Wrapping up this round of research with a fond farewell (for now) to my favourite archive of all time.

Special thanks to @melissaslibrary.bsky.social for her generosity, resourcefulness, and making every of the many hours spent here a pleasure.

NYU's History Department is accepting applications for the Elihu Rose Scholar in Modern Military History! The committee welcomes applications from historians of war and the military, broadly defined, in any geographical area. Learn more and apply: apply.interfolio.com/161728

Another week of archival adventures, misadventures, and serendipitous discoveries in the Forrest C. Pogue Special Collections Library at Murray State University, conveniently located in the back of beyond western Kentucky. Worth the journey though!

"Presenting a documentary record in a judiciously contextualized manner supplies a foundation for further research," writes William M. Ferraro (Papers of George Washington). Read more in his contribution to the "What Is Scholarship Today?" feature in #AHAPerspectives:

Successfully navigated the hullabaloo of the days surrounding last weekend (Carrie Underwood concert or something) for a deep dive into the book industry for military history books and memoirs during the interwar period. Back to greener pastures for another round at the Marshall Foundation Library 🫡

Read a summary of the AHA's report from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. The report provides empirical evidence and rigorous analysis to inform current debates over how history is taught in our schools. 🗃️

Running between Leesburg and DC these past ten days has definitely put the refuge of this place for Marshall into perspective. I too am ready to abandon my responsibilities in the city and stay home to plant tomatoes.

Always a pleasure, Dodona Manor. Until next time.