Documentary Readings and Historical Research

Stored archives are precious tools for historical research. The diversity of the documentary typologies allows us to produce a variety of researches in history or any related area. It is important to understand how documents are stored in archives and what types of documents are essential for the research of a certain historical theme. Some sources, such as ecclesiastics and civilians available in archives or websites, have a wide range of information for different studies. It is necessary to identify the (documentary) sources that allow analysis for the qualitative and quantitative research, considering the assembly of databases in a computer program for the investigation, such as records of marriages, deaths, demographic censuses, electoral lists, etc. where you can do important research from various societies.