''The Filson Club History Quarterly'' was an
academic journal of
American history (focusing on history of the
Ohio Valley and
Kentucky) published by the
Filson Historical Society
The Filson Historical Society, founded in 1884, is a privately supported historical society located at 1310 South 3rd Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The Filson is an organization dedicated to providing continuing adult education in the form of qua ...
. It was originally established as ''The Historical Quarterly'' in 1926 by
Robert S. Cotterill, to supplement ''The Filson Club Publications'', a series of monographs published by the club. Other editors of the journal include
Otto A. Rothert (1928–1945),
Lucien Beckner (1946),
Richard H. Hill (1947–1971),
Robert E. McDowell, Jr. (1971–1975),
Nelson L. Dawson (1975–?).
The journal took the name ''The Historical Quarterly of the Filson Club'' in 1929, and ''The Filson Club History Quarterly'' the following year. It took the name ''Filson History Quarterly'' for its last two volumes (vol. 75 and 76) in 2001 and 2002. The journal was absorbed by ''
Ohio Valley History
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The st ...
'', published by the
Cincinnati Historical Society
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
, in 2003.
In 2010, all articles were digitized and are now accessible through the Filson Club website.
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References
External links
Filson Club website
Academic journals established in 1926
Publications disestablished in 2002
History of the United States journals
1926 establishments in Kentucky
2002 disestablishments in Kentucky
Quarterly journals
Defunct journals of the United States
Defunct mass media in Louisville, Kentucky
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