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Historical Resources Feature Writer: Lito Apostolakou

Learn about how to find and draw information from a variety of historical resources: national archives and records, online collections, historical photographs and images, travel journals, surveys, historic buildings, artifacts, oral histories.

Articles in this section explore a variety of themes including aspects of the US archives; the origin of everyday expressions; where to find historical anatomy illustrations; online collections of historical images; historical film and video clip archives; oral history resources and methodological perspectives.

Contributors in Historical Resources present primary and secondary sources that can be drawn upon for historical research and deal with aspects of historical methodology and oral history.


Feature Writer Articles in Historical Resources

 		Historical Aerial Photography from WWII
Aerial WWII photos from the Bridge Over the River Kwai, part of an invaluable Scottish photograph archive, are available online.
Victorian Culinary Delights in Dickens Books
The rituals and culinary delights of afternoon tea and Victorian dining as detailed in Dickens novels contribute to historical knowledge of 19th-century material culture.
History of the Arabian Nights
The manuscripts and print editions of the Arabian Nights have a long history as do the One Thousand and One tales of Shahrazad.
Best Vintage Dickens Xmas Gifts
Photos and illustrations of Dickens characters and of historic places from his famous novels are unique Xmas presents and book lovers gifts.
Second World War Winston Churchill Famous Quotes
Some of the most famous historic speeches of Winston Churchill during the Second World War are held in the Sound Archive of the Imperial War Museum in London.
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Contributing Articles in Historical Resources

 		Writing as Tool or Impediment Towards Memory
Does writing actually aid and benefit memory and recalling details or has it made people rather lazy and dependent on their notes, written signs, and computer processors?
History, Meaning, Celebrations of Christmas
The holidays are known as at time for warmth and friendship, but between Santa Claus, the birth of Christ, presents, cookies and conifers what does Christmas mean?
This Day in History – December 4
Washington bids troops goodbye; Ellington jams the Cotton Club; 4,000 die from London smog. These and many other events shaped history on this day, December 4.
This Date in History – December 1
A brief look at some events and people to impact history in a major way on this date, December 1.
The Use of Punctuation to Ease Reading Flow
Punctuation has been a gradual and slow process in reading history and has arisen out the need to read and understand texts in a quicker and more efficient fashion.
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