Historical Research

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ID23152467
AuthorsElizabeth Ann Danto (0000-0001-6905-0469, corresponding author)
Year2008
Pages164
Publication date2008-09-18
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHistorical research (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195333060.001.0001
OpenAlexW4239900089
ISBN9780195333060
Open LibraryOL16727033M
LanguageEN
Citations received18

What, exactly, was the Charity Organization Society? Was it a cluster of affluent women imposing their moral propriety on the poor in the early 20th century? Or was it the first concerted effort to professionalize previously random, subjective allocations of benefits and entitlements? This book is a guide to the systematic exploration of such questions and debates in social work and social welfare history. Mastering how to pose historical questions is as essential as finding the answers. This book offers practical research tools: how to design a study, select primary sources, understand the vocabulary of archives, determine useful secondary sources, and analyze them all. The book also features a directory of archives and special collections that details their holdings, access and locations, and research grants.

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