Exploring the archives : a beginner's guide for qualitative researchers /
This book offers qualitative researchers an entrée into the world of working with archival repositories and special collections. It serves as a primer for students and researchers who might not be familiar with these sorts of collections, but with an interest in what has become known asthe "&qu...
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| Language: | English |
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Gorham, Maine :
Myers Education Press,
2021
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| Series: | Qualitative research methodologies.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: Entering the Archives
- Reflection 1: Permissions From the President and Missing Materials: The Challenges of Archival Research (Amanda Ingram)
- Chapter Three: Examples of Archival Research
- Chapter Four: Archiving Principles and Accessing Archival Collections
- Reflection 2: You Won't Find It Online: Entering the Archives to Tell the Story of the B-52s (Brigette Adair Herron and Scott Creney)
- Chapter Five: Developing and Implementing a Research Study in the Archives
- Reflection 3: Entering the Archives: Developing a Topic (E. Anthony Muhammad)
- Reflection 4: Entering the Archives: Developing a Topic (Judith Brauer)
- Reflection 5: The Dark Room: Thomas Evan Walker's Journey from Pennsgrove, New Jersey to France and Back (Kathleen deMarrais)
- Chapter Six: Digital Repositories and Archiving Qualitative Data
- Reflection 6: Accessing Online Repositories (Janie Copple)
- Chapter Seven: Politics and the Archives
- Reflection 7: Lucy and Her Sisters (Jean Swindle)
- Chapter Eight: Doing Quality Research with Archives
- Reflection 8: Are Some Skeletons Best Left in the Closet? Ethics of Family Research Involving Illicit Activities (Jamie B. Lewis)
- Additional Resources
- Glossary
- About the Authors
- Index.
