Archive Diving: A Practical Guide to Researching History Using Primary Sources
A hands-on course for anyone who wants to find out what actually happened — using census records, historical newspapers, court documents, government files, and institutional archives. Whether you're tracing a family line, writing local history, doing investigative journalism, or just satisfying a deep curiosity, this course teaches you how to locate, read, and critically evaluate primary sources in both physical archives and major digital repositories.
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Sources & References
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- 🔗guides.lib.purdue.edu — C ↗webpage
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- 🔗foia.gov — Faq ↗webpage
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