ILM1720 - STUDY OF RECORDS: CREATORS AND USERS

Module Identifier	ILM1720
Module Title	STUDY OF RECORDS: CREATORS AND USERS
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Ms Mary E Ellis
Semester	Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Other staff	Dr Susan J Davies
Course delivery	Seminars / Tutorials	24 Hours 24 seminars x 2 hours; over the two semesters, principally at NLW and the CRO
Assessment	Semester Exam	3 Hours held in semester 2	50%
	Semester Assessment	assignment in semester one	20%
	Semester Assessment	assignment in semester two	30%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

understand the major classes of public, official and deposited records and study the nature and functions of the organisations that produced them;
observe the application of archival principles to documents;
gain practical experience of sorting, evaluating, arranging and listing archives;
develop awareness of the uses of archives for academic, local and family history and for evidential purposes, through practical experience and study;
appreciate how the care and use of archival source material has been viewed over time.

Brief description

This module is concerned with the many and various classes of records that may be found in county and other non-specialist record offices, such as the principal classes of local, public, official and deposited records, which range widely in date and content from medieval to modern times. Particular attention is given to the relationship between the creators and the records they create, with the purpose of fostering the contextual understanding that is essential both to the appropriate management of archives and records and to their use for research and information purposes.

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Consultation
Baker, J. H. (1990) An Introduction to English Legal History. 3rd. London
Bevan, Amanda ed. (1990) Tracing your Ancestors in the Public Record Office. 5th. Kew: PRO
Bond, Maur. (1971) Guide to the Records of Parliament. London: HMSO
Cale, Mich. Law and Society: an introduction to sources for criminal and legal history from 1800. PRO Readers’ Guide Series
Cockburn, J. S. ed. (1985) Calendar of Assize Records: introduction (Home Circuit indictments Elizabeth I & James I. London
Cockburn, J. S. ed. (1977) Crime in England 1500-1800.
Davies, Rob. (1999) The Tithe Maps of Wales. Aberystwyth: NLW
Edwards, P. (1993) Rural Life: Guide to Local Records. Batsford
Ellis, M. (1994) Using Manorial Records. Kew: PRO
Elton, G. R. (1969) England 1200-1640: the sources of history. London
Emmison, F.G. and Gray, I. (1973) County Records. London: Historical Association
Evans, Eric and Crosby, Al. (1997) Tithes: Maps, Apportionments & the 1836 Act: a guide for historians. BALH
Finnegan, Ruth and Drake, Mich. (1994) From Family Tree to Family History.
Finnegan, R., Drake, M. and Eustace, J. (1997) Sources and Methods for Family and Community Historians: a handbook. 2nd.
Foot, Will.. (1994) Maps for Family History. London: PRO
Foster, Dav. (1982) The Rural Constabulary Act 1839: National Legislation and the problems of enforcement. London
Franklin, P. (1994) Some Medieval Records for Family Historians. Birmingham: FFHS
Golby, J. ed. (1994) Communities and Families.
Grant, R. (1988) On the Parish. Glamorgan Archive Service
Guiseppi, M. S. (1963-8) Guide to the Contents of the PRO (revised to 1960 from Guiseppi’s publication of 1923-4). London: HMSO
Harding, C., Hines, Ireland and Rawlings. (1985) Imprisonment in England and Wales, a concise history. Croom Helm
Harvey, J. H. (1974) Sources for the History of Houses. London: BRA
Harvey, P. D. A. (1984) Manorial Records. London: BRA
Hawkins, D. T. (1992) Criminal Ancestors: a guide to historical criminal records in England and Wales. Alan Sutton Publishing
Hey, David ed. (1998) The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History. OUP
Higgs, E. (1989) Making Sense of the Census. London: HMSO
Hindle, P. (1998) Maps for Historians. Phillimore
Jack, R. I. (1972) Medieval Wales: the sources of history. Cornell University
Jackson, W Er. (1945) Local Government in England and Wales. Penguin
Lawes, Aid. (1996) Chancery Lane 1377-1977: the Strongbox of the Empire. Kew: PRO
Mullett, Mich. (1991) Sources for the History of English Nonconformity. BRA
Munby, L.M. ed. (1994) Short Guides to Records (1-24) - new ed. by KM Thompson. London: Historical Association
Olney, R. J. (1995) Manuscript Sources for British History: their nature, location and use - Institute of Historical Research Guidelines No.3. London: Institute of Historical Research
Owen, D. (1970) Records of the Established Church in England (excluding parochial records). London: BRA
Parry, G. P. (1995) A Guide to the Records of Great Sessions in Wales. Aberystwyth: NLW
Pols, Rob. (1995) Dating Old Photographs. FFHS
Priestley, P. (1985) Victorian Prison Lives. Methuen
Prochaska, A. (1986) Irish History from 1700: a guide to sources in the PRO. London: BRA
Pryce, W. R. T. ed. (1994) From Family History to Community History.
Redstone, L.J. and Steer F. W. (1953) Local Records: their nature and care. London
Reilly, Eastman and James, M. (1986) Care and Identification of 19th century Photographic Prints. Kodak Company
Riden, Ph. (1993) Record Sources for Local History. London: Batsford
Rowlands, John et al. ed. (1993) Welsh Family History: a guide to research. Birmingham: Association of Family History Societies of Wales
Sharpe, J. (1999) Crime in Early Modern England 1550-1750. 2nd. London: Longman
Simpson, A. W. B. (1961) An Introduction to the History of the Land Law. Oxford
Sinclair, Cec. (1994) Tracing Scottish Local History. Edinburgh: HMSO
Sinclair, Cec. (1990) Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors. Edinburgh: HMSO
Skelton, R. A and Harvey, P. D. A. ed. (1986) Local Maps & Plans from Medieval England. Oxfrod
Stephens, W. B. (1994) Sources for English Local History. Chichester: Phillimore
Stephens W. B and Unwin R. W. (1987) Materials for the Local and Regional Study of Schooling 1700-1900. London: BRA
Tate, W. E. (2000) The Parish Chest: a study of the records of parochial administration in England. 3rd. Chichester: Phillimore
Watt, Hel. (2000) Welsh Manors and their Records. Aberystwyth: NLW
West, J. (1982) Village Records. 2nd. Chichester: Phillimore
West, J. (1983) Town Records. Chichester: Phillimore
Westmancoat, K. J. (1985) Newspapers. British Library