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Evidence explained : citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace Elizabeth Shown Mills
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room REF D 5 .M55 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mills, Elizabeth Shown.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History--Sources--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- History.
- History--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Event history analysis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Event history analysis.
- History--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 885 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Other Title:
- Citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub. Co., 2009.
- Summary:
- History is not just a collection of documents-- and all records are not created equal. To analyze and decide what to believe, we also need certain facts about the records themselves.
- Contents:
- Fundamentals of evidence analysis
- Fundamentals of citation
- Archives & artifacts
- Business & institutional records
- Cemetery records
- Census records
- Church records
- Local & state records: courts & governance
- Local & state records: licenses, registrations, rolls & vital records
- Local & state records: property & probates
- National government records
- Publications: books, CDs, maps, leaflets & videos
- Publications: legal works & government documents
- Publications: periodicals, broadcasts & web miscellanea.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 831-834) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780806318066
- 0806318066
- OCLC:
- 457810589
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