James Harvey Robinson Prize for Teaching Aids

The James Harvey Robinson Prize is awarded biennially for the teaching aid which has made the most outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning of history in any field for public or educational purposes. The prize recognizes works that encompass textbooks, source and reference materials, audiovisuals, computer-assisted instruction, and public history or museum materials. The work should have the potential to influence history education through wide adaptability or by affecting teachers and students through widely taught courses. The work must demonstrate recent and good historical scholarship and must be well written and attractively presented. The Robinson Prize was established in 1974 by Council and first offered in 1978, named in honor of James Harvey Robinson (1863–1936), president of the American Historical Association in 1929 and a pioneer in new methods and content of history teaching.