Download this series of guides to help you research Scotland's buildings and urban spaces using archives, online databases and newspapers. Each document covers a different element of researching the historic environment:
- An Introduction to Using Archives, Local History and Special Collections
- Online Catalogues and Databases
- Historic Environment Scotland Resources
- Buildings, Towns and Cities
- Places and People
- Newspapers and Multimedia Collections
- Using Aerial Photographs to Study the Urban Past
- Top Tips for Research
These How To guides were created as part of a series for Scotland’s Urban Past (SUP), a community-engagement project we ran from 2014-19. The project supported communities in recording, researching and celebrating the history on their doorsteps.
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Audiences:
Researchers, Conservation and Heritage Enthusiasts -
Date Published:
05 November 2019 -
Publication Types:
How To Guide -
Author(s):
Historic Environment Scotland
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Format(s):
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Online Catalogues and Databases (678.76 KB)Download PDF
Historic Environment Scotland Resources (381.40 KB)Download PDF
Buildings, Towns and Cities (246.54 KB)Download PDF
Places and People (268.78 KB)Download PDF
Newspapers and Multimedia Collections (238.91 KB)Download PDF
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Top Tips for Research (347.90 KB) -
Language:
English -
Subjects:
Architecture, History, Aerial Photography, Scotland, Photographs, Collections and Archives