Western History Association

Western History Association
Formation1961
FounderRay Allen Billington
Founded atSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States
TypeNGO, Nonprofit
HeadquartersLawrence, Kansas
Location
  • United States
Executive Director
Elaine Marie Nelson
Main organ
The Western Historical Quarterly
Websitehttps://www.westernhistory.org/

The Western History Association (WHA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was founded in 1961[1] at Santa Fe, New Mexico by Ray Allen Billington, et al. Included in the field of study are the American West and western Canada. The Western History Association was headquartered from 2012 to 2017 at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.[2] From 2018 to 2020 the WHA was hosted on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.[3] In 2020, the WHA relocated to the Department of History at the University of Kansas, where it receives support from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.[4]

  1. ^ "About the WHA". The Western History Association. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Department of History". University of Alaska Fairbanks. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Contact Us: WHA Office & Staff". The Western History Association. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Office". www.westernhistory.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.