A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors

A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors
Author: Franklin Carter Smith
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2009-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806317885

Tracing one's African-American ancestry can be uniquely challenging. This guide helps overcome the obstacles and pitfalls of specialized research by offering a proven, three-part approach.

Research and the Manuscript Tradition

Research and the Manuscript Tradition
Author: Frank G. Burke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN:

Burke explains the professional techniques employed by archivists and manuscript curators, describing what they do and why, so the beginning researcher has a foundation for understanding how to search and access personal papers. Burke surveys problems of organization, access, alternative sources, and legal issues with amusing anecdotes and examples.

Beyond History of Science

Beyond History of Science
Author: Elizabeth Garber
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1990
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780934223119

This collection focuses on the intellectual development of the sciences, their relationships with technology, and their place in culture in general including a proposed realignment of science, technology, and art.

Guide to Reference Books

Guide to Reference Books
Author: Robert Balay
Publisher: ALA Editions
Total Pages: 2056
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Presents an annotated bibliography of general and subject reference books covering the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, history, science, technology, and medicine.