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Archivists and Public Historians in the United States

Archivists and Public Historians in the United States and Public in s the UnitedStates RICHARD J.COX ANDPUBLICS similar face and their challenges, fieldssharecommonorigins.Both disciplines evolving are and, by most a Public history, little standards,neither yet constitutes profession.1 more than a decade old, was born primarily because of decliningemand still ployment optionsforacademic s, publics lack a consensus about theirown mission.Though have a much betterdeveloped professional Archi(the Societyof American identity vistsis celebrating golden anniversary year),theydo not control its this educationalstandards, and are entryinto theirfield,lack well-defined weak in theorysupporting theirwork.They also seem confused about their own identity.Are they s, s, librarians, public information specialists,or pure and simple?Given theirsimilar problems, publics notworking and are as together as they should. This essay describesthe possible relationship, closely and the benefits,of a stronger accord between and working s. public It is not surprising that publics often and are wary or uncertain each others'intentions. of Given theircommon and origins related missions,however,the two groupscan meet some oftheirown and professional goals by focusingupon mutual concerns. s shouldjointlyworkforthe identification, public preservation, and management America'sdocumentary of for heritage, the promotion of the practicalvalue of historical knowledgeto addresscontemporary social issues and problems, and for resolutionof similarprofessional 1. Although will explainthisin moredetailbelow, myfullideas on thissubjectwill I be foundin anotheressay in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Public Historian University of California Press

Archivists and Public Historians in the United States

Cox, Richard J.
The Public Historian , Volume 8 (3) – Jul 1, 1986
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Publisher
University of California Press
Copyright
Copyright 1986 The Regents of the University of California
Subject
Archives and Public History: Issues, Problems, and Prospects
ISSN
0272-3433
eISSN
1533-8576
DOI
10.2307/3377710
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and Public in s the UnitedStates RICHARD J.COX ANDPUBLICS similar face and their challenges, fieldssharecommonorigins.Both disciplines evolving are and, by most a Public history, little standards,neither yet constitutes profession.1 more than a decade old, was born primarily because of decliningemand still ployment optionsforacademic s, publics lack a consensus about theirown mission.Though have a much betterdeveloped professional Archi(the Societyof American identity vistsis celebrating golden anniversary year),theydo not control its this educationalstandards, and are entryinto theirfield,lack well-defined weak in theorysupporting theirwork.They also seem confused about their own identity.Are they s, s, librarians, public information specialists,or pure and simple?Given theirsimilar problems, publics notworking and are as together as they should. This essay describesthe possible relationship, closely and the benefits,of a stronger accord between and working s. public It is not surprising that publics often and are wary or uncertain each others'intentions. of Given theircommon and origins related missions,however,the two groupscan meet some oftheirown and professional goals by focusingupon mutual concerns. s shouldjointlyworkforthe identification, public preservation, and management America'sdocumentary of for heritage, the promotion of the practicalvalue of historical knowledgeto addresscontemporary social issues and problems, and for resolutionof similarprofessional 1. Although will explainthisin moredetailbelow, myfullideas on thissubjectwill I be foundin anotheressay in

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The Public Historian – University of California Press

Published: Jul 1, 1986

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