Theodore Roosevelt American History Award

Sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation, the American Embassy in The Hague, and the Province of Zeeland, the TRAHA is designed to stimulate the study of United States history and culture. The award also encourages students to use the unique RIAS archival resources.

Since the establishment of the award in 1987 (called the Lawrence J. Saunders Award from 1987-1994 and from 1995 the TRAHA) the Dutch universities with American History / American Studies, or History programs (Amsterdam, Groningen, Leiden, Nijmegen, Utrecht, and Rotterdam) have nominated over 250 Master's theses for the Award.

For all full list of theses nominated since the beginning of the award, see here [1]. Copies of the theses can be consulted in the RIAS library.

TRAHA 2019

Won by Queeny van der Spek for her thesis "Hitler's Gift to America"

TRAHA 2018

Awarded to Megan Griffiths (Leiden) for her thesis on the Salem witchcraft trials

TRAHA 2017

Won by Renee de Groot (UvA) for her work on alternate histories of the Civil War

TRAHA 2016

Awarded to Martina van Cimmenaede (UvA) for her study of the history of sexual harassment, 1940-1975