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Historic collection for researchers
Sarah Price and Richard Pears
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Why use them?
“Take away from history why, how and to what end things have been done, and whether the thing done hath succeeded according to reason; and all that remains will be an idle sport and foolery, than a profitable instruction; and though for the present it may delight, for the future it cannot profit.”
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Finding material: where to start?
• Secondary reading– Bibliographies– Footnotes/references
• Tutors• Reference works
– Bibliographies– Guides– Online guides
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Finding archival material
Finding the right archive• Not organised in the same way as books• Key is the creator or creating body• Remember -not everything has survived
- not everything has been kept
- not everything is easy to find
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Finding archival materialArchive catalogues• Each archive will have own catalogue
– Not all online– Not all complete
• Durham University Special Collections• National Archives – Search the Archives• Access to Archives• ARCHON
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Finding archival materialSearch strategies• Think laterally• Combine search terms – Boolean searching• Use wild card/fuzzy searchesFinding material• Locally held copies• Printed sources• Online sources – many from Library catalogue
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Full text online collections
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E-books as primary sources
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Accessing online resources
• Catalogue http://library.dur.ac.uk/
• Definitive listing www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/online/databases/
• Subject filter www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/subject/ for your own subject area www.dur.ac.uk/library/history for historic resources
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Accessing printed books
• Rare books held in archives but listed in library catalogues
• Main collections in Durham University Library catalogue and listed on Special Collections pages
• Some collections at other institutions in COPAC
• Printed collections of sources or translations
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Secondary sources
• Catalogues for monographs• Bibliographic databases for journal articles
and reviews e.g. Historical Abstracts, Jstor, IBSS
• Theses e.g. Index to theses, EThOS• Access by visiting (SCONUL Access) or
borrowing (Document Delivery Service)
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Pathways in archives
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Pathways and journeys
Local National
Diaries
Newspapers
Business records
Parish records
Police records
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Pathways and journeys
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Research trips
Contact before visit• Opening times, ID, facilities, advance orderingGo prepared• Paper, pencils, laptop, camera, references• Clothes!Be organised• Check references, take full notes• Ask for help
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Understanding archival references
HO 42/95 f.375Collection = Home OfficeCollection = Home Office
Division = Domestic
Correspondence
Division = Domestic
Correspondence
Subdivision = part year 1808Subdivision =
part year 1808
Folio Folio
HO 42: The National Archives, Home Office, Domestic Correspondence, George III
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Archival references: other terms
• Folio• Page• Quire• Recto and verso
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Copyright
• Archival material is still subject to copyright law
• Some records are restricted – check!• Normally okay to cite in research without
permission• Situation may change if work is being
published
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Copyright
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Freedom of Information
• FOI Act passed in 2000 and came into full effect from 2005
• Information is assumed to be ‘open’ unless one of the specified exemptions applies
• Anyone can send in a written request • Is a right of appeal
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Useful links
National Register of Archiveswww.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp
Access 2 Archiveshttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/
ARCHONhttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/