ABSTRACT
Whether your research question leads you to specific archives, whether your exploration of an archive leads to a new research question, or whether your collection and analysis of data lead you to the conclusion that a new archive should be created, archival work provides various avenues of research in religious studies. In this chapter, we cover the types of religious studies research that can be done by interacting with archives. This includes visiting the archives of religious communities and state, national, and university archives that house documents related to religious communities and figures in an effort to research particular subjects. Additionally, this chapter will discuss the creation of archives as a possibility for collaborative undergraduate research projects with students.
