Media and Publications
Explore how our members are shaping the understanding of the 19th century through insightful books, feature articles, and digital media. Stay connected for the latest podcasts and press coverage that highlight the enduring relevance of this pivotal era in history.
The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians supports the scholarly activity of its members with an active research and publication agenda-as well as a community of scholars who collaborate on new projects.
Edited scholarly collections are a longstanding hallmark of the symposium. SNCH scholars have produced dozens of individual and collaborative books, provided featured content for C-SPAN’S history series, and served as guests on Augusta University’s Research Report podcast.
Edited Collections: Call for Papers
Chapters are invited for a forthcoming book on the broad roles of the 19th century African American press from the antebellum period through the turn of the 20th century. These roles, we propose, extend beyond the function of the African American press as a counterpoint to the white press to present a generative rhetorical space where concepts of citizenship, community-building, and racial identity were crystallized and shared. Contact the editors for more information about available chapters. Posted July 2025.
Contact: Valerie Kasper valerie.kasper@saintleo.edu or Katrina J. Quinn katrina.quinn@sru.edu
Books
Since 2000, the symposium has published nine collaborative books reflecting a broad range of scholarship on the 19th century media.
C SPAN Library
Since 2020, portions of the Sachsman Symposium on the 19th Century Press have been featured on C-SPAN’s American History TV and its “The Civil War series.
Sensationalism: An Interview With Dr. David Sachsman
David B. Sachsman, Chair | Dec. 17, 2013 Co-editor David Sachsman talked about the book, Sensationalism: Murder, Mayhem, Mudslinging, Scandals, and Disasters in 19th Century Reporting, a collection of essays exploring sensationalism in 19th century news reporting. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a…
Western Press During the Civil
Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Chair | Nov. 14, 2020 Scholars discussed the role of the western press during the Civil War. They talked about the divide between pro-Union and secessionist papers west of the Mississippi River as well as the delay for communities receiving…
Newspaper Coverage of Epidemics, 1800-1920
David B. Sachsman, Chair | Nov. 13, 2020 A panel of five scholars took turns presenting talks on American press coverage of 19th century epidemics and the 1918 influenza pandemic. The online event was part of the 28th annual “19th Century Press, the Civil…
Mid-19th Century Presidential Press Coverage
Jack Breslin, Chair | Nov. 14, 2020 A panel of journalism and media scholars discussed the press coverage of presidents and presidential candidates in the mid-19th century. The online event was part of the 28th annual 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free…
Ethnic and Immigrant Troops in the Civil War
David B. Sachsman, Chair | Nov. 13, 2020 Historians discussed the role and reception of ethnic and immigrant troops during the Civil War. They talked about German, Irish, and African American soldiers as well as the newspapers that served these communities. This session was…
Depicting Soldier Experiences in the Civil War Press
Katrina J. Quinn, Chair | Nov. 12, 2020 A group of scholars discussed how the Civil War press depicted soldier experiences, exploring how information was transmitted and the scope of reporting. They talked about soldiers writing to editors of their hometown newspapers, the role…
The Research Report Podcast
Since 2023, SNCH has teamed with Augusta University’s Research Report podcast, hosted by Professor David Bulla, to provide in-depth conversations with a roster of noted scholars who talk about their research or other topics focused on the Sachsman Symposium on the 19th Century Press and its scholarship.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga Historian Jim Ogden talks Civil War History
On this edition of The Research Report, Jim Ogden, the historian at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Parks, talks about doing history for the National Park Service. He discusses his own education and work at these two key Civil War battle sites with host David…
Katrina Quinn discusses her book ‘The Civil War and the Press’
On this edition of The Research Report, Katrina Quinn, professor at Slippery Rock University, talks with David Bulla about her book The Civil War Soldier and the Press. Quinn wrote the book with the late David Sachsman and Dea Lisica. It is the latest…
Vernon Burton, Greg Borchard Talk Lincoln Research
On this edition of The Research Report, Lincoln scholars Orville Vernon Burton of Clemson University and Greg Borchard of UNLV talk about research on Abraham Lincoln. Burton is the author of The Age of Lincoln, and Borchard is the author of Lincoln Mediated and…
David Sachman’s History Symposium
Dianne Bragg, Hub Burton, and Jennifer Moore join David Bulla for a discussion about the history of the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression, which was started in the early 1990s by Dr. David Sachsman at the University…
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