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Archives for Historical Research

The online guide to the Wintersession Course on doing archival research

Introduction

Welcome to the course guide for Archives for Historical Research. This guide was created as a space for all links and information shared in the annual wintersession Archives for Historical Research, taught by Steve Knowlton (Librarian for U.S. History and African American Studies), Sara Logue (Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections Public Services), Deborah Schlein (Librarian for Near Eastern Studies), and Alain St. Pierre (Librarian for World History, History of Science, and African Studies).

Preliminary Research

We recommend using these resources to help identify archives which hold materials related to your topic. 

Biographical Dictionaries

There are a number of biographical dictionaries for different countries around the world. Many of these provide lists of archival sources for important historical figures. This is not an exhaustive list.

Biographical Dictionaries in Print

 

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