Historians tend to think of archivists as the ‘keepers of history’ and to a large extent this is indeed the case. The history of archives is a fascinating topic…how did the modern field of archival[…]
Category: The Unusual Historian
NUS History Society (Hissoc)
Hi all! I would like to introduce you to the NUS History Society (Hissoc) website. Their publication, Mnemozine, features works from both former and current NUS History students over various subject areas. Their latest edition[…]
Negative Research in the Archives by Professor Barnard
Visiting archives can often be an exploration in “negative research.” This is a term that a colleague once proposed to me after a day roaming through municipal archives in Delft, the Netherlands. I had returned[…]