HIST 615: Problems in American History

HIST 615-004: Historian as Detective
(Fall 2011)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM W

Section Information for Fall 2011

This course is designed as a “nuts and bolts” course in the sources and methodology of social history appropriate to the nineteenth century and early twentieth century US. Instead of concentrating on a topic, the course looks at different primary sources and examines their problems and prospects for research. In addition to the standard textual sources in US history—newspapers, diaries, letter collections, and so forth—there other, less commonly used but equally rich sources for historical research and analysis: census abstracts and manuscripts, property conveyances, wills and probates, civil and criminal trials (appellate and district), maps, images, and artifacts. These are the focus of the course. How have historians used these materials? Where do historians find them? What can be gleaned from such documents? And how do researchers cope with problems presented by these materials?

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 1-6

Readings and discussion of bibliographies, interpretations, and research trends in topics selected by instructor. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Related Course, Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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