Which of the following is NOT a historian duty?

• A. Manage fundraising campaigns
• B. Count ballots during elections to ensure fairness
• C. Take pictures at events, complete yearly report, keep track of alumni by emailing each semester
• D. Plan founders day in march

Answer: (A)

Fundraising campaigns are not a historian duty. Historians focus on preserving and sharing the organization’s history: documenting events through photographs, compiling yearly reports that capture what happened and why it mattered, and maintaining alumni contact to preserve institutional memory. They may document or commemorate events like founders day, but the core task is to record and communicate history rather than raise funds. Counting ballots or planning founders day are more aligned with governance or event coordination, whereas fundraising remains the domain of development work. So the item about managing fundraising campaigns doesn’t fit the historian role.