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Sources for local historians by Paul Carter, Kate Thompson, Paul Carter is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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This New Book Introduces The Reader To The Enormous Range Of Documents Available For The Local And Family Historian, Many Of Them Underused, Indifferently Catalogued And Some Possibly Unknown Beyond Groups Of Academic And Other Specialist Researchers. The Authors Convey Their Own Enthusiasm For The Material And Explain What It Contains And The Information It Can Reveal. They Concentrate On English And Welsh Archives, But Also Include Some Discussion Of Records In Scotland And Ireland. Their Unique Background - Working For The National Archives And For Local Record Offices - Gives Them An Unrivalled Knowledge Of Archival Sources, And Both Of Them Have Used Much Of This Material In Their Own Research.--jacket. 1. Introduction To Sources -- 2. The Land -- 3. The People -- 4. Transport, Communications And Trade -- 5. Working Life -- 6. Religion -- 7. Education -- 8. Poverty -- 9. Sickness And Health -- 10. Housing -- 11. Radicalism -- 12. Law And Order -- 13. National And Local Administration -- 14. Family And Social Life. Paul Carter And Kate Thompson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 219-223) And Index.

Author

Paul Carter, Kate Thompson, Paul Carter

Publisher

Phillimore, 2005.

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781860773587

Subjects

History, Reference, Humanities