Misson Statement
The SHCY was founded in 2001 to promote the history of children and youth. The organization:
- supports research about childhood, youth cultures, and the experience of young people across diverse times and places;
- fosters study across disciplinary and methodological boundaries;
- provides venues for scholars to communicate with one another; and
- promotes excellence in scholarship.
Membership is open to all individuals as well as to cultural and educational institutions.