In 1987, several years after the World History Association was initially constituted, the organization was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in New York State, even though most of its leadership was spread throughout the United States.   The Association's first governing document was its certification of incorporation.

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At the world history convening at Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin in 1983, work began on a constitution for the organization.  The constitution and the bylaws that followed have seen several minor revisions and the addition of the by-laws in intervening years, but it is the document by which the World History Association organizes its affairs and maintains continuity and good stewardship.     

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