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Local history (discipline)

Scope note

Field of history concerned with topics that are distinctly localized in subject matter and source materials, generally covering specific neighborhoods, communities, counties or other specific subdivisions of larger geopolitical bodies.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300054398

Broader Terms used

history (discipline)

Term used for

history, local

Created

13yrs ago

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