Abstract
An archive, in the broadest sense, is any collection of historical materials. Archival research is a primary research methodology in which archival holdings constitute the key source of data. The technique is unique among qualitative research methodologies in that it traditionally requires physical exploration of one or more archives to acquire source material which may not be available anywhere else, although advances in electronic recordkeeping and open access practices are making archival research more accessible. This chapter presents a brief history of archival research, an introduction to its use, and an overview of its strengths and limitations. It also offers a use case to describe how an archival researcher might leverage the exclusive holdings of an archive to answer an interesting and novel research question.
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