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PhD Defense: Paul Brennan

We are pleased to announce that RIAS PhD candidate Paul Brennan will defend his PhD dissertation on 15 May 2025.   ... Read more

New Lecture in Seminar Series by Jeanine Quené

On Monday 19 May 2025 , RIAS postdoc Jeanine Quené will be the ninth speaker for our 2024-2025 Seminar Series on Modern American History, organized in cooperation with the ... Read more

Conference: A Water’s History of the United States

On 21-23 May 2025, the RIAS, in collaboration with the Netherlands American Studies Association (NASA) and the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, will host a conference title ... Read more

PhD Defense: Manar Ellethy

We are pleased to announce that RIAS PhD candidate Manar Ellethy will defend her PhD dissertation on 27 May 2025. ... Read more
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From the Vaults

"From the Vaults" is the RIAS library and archives blog, in which we highlight remarkable historical persons and events through documents from our collections.
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