Typical questions

• • How much did women clerks earn in 1900?

• • I need data on the cotton industry in Lancashire in the 1950s.

Starting points

• • This section should be used in conjunction with the resources listed in the Economics and History chapters. In particular, students should be advised to use the journal article indexes and working paper series listed in both as most will also contain relevant materials. The Archives chapter may also be useful. There is a specialist sub-section on Business history.

• • Common queries often relate to tracing economic datasets. Be aware that not all materials are online. Students usually need to familiarise themselves with printed government documents. Problems can arise in tracing earlier cross- national series which predate the founding of the modern United Nations organisations in the mid-20th century. The Statistical sub-section lists some basic starting points in tracing these. The Key organisations websites may also offer good sources of advice.

Recommended resources

Key organisations

These websites are maintained by scholarly societies. Use them to trace examples of recent publications, conference listings and research projects.

British Agricultural History Society

www.bahs.org.uk

Economic History Society

www.ehs.org.uk

Major UK society founded in 1926. Website includes podcasts, plus tables of contents and some papers from its journal, Economic History Review.

Economic History Association [Basic]

www.eh.net/eha

US body founded in 1940. Website includes newsletters and helpful guidance for students via the eh.net study guide.

International Economic History Association (IEHA)

www.ieha-wehc.org

Useful website for tracing national economic history organisations worldwide. It also has useful lists of key journals from member organisations.

Key organisations – business history

Use these sites to locate news, events, publications and relevant archives.

Association of Business Historians

www.abh-net.org

Leading UK scholarly society.

The Business History Conference

www.thebhc.org

International organisation based in the US. Website offers free access to online syllabi, teaching resources, Business and Economic History On-Line (containing its annual conference papers from 2003 onwards) and numerous links to high quality websites.

European Association for Banking & Financial History (eabh)

bankinghistory.org

Includes free access to eabh working papers.

European Business History Association

www.ebha.org

Study guides, dictionaries and encyclopedias

Economists’ Papers

www.economistspapers.org.uk

Online directory of the locations of archives of major English and Irish economists, 1750-2000.