''Pacific Northwest Quarterly'' (commonly referred to as ''PNQ'') is a peer-reviewed

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...

of history that publishes scholarship relating to the

Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest (sometimes Cascadia, or simply abbreviated as PNW) is a geographic region in western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though ...

of the United States, including

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

, and adjacent areas of western Canada. Founded in 1906 by

Edmond S. Meany Edmond Stephen Meany (December 28, 1862 – April 22, 1935) was a professor of botany and history at the University of Washington (UW). He was an alumnus of the university, having graduated as the valedictorian of his class in 1885 when it was th ...

as the ''Washington Historical Quarterly'', the journal is published by the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

. Editorial offices are located in the UW Department of History. By tradition, the managing editor is a professor in the department. The current managing editor is Bruce Hevly.

Editors of the ''Quarterly''

1906-1935 *

Merrill Jensen Merrill Monroe Jensen (July 16, 1905 in Elk Horn, Iowa – January 30, 1980 in Madison, Wisconsin) was an American historian, whose research and writing focused on the ratification of the United States Constitution. His historical interpret ...

1936-1942 * Charles M. Gates 1943-1963 *

Robert E. Burke Robert Emmet Burke (August 1, 1847 – June 5, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Early years Robert Emmet Burke was born near Dadeville, Alabama, and attended nearby public schools. He moved to Jefferson, Texas, in 1866. Military s ...

1963-1986 * Lewis O. Saum 1986-1991 * John M. Findlay 1991-2003, 2008-2016 * W.J. Rorabaugh 2003-2008 *Bruce Hevly 2016–Present *

External links

* * http://journals.lib.washington.edu/index.php/WHQ/issue/archive History of the Americas journals Area studies journals University of Washington American studies journals Publications established in 1906 1906 establishments in Washington (state) {{history-journal-stub