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1234 Post Oak Drive
Cockeysville, MI 64000
Home: 404-555-5555
Cell: 404-555-5556
Email: Thomas Matthews@frontfocus.com
| Objective: | Seeking to find a Historian position in a competitive research environment where I can use my experience and skills to best serve the needs of the community. |
| Qualification Summary: | Extensive certified knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. Vast knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Strong ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. Detail-oriented, and persistent individual with high communication and interpersonal skills. |
| Education: | Masters Degree in History, Rift Valley Historical Institute, Cockeysville, MI Jun 1997 |
| Work Experience: | Historian, Rift Valley Historical Institute, Cockeysville, MI June 2002? present Responsibilities included: researching, analyzing, recording, and interpreting the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters. Gathering historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, as well as collecting data sources such as books, pamphlets, and periodicals. Tracing historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history. Conducting historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials. Teaching and conducting research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools. Conducted historical research, and published or presented findings and theories. Spoke to various groups, organizations, and clubs in order to promote the aims and activities of historical societies. Prepared publications and exhibits, or reviewed those prepared by others in order to ensure their historical accuracy. |
| Historical Archeologist, Rift Valley Archeological Site, Cockeysville, MI May 1997 ? May 2002 Responsibilities included: researching the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period. Presenting historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings. Determining which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers. Organizing information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as use in CD-ROMs. Researched and prepared manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives. Advised or consulted with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period. Translated or requested translation of reference materials. Collected detailed information on individuals for use in biographies. Interviewed people in order to gather information about historical events, and to record oral histories. Recommended actions related to historical art, such as which items to add to a collection or which items to display in an exhibit. Coordinated activities of workers engaged in cataloging and filing materials. Edited historical society publications. |
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| References: | Available upon request |