AGHIST

What is AGHIST?

AGHIST is a search portal for agricultural, food and environmental history, run by the Archive of Rural History (ARH) in Bern, Switzerland. It provides direct access to online resources—including films, photographs, written sources, catalogue data of archive collections, academic texts, and video essays—made publicly available by the ARH and its partner institutions in Switzerland and abroad.

How to use AGHIST?

Users can search and browse the collections directly through the AGHIST search portal. No installation or configuration is required; the service is accessed via a web interface.

Key features of AGHIST

• Search portal for agricultural, food, and environmental history
• Direct access to films, photographs, and written sources
• Includes catalogue data of archive collections
• Provides academic texts and video essays
• Run by the Archive of Rural History (ARH)
• Aggregates resources from Swiss and international partner institutions

Use cases of AGHIST

• Researchers exploring agricultural history through digitized primary sources
• Students accessing academic texts and video essays on food history
• Archivists locating catalogue data across partner institutions
• Educators finding visual materials (films, photographs) for teaching
• Historians conducting cross-collection searches for environmental history

FAQ from AGHIST

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