The Dissertation Register

Abstract

The Dissertation Register has been a project of the Canadian Historical Association since 1965, when it was started in co-operation with the Public Archives of Canada. The archives agreed to gather the information, and the CHA published the list annually. It was intended to encompass all dissertations being completed in all history departments in Canada. It included theses from other departments if they involved a degree of historical research and were of interest to the field of Canadian studies. It was to include only theses in progress, as completed dissertations were listed in a publication of the National Library. The purpose of the register was to avoid the duplication of research, and in the early stages, the editor of the list was actually supposed to contact researchers if it was clear that there was duplication of research.