Arizona State University has a large and accomplished faculty for training graduate students in United States history, and it is developing a strength in Canadian history. Although the faculty's teaching and research areas cover the broad chronological range of US history and a wide variety of special fields, its greatest strength is in the post 1880 period, and the most important thematic clusters include such subfields as Western, Native American, political, and environmental. The faculty's publications include numerous monographs, articles, and text books, as well as work in public presentation formats such as encyclopedias and public agency reports. Numerous faculty have held offices in national organizations, and many have been awarded national fellowships.
Graduate Curriculum
Graduate students who study United States history take writing seminars and reading courses required in that field, ranging from the colonial period to the present, and covering a range of special topics. A nationally recognized public history program offers all students the opportunity to develop their historical skills for non-traditional employment.
Research Facilities
With more than two million bound volumes, some two million microform items, and an extensive periodicals collection, the Hayden Library has excellent collections in United State history and is especially strong in Arizona and the Southwest. Located in Hayden Library, the Arizona Collection and the Arizona Historical Foundation house important document and photograph collections including the papers of Barry Goldwater, John Rhodes, and Carl Hayden as well as sources on local and state history. Arizona State University students also have access to the State Library and State Archives in Phoenix, and the collections of the Arizona Historical Society and the University of Arizona in Tucson. Of special interest is the collection on native cultures at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. The Huntington Library, the Federal Records Center, and other research centers in the Los Angeles area are only one day's drive away. Students will also be encouraged to travel to the National Archives and to regional branches of the Archives.
Faculty
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