Definition
Programs that conduct research which analyzes and interprets 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may include government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films and unpublished documents such as personal diaries and letters.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. Some may collect detailed information about individuals while others help study and preserve archival materials, artifacts and historic buildings and sites.
URL Name
TR-8000-3000
Third Level Code
TR-8000
Taxonomy Code
TR-8000.3000
Parent Code
TR-8000
Family Code
T
Second Level Code
TR
Fourth Level Code
TR-8000-3000
Use References
History Research
Publication Status
Draft