Editor
Anne Hyde
Associate Editor
Alison Fields
About the Journal
WHQ presents original articles dealing with the North American West—expansion and colonization, indigenous histories, regional studies, and transnational, comparative, and borderland histories.
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Los Angeles and Greater California History Collection
Browse a new research collection from WHQ on Los Angeles and Greater California. The included articles consider indigeneity, labor, mythology, gender, and building families in a complex California history. We hope this collection provides an informative background about California and sparks interest in furthering academic conversations around California and the American West.
Pacific Northwest History Collection
Browse a new research collection from WHQ on Pacific Northwest History. These articles explore the region’s indigenous past and present, growth from the era of statehood or incorporation into Canada and the complexities of serving as a borderlands into the late twentieth century.
Prize-Winning Articles
Browse prize-winning articles from The Western Historical Quarterly.
The Western History Association
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Submit to WHQ
The Western Historical Quarterly accepts original articles dealing with the North American West - expansion and colonization, indigenous histories, regional studies (including western Canada, northern Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii), and transnational, comparative and borderland histories. Submit your original research to WHQ today through the journal's new ScholarOne site.
For more information about how to apply, visit the Instructions for Authors page.
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