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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

FOLKLORE

A GRADUATE DEGREE IN FOLKLORE (OR A CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY)

PLUS

AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING THE METHODS AND PRACTICES OF FOLKLORE IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARENA

Areas of study closely related to Folklore include, but are not limited to, Folklife, Folklife Studies, English, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography, Ethnohistory, Ethnobotany, Ethnozoology, Ethnoarchaeology, Cultural Geography, Sociology, Oral History, and Ethnomusicology.

Demonstrable experience in applying the methods and practices of Folklore in the historic preservation arena includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Scholarly research, publications, papers, or similar research and writings in Folklore relating to historic or prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the historic or prehistoric built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
2. Teaching Folklore as it relates to historic or prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the historic or prehistoric built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
3. Administrative, project review, or supervisory experience in an historic preservation program or office (academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, cultural resources management consulting firm, or similar professional institution) with an emphasis on Folklore studies of the United States (and its Territories) and its relationship to historic preservation; OR,
4. Field work that identifies, evaluates, or documents the historic or prehistoric folkculture or lifeways of the United States and its Territories.