Archives and Activism in Hispaniola
When I moved to the Dominican Republic in 2012 to conduct dissertation research on the history of Haitian migrant communities I knew I wanted to…
When I moved to the Dominican Republic in 2012 to conduct dissertation research on the history of Haitian migrant communities I knew I wanted to…
A Review of the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia (Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The National Archives of the Republic of…
A review of Shandong Provincial Archives (山東省檔案館) (Jinan, Shandong, PRC). In May 2014, I travelled to Jinan, Shandong, to conduct research in the Shandong Provincial…
A review of the State Archives in Milan | Archivio di Stato di Milano. Via Senato, 10 – 20122 Milan, Italy Phone: +39 02 7742161 –…
I have been researching the history of Hungarian motoring for the past 22 years and have visited dozens of archives in Hungary and abroad. In…
A review of the National Central Archives (Үндэсний Төв Архив), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Strolling around downtown Ulaanbaatar, you may come across the statute of Khorloogiin Choibalsan,…
This spring’s paleography identification contest at the University of Chicago Library confirmed what I have long hoped—my years of paleographic training don’t just allow me…
A review of the National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense (Tokyo, Japan). The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) in Tokyo houses a…
A review of the Institute of Manuscripts named for Mohammad Fuzuli, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan. In May, 2012, I traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan to carry…
Accessing Primary Documents in China Familiarizing oneself with the particularities of a certain archive is helpful for any researcher preparing to conduct in-country research. But…