IPH is the administrative unit of the Public History program responsible for curriculum, degree programs, research and outreach. Teaching and research activities are meant to produce well-trained historians and to contribute to the historical record of the Gulf Coast region.

Students and faculty associated with IPH conduct significant research on several local and regional institutions, including the Harris County Commissioners Court, the City of Houston, METRO, Manchester Terminal Corporation, Gulfport Shipyard, the Houston Bar Association, Galveston Bay, the Hilton Hotel and the hospitality industry, the Houston Park System, the Houston Galveston Area Council and several units of the University of Houston.

Students have also participated in many corporate and legal history projects such as Panhandle Eastern Corporation, Baker & Botts law firm, and Shell Oil through the Humanities and the Professions Program. Outreach activities include editorial work related to the Houston Review and sponsorship of numerous lectures, symposia and conferences under the auspices of the endowed Tenneco Lecture Series.

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