Hughes, L. (2016) Finding Belgian refugees in Cymru1914.org: using digital resources for uncovering the hidden histories of the first world war in Wales. Immigrants and Minorities, 34(2), pp. 210-231. (doi: 10.1080/02619288.2016.1171148)
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Abstract
This paper examines Belgian refugees in Wales during the First World War and local responses to their presence. A case study from a rural, Welsh-speaking area examines how, as the War continued, the refugees became a burden on the dwindling resources of local refugee committees and ultimately had to leave to be re-settled elsewhere. Using digital resources and methods for this study raises issues about fragmentation of sources and the completeness of the archival record, and suggests how digital archives on the Belgian refugee migration may be further developed to enable new insights into local responses to the largest movement of refugees in the early part of the twentieth century.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | This work was supported by the Jisc eContent Capital Programme, grant funding 06/11 [award CIINN02]. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hughes, Professor Lorna |
Authors: | Hughes, L. |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Information Studies |
Journal Name: | Immigrants and Minorities |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN: | 0261-9288 |
ISSN (Online): | 1744-0521 |
Data DOI: | 10.5525/gla.researchdata.301 |
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