About

Misson Statement

The SHCY was founded in 2001 to promote the history of children and youth. The organization:

1. supports research about childhood, youth cultures, and the experience of young people across diverse times and places;
2. fosters study across disciplinary and methodological boundaries;
3. provides venues for scholars to communicate with one another; and
4. promotes excellence in scholarship.

Membership is open to all individuals as well as to cultural and educational institutions.