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Focuses on the history of the Society for French Historical Studies (SFHS) in the U.S. Role of Evelyn Acomb in the creation of the organization; Impact of gender issues on SFHS; Citation of indispensable research made by SFHS members which clarified arguments on the French history.

The article presents information on various announcements related to French Historical studies. The Camargo Foundation maintains in Cassis, France, a center for the benefit of scholars who wish to pursue studies in the humanities and social sciences related to French and Francophone cultures. The foundation offers, at no cost, thirteen furnished apartments, a reference library, a darkroom, an artist’s studio, and a music composition studio. The Society for French Historical Studies and the Western Society for French History offer an annual award of $2,000 for research conducted outside North America on any aspect of the history of France.

Discusses the method of teaching French colonial history through film. Role of film in shaping the cultural history of French colonialism; Suggestions of films which can be used in the classroom to introduce discussion of the French history.

Discusses the use of films as a resource in teaching history. Ways of conceptualizing and teaching film; Impact of film on society; Advice for using film in the classroom.

Considers the effects of globalization on the profession specializing in French history in the United States. Significance of globalization on the study and teaching of French history; Analysis of the consequences of globalization on French history; Forecast on the changes of the understanding on the context of French history.

Presents news briefs relating to historical studies, primarily French. Identification of the book which won the Louis Gottschalk Prize for the best book in eighteenth-century studies by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies; Details on conferences to be held in 1998 and 1999; Contact information for application materials for membership in the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study's School of Historical Studies.

Presents news related to French historical studies as of March 1988. Details of the annual meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies; Winner of the 1987 Gilbert Chinard Prize; Information on the William Koren, Jr. Prize for the best article in French history by a Canadian or a person from the U.S.

Discusses issues on the study of the history of France.

The article offers news briefs related to the study of French history. The XIth International Congress of the Historical Sciences was held in Stockholm, Sweden from August 21-28, 1960. In the sessions of the International Commission for the History of State Assemblies two papers dealing with the history of France were presented. In 1960 a considerable number of Americans active in the field of French history were in Paris, France. The 1961 Conference of Society for French Historical Studies is planned to be held in Princeton.

The article presents several awards given by the by Society for French Historical Studies in France. Included are David H. Pinkney Prize, Gilbert Chinard Prize and the Marjorie M. Farrar Memorial Award. Brief description about each award is further presented. Information about the members of the committee, e-mail and mailing address, prices, deadline for submissions, qualifications, schedules is also provided. On the other hand, the Research and Travel award will be given to the American or Canadian scholar who has received a doctorate in history in the five-year period prior to the award.

Presents news briefs on educators and historical studies as of September 9, 1965. Microfilm copy of the inventory of the Tr&eacute des Chartes of Pierre Dupuy and Théodore Godefroy given to the Widener Library of Harvard University; Creation of the Sociét´ française d'étude du XVIIIe siécle; Grant receieved by Professor M. Jones of Westminster College.

The article presents a message from the new editors of the journal "French Historical Studies." The new editors expressed their gratitude to the former editors of the publication including Jo Burr and Ted W. Margadant for their contribution to the development of the journal. They added that as new editors with different areas of expertise, they are interested in interdisciplinary approach to history as a way to respond issues in relation to history and memory. They also said that they aim to foster intellectual and methodological diversity and promote substantive and pedagogical contributions.

Presents abstracts of articles published in the September 2005 issue of the journal "French Historical Studies." "The Society for French Historical Studies: The Early Years," by Edward Berenson and Nancy L. Green; "Letters to Lucie: Spirituality, Friendship, and Politics during the Dreyfus Affair," by Ruth Harris; "From Text to Image: Philosophy and the Television Book Show in France, 1953-1968," by Tamara Chaplin Matheson.

Discusses several approaches to the teaching of French history by using films. Benefits from using films in the study of history; Significance of films to the understanding of historical methodology; Use of cinematic techniques in the teaching of history.

Presents updates on French historical studies as of September 1968. Death of Crane Brinton, member of the Board of Editors of the periodical 'French Historical Studies'; Schedule of the 15th annual conference of the Society for French Historical Studies; Details of a symposium on Enlightenment sponsored by the Department of History of Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts.

Presents updates on French historical studies as of September 1967. Award of the Gilbert Chinard Publication Prize to author William C. Stinchcombe of the Department of History at Syracuse University in New York; Schedule of the 14th annual conference of the Society for French Historical Studies; Appointment of John C. Cairns to the Board of Editors of the periodical 'French Historical Studies.'

Presents news related to French historical studies as of 1966. Culmination of the 12th and 13th annual conferences of the Society for French Historical Studies in Michigan; Award received by Peter N. Stearns; Honor bestowed on Dean Robert R. Palmer by the University of Toulouse in France.

The article offers information on the Fifty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies on April 3 to 5, 2008 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The article reports on a Russian group formed for the study of French history in early 1958. The group was under the auspices of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. The group had members in a number of Russian cities. It planned the publication of an annual review. The group was a parallel to the Society for French Historical Studies.