Summer School in Local History

Dates

25 - 27 June 2012 (COURSE FULL! Sorry, but we are unable to accept any further registrations. Any that we receive from today, 20 April 2012, will be placed on a waiting list)

Course fee

£170

The Institute of Historical Research is delighted to announce its inaugural three-day non-residential summer school in local history, to be held at the Institute from 25-27 June. The school is open to all those keen to expand or update their skills in local history research. It will introduce you to the most up-to-date methods, sources and successful approaches to the subject through an exciting programme of lectures and workshops. There will be two main strands: firstly we shall explore Sources, looking at how best to find, obtain and interpret written and visual evidence in the archive and online, looking in depth at the spectacularly rich resources now to be found on the web. We then move on to Techniques and Themes, with sessions on Palaeography, Computers for Local History, Landscape and the Built Environment, Family and Neighbourhood and many other topics.

Taught by experts from the University of London, the National Archives, the British Library, the Victoria County History and the London Metropolitan Archives, amongst others, this is an invaluable opportunity to broaden the scope of your local history research at the same time as meeting other students, scholars and archivists.

The Marc Fitch Lecture

On the evening of Monday 25 June, all participants at the Summer School are invited to attend - for no additional charge - the 2012 Marc Fitch lecture. This will be given by Dr. David Starkey, on the subject '"Head of Our Morality": why the twentieth-century British monarchy matters'.

Course tutors

Professor John Beckett (University of Nottingham),  Dr Matt Bristow (VCH Central Office), Dr Janet Cooper (VCH, Herefordshire), Bridget Howlett (London Metropolitan Archives), Sarah Hutton (The National Archives), Ed King (British Library), Dr Mark Latham (VCH, Middlesex), Dr Mark Merry (IHR),  Dr Matt Phillpott (IHR), Dr Sylvia Pinches (VCH, Herefordshire), Mary Siraut (VCH, Somerset), Dr Alan Thacker (VCH), Dr Simon Townley (VCH, Oxon), Dr Simon Trafford (IHR) and Elizabeth Williamson (VCH Central Office)

Programme

Accommodation and How to Apply

The fee for the summer school is £170 (non-residential). The IHR has obtained the use of a limited number of inexpensive rooms in local student halls in which participants at the summer school may stay on the nights of the 24th (Sun), 25th (Mon) and 26th (Tues). Places in these may be booked when completing the summer school application form (available below).

Alternatively, participants may book their own accommodation. We recommend using the list of inexpensive hotels in central London provided by The University of London Accommodation Office. Some places may also be available at University of London Halls of Residence.

To book places on the course and accommodation, please download an Application Form to complete and return by email or post to Dr Simon Trafford, together with your payment.

Alternatively, you may book online at the University of London online shop here

Small bursaries have been provided by the Victoria History Trust to support travel and accommodation costs for VCH volunteers, students, senior citizens and the unwaged. There are 16 bursaries, of £50 each, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please state when applying for the summer school if you wish also to apply for a bursary.

Completed registration forms and all enquiries should be addressed by email or post to:

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