Resources for Historical Researchers
Perspectives articles on historical research and the historical profession
The
National Archives: Issues for Historians
By John W. Carlin
History,
Memory, Research, and the Schools: A Report on the Pittsburgh
Conference
By Peter Seixas, Peter Stearns, and Sam Wineburg
Coming
In from the Cold
By David Wolff
Grierson
Scholarships and the "Agents of Social Change Project": New
Research Opportunities in Women's History
By Margaret Jessup and Marla R. Miller
Beyond
Words: Reviewing Motion Pictures
By Mark Carnes
Moscow's
Archives and the New History of the Communist Party of the
United States
By Randi Storch
"Out
of the Rubble": Building a Contemporary History Archive—The
Oklahoma City National Memorial Archives
By Carol Brown
Considering
Research in Film and Television Archives?
By Douglas Gomery
The
Price of the Past: Preserving the Freedmen's Bureau Papers
By Kate Masur
Links to sites with related information
The National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
The National Archives preserves American history and oversees
the management of all federal records. Its website is a necessary
first step for any researcher hoping to access its records.
Library of
Congress
The Library of Congress serves research needs with its 22
reading rooms on Capitol Hill and this excellent website.
The
Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
The CRLCATALOG includes location, circulation and order information
for CRL library materials.
UCLA
Film and Television Archive's Research & Study Center
The UCLA Film and Television Archive contains over 220,000
films and television programs, and 27 million feet of newsreel
footage.
Smithsonian
Institution
The Smithsonian website provides a wealth of information to
researchers.
National
Genealogical Society
and
Family
Search
Those interested in genealogical research may want to access
these websites.
