Nancy A. Bunker

Primary Source Collections in the Pacific Northwest (eBook, PDF)

An Historical Researcher's Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Primary source collections from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington are described and evaluated. Covering a broad cross-section of libraries, museums, historical societies, and government archives this book provides a detailed look at 175 institutions and their collections. Descriptive entries cover contact information, facilities, material types, and multiple subject indexes to the holdings. Discusses the nature of archival research and lists digital resources and Web sites of interest to historians. The perfect tour guide for scholars engaged in writing about the history of the Pacific Northwest and related national topics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780897899390
• Artikelnr.: 37861328

Autorenporträt

Nancy A. Bunker is currently Associate Professor/Coordinator of Reference Services in the Library at Whitworth University. She has Masters Degrees in Librarianship from the University of Denver and History from Eastern Washington University and a BA in Social Studies Education from Washington State University. In addition to extensive academic and public library reference experience she has worked as a freelance historical researcher and curator of a local history collection.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Methodology Archival Research Description of Profiles
Idaho Profiles of Research Institutions Oregon Profiles of Research
Institutions Washington Profiles of Research Institutions Digital Sources
of Pacific Northwest History Travel Sources Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms
Appendix 2: Common Rules of Archives and Special Collections Indexes