Historians
Tasks Include:
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- 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.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +1.5%
National: +3.0%
Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$64,540.00
State
$69,870.00
Regional
Historians
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 23.88%
- Bachelor's Degree = 20.43%
- Some College Courses = 17.95%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 15.24%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 9.43%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 8.98%
- Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. = 3.65%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 0.45%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 24.50%
- None = 14.66%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 13.73%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 12.62%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.88%
- Up to and including 1 month = 8.98%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.98%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 6.21%
- Over 10 years = 0.45%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 37.94%
- None = 24.09%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.52%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.39%
- Up to and including 1 month = 9.43%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.18%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.45%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 26.93%
- None or short demonstration = 24.21%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.71%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.18%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.93%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 6.59%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.45%
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Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
- Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
- Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
- 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.
- Speak to various groups, organizations, and clubs to promote the aims and activities of historical societies.
- Prepare publications and exhibits, or review those prepared by others, to ensure their historical accuracy.
- Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
- Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
- Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
- Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
- Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
- 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.
- Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
- Recommend actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit.
- Conserve and preserve manuscripts, records, and other artifacts.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
- Translate or request translation of reference materials.
- Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials.
- Edit historical society publications.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Additional Resources
For information about careers in anthropology, contact:
The American Anthropological Association
4350 N. Fairfax Dr.
Suite 640
Arlington, VA 22203-1620
http://www.aaanet.org
For information about careers in archaeology, contact:
Society for American Archaeology
900 2nd St. NE.
Suite 12
Washington, DC 20002-3557
http://www.saa.org
Archaeological Institute of America
656 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02215-2006
http://www.archaeological.org
For information about careers in geography, contact:
Association of American Geographers
1710 16th St. NW.
Washington, DC 20009-3198
http://www.aag.org
Information on careers for historians is available from:
American Historical Association
400 A St. SE.
Washington, DC 20003-3889
http://www.theaha.org
Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
http://www.oah.org
American Association for State and Local History
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37203-2991
http://www.aaslh.org
For information about careers in political science, contact:
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
1120 G St. NW.
Suite 730
Washington, DC 20005-3869
http://www.naspaa.org
Information about careers in sociology is available from:
American Sociological Association
1307 New York Ave. NW.
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005-4712
http://www.asanet.org
For information about careers in demography, contact:
Population Association of America
8630 Fenton St.
Suite 722
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3812
http://www.popassoc.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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86.75 | History and Archeology | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
82.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
62.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
53.75 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
53.25 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
52.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
51.00 | Sociology and Anthropology | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins. |
50.25 | Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
93.75 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
78.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
68.75 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
59.50 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
56.25 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
93.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
81.25 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
62.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
83.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
83.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
81.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
79.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
79.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
78.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
76.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
74.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
73.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
72.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
70.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
70.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
64.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
61.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
56.25 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
54.75 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
53.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
51.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
51.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
50.25 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
88.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
87.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
77.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
77.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
77.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
73.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
73.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
72.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
71.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
70.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
63.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
63.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
62.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
59.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
56.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
54.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
66.67 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
58.33 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
90.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
90.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
85.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
85.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
84.80 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
84.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
83.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
83.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
80.00 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
79.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
76.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
69.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
69.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
64.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
63.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
60.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
57.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
56.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
56.80 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
56.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
54.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
53.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
53.80 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
49.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
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Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $37,280.00 | $64,540.00 | $93,340.00 |
Virginia | $49,420.00 | $69,870.00 | $113,940.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $71,017.57 | $125,708.86 | $140,913.63 |
Bay Consortium | $48,481.44 | $64,389.24 | $86,419.65 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $46,089.93 | $59,799.35 | $74,226.34 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $50,182.40 | $80,146.46 | $96,257.79 |
Hampton Roads | $55,126.39 | $61,228.24 | $82,506.82 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $62,188.79 | $76,261.67 | $101,135.32 |
Piedmont Workforce | $53,372.47 | $64,385.08 | $91,721.90 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 3,300 | 3,400 | +3.0% |
Virginia | 198 | 201 | +1.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Archivist
- College Archivist
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- Director of Historical Society
- Director of Programs
- Dramatic Arts Historian
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- Genealogist
- Historian
- Historic Sites Registrar
- Historiographer
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- Protohistorian
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- Washington and Lee University
- William & Mary
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