Anthea hartig biography

She earned her doctorate and master's degrees in history at the University of California, Riverside, and her bachelor's degree at the University of California.

An award-winning public historian and cultural heritage expert, Hartig is the president-elect of the Organization of American Historians.

Anthea M. Hartig (born ) is an American historian and museum administrator who is the director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of.

Anthea M. Hartig is an American historian and museum administrator who is the director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian trustees appointed Hartig as director beginning in.

Anthea M. Hartig is the Elizabeth MacMillan Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the first woman to hold the position since.

Anthea M. Hartig (born ) is an American historian and museum administrator who is the director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of....

Anthea M. Hartig

American museum director (born )

Anthea M.

Hartig (born ) is an American historian and museum administrator who is the director of the Smithsonian Institution'sNational Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian trustees appointed Hartig as director beginning in , succeeding John Gray.

She is the museum's first female director.

With a background in historic preservation and museums, Hartig was earlier the director of the California Historical Society.

Early life and career

Hartig was born in ^[1] into a family with a long history in California.

Hartig is a third-generation native of Southern California, where she grew up in the greater Pomona Valley.

Her great-grandfather was a sheep rancher near Chino, California, and her grandfather and father both lived in the Pomona Valley in Southern California. Her mother's family, however, is largely based in Rhode Island. Hartig was raised in Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County, California,^[2] where she attended and graduated from the local public school system.^[1&