
Tag Archives: archives
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Researching "The Typewriter Century"
As a vehicle for outstanding creativity, the typewriter has been taken for granted and was, until now, a blind spot in the history of writing practices. The Typewriter Century: A Cultural History of Writing Practices provides a cultural history of the typewriter and explores "celebrity writers," including Henry James, Jack Kerouac, Agatha Christie, Georges Simenon, and Erle Stanley Gardner. In this post, author Martyn Lyons shares what a day in the life of a researcher looks like as he discusses some of the meticulous archival research that went into his book. -
Taking Students into the Archive
Author Peter A. Morton talks about the importance of providing students with the kinds of primary sources that will enable them to be effective historians. -
Who Is the Historian?
Author Nigel A. Raab offers some reflections on the discipline of history and the impetus behind his new book. -
Getting Dirty in the Archives
In her latest book, Unarrested Archives: Case Studies in Twentieth-Century Canadian Women's Authorship, Linda M. Morra digs into the archives of six Canadian women authors. -
Author Footnotes with Christopher Carlsmith
Archival research can be a daunting and tedious process... Christopher Carlsmith is the author of A Renaissance Education: Schooling in Bergamo and the Venetian Republic
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