Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review

Call for Papers for our 2023 edition! We accept submissions from any current, or recently graduated undergraduate student. To view our submission requirements and submit a paper, please visit: vtuhr.org. Questions can be sent to vtuhr@vt.edu.

Calling all Hokie historians! Check out our board space across the history main office on the fourth floor of Major Williams. Thank you to one of our graduate editors, Elizabeth, for putting this together!

Calling all #Twitterstorians: please share our 2023 Call for Papers for our 2023! We accept submissions from any current, or recently graduated undergraduate. To view our requirements and submit a paper, please visit: vtuhr.org. Questions can be sent to vtuhr@vt.edu

Looks like a great project! @VT_Check @VTUHR

On Thursday, Nov. 10, 5:30-7:30 pm in Newman Library, the Food Studies Program will be hosting an open house with Special Collections and University Archives to share the many interesting food and drink history materials in the collections at VT. calendar.lib.vt.edu/event/9753316

Introducing our new editors series! Julia is a sophomore History major from Yorktown, VA. She focuses in American history and wants to to pursue a career in museum work. Julia is a member of the Marching Virginians saxophone section and participates in stage band programs at VT.

Happy #Halloween Looking for a ~spooky~ read? Check out our 2017 article: "Bewitched: Witchcraft, Life Insurance and the Business of Murder" by Rachel Snyder. See the article here: vtuhr.org/articles/10.21…

Interested in submitting to us? See what writing aspects our editorial board evaluates on. Special thank you to our faculty advisor @JasonAHiggins, who we developed this from.

The author argues that the bureaucratic conflicts in forming the Office of Strategic Services in 1942 had a significant impact in the later creation of the Central Intelligence Agency and broader defense centralization in 1947. @JasonAHiggins @VirginiaTechPub @VT_History @OurVt

New Article! Have a look at "The Washington Command Post of Intelligence: The Bureaucratic Rivalries That Influenced the National Security Act of 1947" by Adam Creason. vtuhr.org/articles/10.21…

All History students are invited to the inaugural History Faculty-Student Mixer tomorrow from 2 - 4 pm in the Major Williams Atrium! Drop in for pizza, a special "Mixer Bingo," and even a special visit from Hubert the History Dog. How can you resist?! We hope to see you there!

Helpful tip for folks submitting journal articles: Your article MUST foreground YOUR OWN argument. Don't bury it in descriptions, citations, and references to other scholars' work. Your editor/reader wants to know what YOU have to say, not what others have said.

Master copywriting and you can (just about) print money at will. Most people don't know how or where to start. These 12 documentaries will teach you more about copywriting than a four-year degree:

Things you can say during peer-review and also in a swimming pool.

Join us for a History faculty-student mixer! Please drop into the Major Williams Atrium on Oct. 21 from 2 - 4 pm for pizza and conversation! Questions? Contact Dr. Marian Mollin (mmollin@vt.edu) or Dr. Carmen Gitre (cgitre@vt.edu).

The History Club/Phi Alpha Theta invites you to join them on Wednesday, October 5 at 6 pm in the Major Williams Atrium for Dr. Peter Wallenstein’s talk on "Historical Imagination and Addison Caldwell’s First Year at VAMC."

This makes my heart swell. ❤️ @lizzo you are a gift to all of us. And it’s YOU who just made history much more cooler. We appreciate all the @librarycongress love at the concert last night. We can’t wait to have you back. #LizzoAtLOC

10 academic writing skills I wish I had learned as a PhD student (with updated links) A thread ⬇️ 🧵 for PhD students and junior scholars:

Recently, I wrote a bunch of Zotero tutorials that went (mildly) viral on #AcademicTwitter. Thought I'd put them all together so folks can find them easily. So, here goes 👇 Zotero 101: A meta-thread 🧵 Retweet to share it with your friends/colleagues.

Join us for the first History Club/Phi Alpha Theta meeting of the semester -- all who love history are welcome! We will gather on September 21 at 5pm in the Major Williams Atrium to brainstorm events club members might want to enjoy together! We look forward to seeing you there!