For faculty, students, and professionals interested in learning more about public history and employment opportunities in historical organizations, museums, archives, or libraries, the following list of links may be helpful.
Current and prospective public history students are also encouraged to consult the Department of History graduate program resources. There, you will find information about graduate study at Northeastern, career resources for historians, writing resources, forms and documents, and additional online resources, including information about listservs for historians, digital archival resources, cartographic resources, and more.
Professional and National Organizations
- National Council on Public History
- New England Museum Association
- American Historical Association – Resources for Public Historians
- Society for History in the Federal Government
- Oral History Association
- American Association for State and Local History
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Park Service
- Organization of American Historians
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Historic Preservation
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
- National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
- Historic New England
Museums
- American Association of Museums
- Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
- Smithsonian Institution
Archives
Career Development and Employment Resources
- American Association for State and Local History Job Listings
- American Association of Museums Job Listings
- American Historical Association Employment Resources
- Museum Employment Resource Center
- National Council on Public History Job Listings
- National Council on Public History Internship Listings
- National Park Service Job Listings
- National Trust for Historic Preservation Job Listings
- Presidential Management Fellows Program
- Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships
- Society of American Archivists Job Listings
- HistoryJobs on Twitter
- Idealist