Sources and methods for family and community historians : a handbook

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Sources and methods for family and community historians : a handbook

edited by Michael Drake and Ruth Finnegan with Jacqueline Eustace

（Studying family and community history : 19th and 20th centuries, v. 4）

Cambridge University Press in association with the Open University, 1994

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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This is the fourth and final volume in a major new initiative in the study of local history, designed to equip students and amateur enthusiasts with a mastery of the basic techniques and concepts required to pursue the subject in depth.This handbook offers thorough guidance on sources, research strategies and techniques, the relevant libraries and archives, and how to present research findings. It is packed with information for those embarking on personal projects, and is an indispensable reference tool for all local and community historians.

目次

  • List of plates, figures and tables
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Introduction Michael Drake and Ruth Finnegan
  • Part I. Some Basics: 1. Questions and strategies for research Michael Drake and Ruth Finnegan
  • 2. Primary sources: handle with care Arthur Marwick
  • Part II. Using Sources: 3. The Census, 1801-1991 Dennis Mills and Michael Drake
  • 4. Using written sources
  • some key examples Michael Drake, Peter Braham,W. T. R. Pryce, David Englander, John Galby and Paul Smith
  • 5. Using written sources: some further examples Dennis Mills and Michael Drake
  • 6. Using non-written sources Gill Kirkup
  • Part III. Methods and Techniques: 7. Recording oral history Joanna Bornat
  • 8. Quantitative techniques Michael Drake, Deirdre Mageean, W. T. R. Pryce, Roy Lewis
  • 9. Computing Kevin Schurer, Magnus John
  • Part IV. Presentation, Dissemination and Publication: 10. Writing and publishing your work David Wilson
  • 11. Other forms of presentation and dissemination W.T. R. Pryce, John Hunt, Ruth Finnegan and Angus Calder
  • Part V. Locating Sources and References: 12. A guide to record offices, libraries and other collections Paul Smith, Jane Cox, Ian Donnachie and Brenda Collins
  • 13. Selected reference and bibliographical resources: some ways to find out more Paul Smith and Magnus John
  • Exercises: answers and comments
  • Appendix: some key dates for family and community history John Galby
  • Index, Acknowledgements.

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