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Periodicals1. PERIODICALSA wealth of detailed information can be found in periodicals but the information is not always easy to access (see Source guide S11 for periodical indexes). Among the earliest periodicals are those for learned societies such as the Transactions of the Devonshire Association (established 1862). Beside articles on the history of the county there are a series of reports by sections or recorders which build up to provide detailed surveys on such topics as folklore, dialect, church plate, barrows or climate. Question and answer periodicals began in the late nineteenth century one of these survives today: Devon and Cornwall notes and queries which contains articles and reviews as well as answers to queries. County magazines appear mainly after World War 2. The most familiar of these is Devon life. These can be useful for descriptions of houses.. Publications of local history societies are also useful. The Devon historian is the most well-known. Newsletters of other organisations. Parish and school magazines, not always passed to libraries but files can sometimes be found in local libraries, museums or in deposits in the Record Offices. There are many specialist publications, on business, natural history etc.
2.MONOGRAPH SERIESOther publications which appear in series include the Exeter papers in economic history, Exeter studies in history and, perhaps most important of all, the publications of the Devon and Cornwall Record Society. This body has published scholarly editions of original historical records since 1904. At first concentrating on parish registers, after 1945 the Society in its second series of publications tackled a wider range of sources including particulars of grants for monastic lands, 1536-38 (vol. 1), tax and rate assessments for Exeter (vol. 2, 22) bishops' registers 1420-1455 (vol.7, 10, 13, 16, 18), churchwardens' accounts for Ashburton 1479-1580 (vol. 15) chancery proceedings relating to shipping 1388-1493 (vol. 21), accounts of the fabric of Exeter Cathedral 1279-1353 (vol. 24, 26), household accounts 1627-59 (vol. 38, 39) and Benjamin Donn's map of Devon 1765 (vol. 9). A list of the local periodical titles held in Devon libraries is available on the internet. | |
| Creator: | Devon Library and Information Services |
| Title: | Periodicals |
| Imprint: | : Devon Library Services |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Format: | Web page : HTML |
| Series: | Local studies source guide ; S16 |
| Ref. no.: | WEB PERIODIC |
| Coverage: | Devon . Periodicals . Historical sources |
| Last Updated: |
06/05/2005 |
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