Writing about my scholarship has been kind of difficult to do lately, hence my reluctance to post anything on this blog. If only because my last meeting with my supervisor had left me feeling a little bit low. This stems from me comparing my work with others who have different circumstances and it is something I am working on improving about myself. I compared my extremely difficult ‘looking for a needle in a haystack’ style of research with my colleague’s research which is into male factory workers and so was always going to be a thousand times easier and more fruitful than my own.
With that in mind, it’s now time for me to really start my write up, and to decide where else I want to check in for potential sources, with just a week left if my appointment booking is processed in time.
my planning document for this write up
In my booking for the archives for my final week, I requested to see:
For photographing and rereading:
MS 3789/5/6 Burnishing book
MS 3147/8/42/1-9 Lists of articled men and apprentices
MS 3147/8/43/4-6 Soho Foundry Christmas presents
For fresh info about the Soho Mint:
MS 3782/3/8 &8a Memorandum ledgers
MS 3782/3/69 Packing book
MS 3782/3/106 Copper account between Mint and Cutting-out shop
MS 3782/3/107 Cutting-out shop copper account between Rolling Mill and Mint
MS 3782/3/116 Articles delivered out to the work people at Soho Mint
MS 3782/3/133-135 Memorandum books
MS 3782/3/263 Documents relating to the Soho Mint prior to balancing
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