Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
- Archivist
- Historian
- Professor of History
- University Archivist
- Professor
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- Research Associate
- Special Collections Librarian
- College Archivist
- Director of Education
- Director of Programs
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- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
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- Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
- Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
- Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
- Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Edit historical society publications.
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as collect data sources such as books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Interview people in order to gather information about historical events, and to record oral histories.
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs or Internet sites.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others in order to ensure their historical accuracy.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs in order to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
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- advise clients or customers
- advise governmental or industrial personnel
- analyze scientific research data or investigative findings
- analyze social or economic data
- analyze the past as recorded in sources
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- advise clients or customers
- advise governmental or industrial personnel
- analyze scientific research data or investigative findings
- analyze social or economic data
- analyze the past as recorded in sources
- collect scientific or technical data
- collect social or personal information
- compile bibliographies of specialized materials
- compile historical data by consulting sources
- compile information through interviews
- conduct field research or investigative studies
- decide how to store valuable historical documents
- develop or maintain databases
- develop scientific or mathematical hypotheses, theories, or laws
- direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
- edit written material
- evaluate documents or manuscripts
- evaluate significance of historical data
- interpret charts or tables for social or economic research
- maintain awareness of social trends
- make presentations
- obtain information from individuals
- plan scientific research or investigative studies
- provide expert testimony on research results
- recognize interrelationships among individuals or social groups
- reconstruct record of past human life
- record historical information
- research property records
- test historical authenticity of various materials
- translate written or spoken language
- understand second language
- use computers to enter, access or retrieve data
- use current social research
- use interpersonal communication techniques
- use interviewing procedures
- use knowledge of economic trends
- use knowledge of historical periods or events
- use knowledge of investigation techniques
- use library or online Internet research techniques
- use oral or written communication techniques
- use public speaking techniques
- use relational database software
- use scientific research methodology
- use spreadsheet software
- use word processing or desktop publishing software
- write research or project grant proposals
- write scholarly or technical research papers
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- Historian (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
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- Historian Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Historian Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Historical Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
- Historical Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
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- Director, Research
- Director, State-Historical Society
- Genealogist
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- Historian
- Historian, Dramatic Arts
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