| Module Identifier |
DSM3730 |
| Module Title |
ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPS : CONTENT AND USE |
| Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
| Co-ordinator |
Dr Susan J Davies |
| Semester |
Available all semesters |
| Course delivery |
Other | |
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Workload Breakdown | |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
|---|
| Semester Assessment | A contextual study and documantary analysis of a chosen record sourse ( 3,000 words) weighted 30% | |
| Semester Assessment | A critical bibliography study relating to a given area ( equivalent to 3,500 words) weighted 40% | |
| Semester Assessment | An investigation of the primary sources associated with a specific topic (3,000 words) weighted 30% | |
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Learning outcomes
On completion of this modules, student should be able to:
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explain the relationship between creators of records and the records created
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identify amd evaluate the factors affecting the survivial of records
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evaluate critically the informational value of a range of archival sources etc.
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identify amd locate sources which may be used to supply information on specific subjects
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demonstrate competence in the use of appropriate secondary sources and reference material
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discuss the uses and presentation of archival material in outreach and access initiatives
Brief description
The module focuses on the range of archives and manuscripts generated by the principal administrative bodies over the centuries, on the uses made of such records in the process of developing national and local histroy and the role of collectors and custodiians in the survival of such material.
Content
The module begins with a survey of the principal administrative structures of government at many levels in Britain and of the Church, identifying principal categories and series of records in terms of context, interpretation and use.
Attention is then turned to the uses of archives and manuscripts over time, considering historical concepts, antiquarianism, publication of texts, manuscript studies and the development of country and local history, in order to develop skill in the use of a wide variety of primary sources and historical writings from early centuries, and in making connections between archives and printed sources and using specialised reference material.
The third section is devoted to consideration of specialised topics with which particular categories of records are associated and which comprise areas of fundamental knowledge for professional archivists
Reading Lists
Books
** Consult For Futher Information
Baker, JH, (1990) An Introduction to English History
3rd. London
Bevan, Amanda ed., (1999) Tracing your Ancestors in the Public Record Office, Kew,
5th ed. PRO
Davies, Robert, (1999) The Tithe Maps of Wales,
Aberystwyth, NLW
Ellis, Mary, Using Manorial Records, (1997) Using Manorial Records
PRO
Emmison, FG & Gray, I, (1973) County Records
London, Historical Association
Hey, David ed., (1998) The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History
OUP
Higgs, E, (1989) Making Sense of the Census
London, HMSO
Hindle, Paul, (1998) Maps for Historians
Phillimore
Journals
Olney, RJ, Manuscript Sources for British History: their nature, location and use, London, Institute of Historical Research Guidelines No.3 1995 (1995) Manuscript Sources for British History: their nature, location and use
London, Institute of Historical Research Guidelines No.3
Books
Owen, D (1970) Records of the Established Church in England (excluding parochial records), London, BRA 1970
London, BRA
Parry, GP (1995) A Guide to the Records of Great Sessions in Wales,
Aberystwyth, NLW
Prochaska, Alice, (1986) Irish History from 1700: a guide to sources in the PRO
London, BRA
Riden, Philip, (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, AWB, An Introduction to the History of the Land Law, Oxford 1961 and late
Sinclair, Cecil, (1994) Tracing Scottish Local History,
Edinburgh, HMSO
Stephens, WB (1994&ealie) Sources for English Local History,
Chichester, Phillimore
Tate, WE (2000) The Parish Chest: a study of the records of parochial administration in England, Chichester
3rd Reprint. Phillimore
Watt, Helen, (2000) Welsh Manors and their Records
Aberystwyth, NLW
West, John, (1982) Village Records, Chichester,
2nd. Phillimore 1982 (Reprint of 1962)
West, John, (1983) Town Records, Chichester,
Phillimore
Finnegan, R, Drake, M & Eustace, J, (1997) Sources and Methods for Family and Community Historians: a handbook
2nd.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7