From Jumbled Text to Insight: Archival Reading Tips

Turn messy documents into insight. This episode defines primary vs. secondary sources, corroboration, and OCR, then shows how to read for clues when headers are missing. Marginalia, stamps, watermarks, and paper quality are breadcrumbs that reveal who, when, and why. A practical guide for journalists, researchers, historians, and podcasters to transform raw scans into compelling stories.