The American Catholic Historical Association (ACHA) was founded by

Peter Guilday Monsignor Peter Keenan Guilday (March 25, 1884 - July 31, 1947) US Catholic priest and historian.John Tracy Ellis, "Monsignore Peter Guilday" in ''The Catholic Historical Review'' 43:3 (Oct. 1947), 257-268. Life Guilday was born in Chester, Penns ...

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, in December 1919 as a national society to bring together scholars interested in the history of the

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or in Catholic aspects of secular history. It aims to promote a deeper and more widespread knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church and the advancement of historical scholarship. The ACHA has always enjoyed the support of Catholic universities, colleges, and seminaries and has endeavored, in turn, to make itself especially helpful to their teachers and students. It welcomes non-Catholics among its members and has elected many of them to its committees, its executive council, and even its presidency. There are approximately 1,100 members. The ACHA adopted as its official organ ''

The Catholic Historical Review ''The Catholic Historical Review'' (CHR) is the official organ of the American Catholic Historical Association. It was established at The Catholic University of America in 1915 by Thomas Joseph Shahan and Peter Guilday and is published quarterly b ...

'', which had been appearing quarterly since April 1915. The ACHA holds a general meeting each year on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday following New Year's Day. It meets in a different city each year but always jointly with the

American Historical Association The American Historical Association (AHA) is the oldest professional association of historians in the United States and the largest such organization in the world. Founded in 1884, the AHA works to protect academic freedom, develop professional s ...

, with which it is affiliated, and with other historical societies. The ACHA is the recognized Catholic voice in the historical profession in the United States. It is one of the three societies that make up the American National Commission of the

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Profile at American Historical Association

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* {{authority control Catholic Church in the United States Historical societies of the United States Organizations established in 1919 Organizations based in Cleveland