''The Public Historian'' is the official publication of the National Council on Public History. It is a quarterly

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published by

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, with the journal's editorial offices housed in the History Department,

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. First published in 1978, ''The Public Historian'' publishes the results of scholarly research and case studies in such areas as public policy and policy analysis, federal, state, and local history, historic preservation, oral history, museum and historical administration, documentation and information services, corporate biography, and public history education. The

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is 0272-3433.

External links

''National Council on Public History'' official websitePublic Historian''National Council on Public History Archives
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