Research Catalog

Nearby history : exploring the past around you

Title
Nearby history : exploring the past around you / David E. Kyvig and Myron A. Marty.
Author
Kyvig, David E.
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : AltaMira Press, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2010]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Book/TextUse in library E180.5 .N98 2010Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
Marty, Myron A.
Description
xiv, 283 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
From the Publisher: A Comprehensive handbook for those interested in investigating the history of communities, families, local institutions, and cultural artifacts, Nearby History helps its readers research the world near at hand. In this fully updated third edition, the authors discuss a variety of research approaches involving published literature, unpublished documents, oral histories, visual and material sources, and landscapes; offer guidance in the uses of technology, particularly digital photography and digital voice recording; and suggest methods of historical presentation. Richly illustrated with photos and documents, Nearby History is an excellent resource for both professionally trained and self-taught historians.
Series Statement
American Association for State and Local History book series
Uniform Title
American Association for State and Local History book series
Subject
United States > History, Local
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface to the third edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Why Nearby History? -- 2: What can be done Nearby? -- 3: Traces and storytelling -- 4: Published documents -- 5: Unpublished documents -- 6: Oral documents -- 7: Visual documents -- 8: Artifacts -- 9: Landscapes and buildings -- 10: Preserving material traces -- 11: Research, writing, and leaving a record -- 12: Linking the particular and the universal -- Appendices -- A: Forms to request information from federal agencies -- B: Sample gift agreements -- C: Sources of archival storage products and information -- D: Using the World Wide Web (WWW) in Nearby History -- Index -- About the author.
ISBN
  • 9780759112490
  • 0759112495
  • 9780759113008
  • 0759113009
  • 9780759113015
  • 0759113017
LCCN
2010014475
OCLC
  • ocn606235143
  • SCSB-14147492
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library