Civil Air Patrol Office of the Chief Historian BUILDING CAP’S TEAM... FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

National Historical Staff  Chief Historian………………….Col Frank Blazich  National Historical Editor……Lt Col Richard Mulanax  CAP Monograph Editor…………Lt Col James Scott  CAP Historical Journal Editor…Capt Kurt Efinger  Other National Historical Staff Officers reporting to the Chief Historian

National Historical Editor  Lt Col Richard Mulanax  Also Southeast Region Historian   Duties  Edit and manage all CAP Historical Publications  Provide oversight for the CAP Historical Monographs Program  Provide oversight for the CAP Historical Journal  Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Historian (CAPP 223)

CAP References  CAP REGULATION  THE CIVIL AIR PATROL HISTORICAL PROGRAM  CAPP 5  WRITTEN HISTORIES  Provides technical guidance on researching and writing CAP historical documents  including monographs and National Historical Journal submissions  Chapter 1-2, Monographs, explains the purpose of monographs  Atch 17 provides guidance on supporting materials for monographs and the CAP Historical Journal

Document Guidelines  Research  Evaluate the validity of your sources  Original v. secondary sources  Be thorough – get the good, the bad, and the ugly  Writing  Just the facts, Ma'am  Let the facts, not your personal views or prejudices, guide you  Spelling and grammar count!

Turabian  So does style…consult the most recent edition of…  A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Eighth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)  Commonly called “Turabian” after its author, Kate Turabian, of the University of Chicago

CAP Monograph Program  Editor – Lt Col James Scott   What is a monograph?  A short (5-10 pages) historical document on a specific topic in CAP history  Consult CAPP 5 for guidance on how to prepare a monograph

Historical Monographs  Submit your first draft to the CAP Monograph Editor  The Monograph Editor will then coordinate any changes required or recommendations suggested with the author  The Monograph Editor will then submit the monograph to the National Historical Editor for coordination with the National Editorial Board  The monograph will be published online once the author, Editor and Editorial Board members are in agreement on the final version and the monograph is approved by the Chief Historian

CAP Historical Journal  Editor: Capt Kurt Efinger  Also Deputy SER Historian   Capt Efinger will present on the CAP Historical Journal immediately following this presentation

CAPP 223  Historian Specialty Track Study Guide  was reviewed by a committee composed of members of the National Historical Staff  Pamphlet Editor was Lt Col Richard Mulanax  Our goal was  to provide appropriate historical training for CAP historians  so we can provide better historical programs and historical documents for CAP  and recruit more history professionals as CAP historians

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And now…  The Civil Air Patrol National Historical Journal  With Capt Kurt Efinger…

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