20-12-2024, 04:52 PM
(20-12-2024, 04:21 PM)davidjackson wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I don't currently have any suggestions, but wanted to wish you a great and productive trip.
That is hugely appreciated.
In the Milan State Archives, you can request to see up to 5 (maybe 6) folders per day. Although, you need to give them a days notice of what you wish to see, so they can prepare it for you. I have found the archivists there very helpful on previous communication and they have emailed me photoreproductions of many documents that I have requested before, which has been really helpful.
I intend to take lots of photos of documents there that I will study on return to England. It may take me some time when I am back in England to study all the documents that I have copied.
I have a clear idea of some of the folders of documents that I wish to see and have informed them of these already. As far as other documents go, I will play it by ear and listen to what advice the archivists can give me. So, I am not sure how many days I will spend in the Milan State Archives and how much time in other archives. I don't know what I will find otherwise I wouldn't need to go as I have requested photoreproductions of all the specific documents that I know about already. Nevertheless, I expect to have a much better idea of the situation with respect to Milanese archives by the end of my trip. I will then be in a position to evaluate whether it is worth returning to Milan for a potentially longer research trip in the future.