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Give us an idea of the requirements for your thesis or dissertation including the degree level and number of words you expect to be writing. Especially tell us your subject and perspective. No doubt you will conduct your own examination of published literature and other secondary sources. What we offer is research into the primary, unpublished sources held in the UK National Archives and other London repositories. Often this will mean a British perspective as seen in Colonial, Foreign or War Office records about events in other parts of the world. Examples might include:- 1. The events leading to Independence from Britain of India or other Asian or African nations in the mid 20th century. 2. Wars and Treaties between the British and some North American Indian tribes in the 18th century. 3. Military and political events before, during and after the American War of Independence. 4. 18th and 19th century social events and their repercussions in Britain such as the Enclosure Acts, the Peterloo Massacre, the Highland Clearances. 5. British relations and communications with the Nationalists and Communists in the Chinese Civil War of 1945 to 1949. 6. Correspondence by the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria and the Colonial Office during major events such as the 1851 gold rush and the 1858 Victoria Immigration scheme. 7. Military or Naval operations in WW1 or WW2 or possibly records of members of the Special Operations Executive operating with Resistance Movements in Occupied Europe. And many other possibilities. What media would you prefer to handle the research documents we send to you? Some options are:- A. Photocopied letters or documents acquired by us from the files of the National Archives. The Archives have a range of charges for photocopying, the most common being 0.40 GBP for a single sheet of A3 paper, (the norm). Not used much any more (see B). B. Images of documents taken with a digital still camera. We can burn up to about 700 pages on to one CD ROM which we would then forward by ordinary mail, or better still, deliver the image files electronically via the Internet (see our Home page for details). C. We can use a laptop in the National Archive reading rooms to transcribe your documents into MS Word files which can be sent to you by CD ROM or as email attachments in order to cut and paste into your own word processor. We need to know the level of your budget, your deadline for completion of your research and your preferred media for passing material to you. Kindest regards Bob Contact us by email R W O'HARA 15 Ruskin Avenue Kew, Richmond TW9 4DR England |