Views From the Field

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Read what actual professionals in public history and public history related fields have to say about what they do. The Public History Resource Center invites interested readers to submit their own, anonymous, view from the field by following the link above. The form asks public history professionals to respond, in some manner, to the following questions:

• How and why did you enter your current profession?
• What training and degrees did you have prior to obtaining your current position?
• What training and degrees have you since completed in order to enhance your performance?
• What is your job title? Describe a typical day on the job.
• What are some of the pros and cons of the job?
• What is the average salary range (GS# if appropriate) for someone in your position?
• Do you consider yourself to be a public historian? Why or why not?
• How does your work fit into or complement the field of public history?

Complete List of Views

The default order below is reverse date order. You may change the order by clicking on a column header. To read a complete view click on the linked job title.

Date Submitted	Job Title	Organization	Organization Type
9/15/2006	Education Coordinator	State Archives	Archives
1/27/2005	Freelance Grant Writer	Self-Employed	Consulting
9/6/2004	Assistant Curator	State Historical Society	Historical Society
9/2/2004	Historic Preservation Planner	State Historic Preservation Office	Historic Preservation
7/23/2004	Writer/Performer	Self-Employed	Consulting
7/8/2004	Intern	State Historic Site	Historic Site
5/21/2004	Curator of Collections	Historical Society	Historical Society
2/18/2004	Archivist	Topical Archives	Archives
10/26/2003	Local Historian / Writer	Self-Employed	Consulting
5/27/2001	Archivist/historian	Consulting Firm	Archives
2/17/2001	Public Historian	Historical Society	Historical Society
1/11/2001	Research Associate	Consulting Firm	Consulting
11/19/2000	Archivist Technician	National Archives	Archives
11/19/2000	History Producer	C-Span	Media
11/19/2000	Collections Archivist	University Collections	Archives
11/19/2000	Archivist	Topical Archives	Archives
11/19/2000	Archivist Intern	Association Archives	Archives