Aja L. Bain
Public Historian/Museum Professional
Languages
Through my education, work, internships, and travels, I've had wonderful opportunities to explore the world of history from multiple angles. Click here to see my full C.V. My favorite thing is to share the inspiration and appreciation of history with a public audience through writing. For information on my services as a research assistant or transcriptionist, please send me an e-mail!
Program and Publications Coordinator, American Association for State and Local History
Nashville, TN
2014 - present
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As Program and Publications Coordinator at AASLH, I am the Managing Editor of History News (our quarterly magazine) and the editor for AASLH's blogs. I also work with the Leadership in History Awards program and member services.
Graduate Assistant, Albert Gore Research Center
Murfreesboro, TN
​2012 - 2014
As a graduate assistant at our university's archives, I process, organize, and write finding aids for our archival collections, as well as assist researchers. I also manage our museum collection through cataloging, photography, and preservation. I contribute regularly to the official AGRC blog and social media initiatives.
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Research Assistant and Transcriptionist
​2011 - present
I've been fortunate in my travels to make professional connections that have allowed me to assist others with their research. Whether it's tracking down documents at the Library of Congress or transcribing oral histories, I love seeing how professional historians work and making my contribution. People I've worked with include Ian Zack, Dr. Kip Lornell, Jay Bruder, and John Broven.
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Intern
​2009 - 2013
Please see my internship page for information on my work as an intern at various museums, archives, and cultural institutions across the country.
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English
Intermediate Italian
(written and spoken)
Skills and Software
Archival/Historical Research
Cataloging
Digitization
Editing and Writing
Exhibit Writing and Planning
Museum Photography
Processing and Arrangement
Transcription
Translation
ACGI
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Express Scribe
PastPerfect
Photoshop
WaveLab
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Middle Tennessee State University
Master of Arts
Murfreesboro, TN
2016
I graduated with an M.A. in Public History with my thesis "'Knocking on the Big City's Door": Southerners and Sociology in Twentieth-Century Chicago."
Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Arts
Nashville, TN
​2011
I graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a double-major in American history and anthropology and a minor in Italian.
I completed an honors thesis, "Dueling Stereotypes: Perceptions of Southerners and Their Music in Twentieth-Century America," which can be found here. Other activities included living in the McTyeire International House, studying abroad in England, playing in the VU Community Concert Band, and hosting a radio program on WRVU.
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