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Local history : a short guide to researching, writing and publishing a local history / Gavin McLean.
- Title
- Local history : a short guide to researching, writing and publishing a local history / Gavin McLean.
- Author
- McLean, Gavin
- Publication
- Wellington, N.Z. : Bridget Williams Books and Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DU419 .M38 1992 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Historical Branch.
- Description
- 136 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The author is the historian for the Historic Places Trust. This guide is designed to point people in the right direction, as an introduction to a vast subject. It is also intended to provide some guidance to local historians. The bulk of the book contains three chapters briefly covering research, writing and publishing of local histories."--Publisher's description.
- Series Statement
- Historical guides series
- Uniform Title
- Historical guides series.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Local history
- History
- Sources
- Literature
- Literature.
- History.
- Sources.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-117) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Making history: an introduction to local history -- 2. Research -- 3. Writing -- 3.Publishing -- Appendices: 1. Research area by subject: an introduction -- 2. A bibliography of recent local history -- 3. Finances -- 4. Addresses -- 5. Researcher's courtesy code.
- ISBN
- 0908912188
- LCCN
- ^^^92194722^
- OCLC
- 27937979
- SCSB-12922751
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library