Listen "075 How Archives Work (Doing History)"
Episode Synopsis
Historians research history in archives.
But how do you gain access to one? And how do you use an archive once you find that it likely contains the information you seek?
In this third episode of our “Doing History: How Historians Work” series, we investigate how archives work with Peter Drummey, an archivist and the Stephen T. Riley Librarian at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Doing History Series
This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series.
“Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you what they know about the past and reveal how they came to their knowledge.
Each episode will air on the last Tuesday of each month in 2016.
This series is part of a partnership between Ben Franklin’s World and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/075
Helpful Show Links
Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign
Ask the Historian
Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page
Join the Ben Franklin's World Community
Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter
Ben Franklin's World iOS App
Ben Franklin's World Android App
*Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
But how do you gain access to one? And how do you use an archive once you find that it likely contains the information you seek?
In this third episode of our “Doing History: How Historians Work” series, we investigate how archives work with Peter Drummey, an archivist and the Stephen T. Riley Librarian at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Doing History Series
This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series.
“Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you what they know about the past and reveal how they came to their knowledge.
Each episode will air on the last Tuesday of each month in 2016.
This series is part of a partnership between Ben Franklin’s World and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/075
Helpful Show Links
Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign
Ask the Historian
Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page
Join the Ben Franklin's World Community
Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter
Ben Franklin's World iOS App
Ben Franklin's World Android App
*Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More episodes of the podcast Ben Franklin's World
BFW Revisited: The Mayflower
25/11/2025
425 Ken Burns' The American Revolution
11/11/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.