Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1963-2015 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.5 m of textual records
207 digital files (12 MB)
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This series contains files about the research grants that supported Beattie's travels to English and European archives, along with files pertaining to his research for his published works as well as public lectures and courses. A significant amount of the files are about the Old Bailey Proceedings, which was an instrumental source for both Crimes and the Courts and The First English Detectives.
Digital files consist of further research notes, primarily word processing files and notes about topics pertaining to his research.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The series begins with grants files and then is followed by research files, both arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open