Universities, research scholars, historians and analysts all review historical documents— examining events in the past, looking for context to better understand the past's impact on modern society ...

Writing a paper for an art history course is similar to the analytical, research-based papers that you may have written in English literature courses or history courses. Although art historical ...

Are you ready to research? Use this checklist as a starting point for your historical research project, and find out whether you've overlooked an important step in your approach. This list can also be ...

The History Department offers a number of competitive fellowships to junior and senior majors in history who wish to conduct either independent study or honors research, and who need financial support ...

Our society’s historical record is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Think of all the information that you create today that will be part of the record for tomorrow. More than half of the world’s ...

Over 2,000 Iowans have signed onto a petition urging state administrators to reconsider closing the State Historical Research Center in Iowa City. The Save Iowa History coalition started the petition ...

To pin down documented facts relative to a specific historical question. Congratulations. You've just been made a Deputy History Detective. To become a full Detective, you only need to conduct a ...

Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate for centuries. Their adaptations over those many years are based on their close observation of weather, water, soils and seasonal change, ...