# Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

> University research center for the study of Digital History

**Wikidata**: [Q7373315](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7373315)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rosenzweig_Center_for_History_and_New_Media)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/roy-rosenzweig-center-for-history-and-new-media

## Summary

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media was founded in 1994.

## Summary
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (commonly CHNM) is a university research center dedicated to the study of Digital History. It was founded in 1994 by Roy Rosenzweig and is located at George Mason University in Fairfax, United States.

## Key Facts
- Founded/inception: 1994.  
- Founder: Roy Rosenzweig.  
- Primary classification: research institute (university research center for the study of Digital History).  
- Parent organization: George Mason University.  
- Location: Fairfax, United States.  
- Common aliases: CHNM; Center for History and New Media.  
- Official websites: http://chnm.gmu.edu and preferred https://rrchnm.org/.  
- Subsidiary/project: History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web.  
- Social and media handles: Twitter @chnm; Facebook rrchnm; YouTube handle rrchnm1994 (channel ID UChlYDxxGN73jCNxcJLyhruQ).  
- Identifier examples: ROR ID 04smycn12; Freebase /m/09q9lg; VIAF 249926312; SNAC ARK w6t20dpw.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media?
A: It is a university research center focused on the study of Digital History. It operates within George Mason University and is commonly known as CHNM.

### Q: When and by whom was it founded?
A: It was founded in 1994 by Roy Rosenzweig.

### Q: Where is the center located and what institution houses it?
A: The center is located in Fairfax, Virginia, United States, and is part of George Mason University.

### Q: How can I find the center online?
A: The center's websites are http://chnm.gmu.edu and the preferred URL https://rrchnm.org/. It also maintains social accounts: Twitter @chnm, Facebook rrchnm, and YouTube channel ID UChlYDxxGN73jCNxcJLyhruQ.

## Why It Matters
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media is a dedicated academic research institute that concentrates on Digital History. As a center founded in 1994 and embedded within George Mason University, it provides an institutional base for scholarly work that intersects history and digital technologies. Its existence addresses the need for organized, university-level research into how digital tools, platforms, and methods affect historical scholarship, teaching, and public engagement. CHNM maintains web-presence and project activity (for example, the History Matters project) that make historical resources and scholarship accessible online. The center’s array of identifiers and catalog entries across library and archival systems reflects its integration into academic and cultural heritage infrastructures. For researchers, educators, and institutions interested in the practice and study of history in digital contexts, CHNM represents a persistent, formally organized resource and point of affiliation.

## Notable For
- Being a university research center expressly focused on Digital History.  
- Founding year 1994 and association with historian Roy Rosenzweig.  
- Institutional affiliation with George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.  
- Producing and hosting projects such as History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web.  
- Maintaining a coordinated online and social presence (official websites, Twitter, Facebook, and a YouTube channel).

## Body
### Overview
- Official name: Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.  
- Short name/aliases: CHNM; Center for History and New Media.  
- Described function: University research center for the study of Digital History.  
- Instance type: research institute.

### Founding and history
- Inception year: 1994.  
- Founder: Roy Rosenzweig.

### Location and parent organization
- Located in: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), United States.  
- Parent organization: George Mason University.

### Projects and subsidiaries
- Listed subsidiary/project: History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web.

### Online presence and media
- Primary websites: http://chnm.gmu.edu and preferred https://rrchnm.org/.  
- Logo file URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RRCHNM_logo.svg.  
- Representative image URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roy_Rosenzweig_Center_for_History_and_New_Media_A_-_Stierch.jpg.  
- Twitter handle: chnm.  
- Facebook handle: rrchnm.  
- YouTube handle: rrchnm1994.  
- YouTube channel ID: UChlYDxxGN73jCNxcJLyhruQ (channel metadata includes start_time 2011-10-31 and point-in-time records).

### Identifiers and catalog records
- ROR ID: 04smycn12.  
- Freebase ID: /m/09q9lg.  
- VIAF ID: 249926312.  
- SNAC ARK: w6t20dpw (noted qualifier: George Mason University. Center for History and New Media).  
- Library of Congress Authority ID: no2012060548.  
- WorldCat entities ID: E39QH7JmqRRpfXyMgg9qk34CGR.  
- Additional identifiers: cantic_id 981058615145706706; golden_id Roy_Rosenzweig_Center_for_History_and_New_Media-5MDWYY; yale_lux_id group/ac5432e8-d3f9-4de4-97d9-5b61fd512677; librarything_author_id mediacenterforhistor; national_library_of_israel_j9u_id 987007352868005171.

### Language and coverage
- Primary website language qualifier: English.  
- Wikipedia language entries noted: commons, en, es, it, pt, zh.

### Cataloging and sitelinks
- Sitelink count: 6.

## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. [Source](https://snaccooperative.org/)
3. ROR release v1.50
4. [Source](https://www.librarything.com/)
5. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
6. [Internet Domains Wikibase](https://domains.wikibase.cloud/entity/Q63329)