INVESTIGATING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SOURCES FOR LOCAL HISTORIANS
Written by Evelyn Lord
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd
in 1999
ISBN: 0752414267
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INVESTIGATING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SOURCES FOR LOCAL HISTORIANS
Written by Evelyn Lord.
Stock no. 1829397
1st.
1999.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive guide for the local historian. Researching the twentieth century can be problematic with the sheer volume of sources available. No other century has produced such a mass of paperwork, yet, paradoxically modern records are prone to destruction, as a result of our throwaway culture if not physical decay. The author gives a guided tour through the maze of available sources - from local government bodies to national archives - providing an invaluable tool for the local historian or local history group. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 0752414267. Minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a tiny puncture hole to front edge of spine.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction - Understanding Local Government
- 1 How Many People? - Births, Marriages and Deaths
- 2 Health
- 3 Housing
- 4 Education
- 5 Law and Order
- 6 Entertainment, Sport and Leisure
- 7 Transport
- 8 Two World Wars
- 9 The Countryside
- References
- Select Bibliography
- Useful Addresses
- Index