By Constance Schulz, Page Putnam Miller, Aaron Marrs, and Kevin Allen
What can I do with a major in history? History is a discipline and a profession with interests, skills, and methods in which they wish to be engaged. This booklet is for those who want to do history.
Published by the American Historical Association, the National Council for Public History, and the Public History Program, University of South Carolina.
Table of Contents
Careers in History: An Introduction
Skills of the Professional Historian
The Importance of Professional Associations
The Structure of this Publication
Historians in Classrooms: Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Overview of the Field
Scope of Training
Types of Jobs
Recent Trends in the Job Market
Profiles
Kathleen Cochrane Kean
Nadine Ishtitani Hata
Eric Foner
Overview of the Field
Scope of Training
Types of Jobs
Recent Trends in the Job Market
Profiles
Amy Wilson
Spencer Crew
Historians in Editing and Publishing
Overview of the Field
Scope of Training
Types of Jobs
Recent Trends in the Job Market
Profiles
Thomas Thurston
Martha J. King
Overview of the Field
Scope of Training
Recent Trends in the Job Market
Profiles
Jelain Chubb
Greg Bradsher
Philip F. Mooney
Historians in Historic Preservation
Overview of the Field
Scope of Training
Recent Trends in the Job Market
Profiles
Daniel J. Vivian
Arthur R. Gomez
Historians in Federal, State, and Local History
Overview of the Field
Scope of Training
Recent Trends in the Job Market
Profiles
Jamil Zainaldin
Lee Formwalt
Dee Harris
Betty J. Koed
Historians as Consultants and Contractors
Overview of the Field
Scope of Training
Recent Trends in the Job Market
Profiles
Philip L. Cantelon
Christopher S. Clarke
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