read more about the museum, including how a recent grant is helping protect its collection: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2023/04/grant-helps-african-american-history-museum-regain-momentum/

📸: Paul Hayden⁠

African/African-American Historical Society Museum of Fort Wayne Indiana

05/14/2022

Congratulations to all the Class of 2022 at IUPUI!!!

11/03/2021

Congratulations to Jill Weiss-Simins, who received the Dorothy Riker Hoosier Historian Award from the Indiana Historical Society! Jill is a 2021 alumna of the Public History Program

Jill is a historian at the Indiana Historical Bureau, a division of the Indiana State Library, where she has worked since 2008. She has greatly enhanced the study and public understanding of Indiana history through her contributions, including the State Historical Marker Program, The Talking Hoosier History podcast, and the Indiana History Blog.

The Dorothy Riker Hoosier Historian Award is named for Dorothy Riker, who was a 50-year employee and editor for the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bureau from 1929 to 1979. This award is made annually to a historian who has made distinguished contributions to the field of historical scholarship, including presentation, use of materials and preservation, or the affairs and activities of the Indiana Historical Society.

09/23/2021

Have you ever wondered what you can do with a History degree? Well, follow us here over the next few weeks as we share the many things that make History an amazing major. You will be impressed at the opportunities that are available to you. And, along the way, you might be surprised by the people who majored in History while they were in college.