084 How Historians Read Historical Sources (Doing History)

What do historians do with historical sources once they find them? How do they read them for information about the past? Today, Zara Anishanslin, an Assistant Professor of History at CUNY’s College of Staten Island, leads us on an exploration of how historians read historical source by taking us through the documents and objects left behind by four, everyday people.   Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series.  “Doing History” episodes will intr...