Historical Society of Nigeria
| Formation | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Website | www |
The Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) is the oldest professional association of historians in Nigeria. It was founded at University College Ibadan (which is now known as the University of Ibadan), in 1955.[1] Kenneth O. Dike and Abdullahi Smith were the founders.
The following year the society founded a professional journal, the Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, and later published a second journal, Tarikh, as well as quarterly bulletins. It also runs annual congresses.[1][2]
Dike served as the inaugural president.[3] By 1957, when the society's second annual congress was held at Ibadan, there were more than 350 members.[2] The society is described as "one of the most energetic and illustrious of many such societies across the continent" for its activities during the 1950s and 1960s.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b A. O. Adeoye (1992). "Understanding the Crisis in Modern Nigerian Historiography". History in Africa. 19: 1–11. doi:10.2307/3171993. JSTOR 3171993. S2CID 144696862.
- ^ a b "Second Annual Congress of the Historical Society of Nigeria". Africa. 28 (3): 277–278. 1958. doi:10.1017/S0001972000039954.
- ^ C. B. N. Ogbogbo (2015). "Historical Society of Nigeria: The study of history and the Nigerian nation address by the president of the Historical Society of Nigeria". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 24: 1–13. JSTOR 24768926.
- ^ Richard Reid (2015). "States of Anxiety: History and Nation in Modern Africa". Past & Present. 229 (1): 239–269. doi:10.1093/pastj/gtv033.
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