| Definition |
Individuals who research, analyze and interpret the past using a wide variety of sources which may include government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films and unpublished documents such as personal diaries and letters. Historians usually specialize in a country or region, a particular period, or a particular field such as social, intellectual, cultural, political or diplomatic history. Biographers collect detailed information on individuals. Other historians help study and preserve archival materials, artifacts and historic buildings and sites. |
| Bibliographic References |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition, Social Scientists, Other, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos054.htm (visited May 10, 2004). |
