historian

Mainwaring shared with me the notes of Henry P. Anderson, a historian and farm labor organizer, who took a guided tour of a Calexico bracero processing center in 1958:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The first Black historian to lead the world’s largest museum and research complex says he’s retiring and will leave by year’s end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lonnie G. Bunch III is the fourteenth secretary in 173 years of the institution, but also the first Black man and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

He eventually succeeded in 1836 with the assistance of Sir William Napier, a retired army officer and prominent military historian.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Discovering that she had been trained as an art historian, he drew her into a discussion about Vermeer, pretending to be ignorant himself about the painter’s work.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

I participated in many of those decisions, and historians, policymakers and the general public will continue arguing about them long after those of us who were involved are gone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Curating with reverence and love, Rosales uses her voice to establish a baseline of respect that many historians fail to achieve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

It follows years of campaigning by local historians and two public consultations, the most recent of which found 92% support for the move.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Private property and land were collectivised, while economic management pushed the country to the Great Famine, which the government says killed around 15 million people, while historians estimate around 20-43 million.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

This does not mean that its rightness was always apparent, although careless historians and scientists often imply as much; it does mean that its rightness becomes incontestable, at least for a period of time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton