Summary
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Historical and biographical work is becoming a more common type of qualitative research done by social scientists and usually requires the extensive use of formal archives housed in universities, governments, museums and other institutions. This practical and concise book provides an introduction for the novice on conducting archival research and covers such topics as contacting and preparing to work in archives, the protocol of using archives, and ways of organizing and referencing the useful data from the archive.
Getting Started: “Targets” and “Tool Kits”
Getting Started: “Targets” and “Tool Kits”
This chapter outlines the systematic preparations that are fundamental to efficient, productive searches for archival deposits. The focal point of this groundwork is a constant emphasis on the importance of names in archival organization and discovery. A primary, name-oriented search ...