Al Zahra H.
Archival Researcher & Historian | Art, Museums, Genealogy Research
Historian and archival researcher with five years of experience working across museums, galleries, archives, and cultural institutions, including Stanford University Libraries’ 1947 Partition Archive, the Constitution Museum at O.P. Jindal Global University, and Gallery XXL. WHAT I DO : - Archival & Primary-Source Research: Documents, photographs, newspapers, manuscripts, and objects - History & Research Interviews: Interview research and documentation, including work with Partition survivors, Supreme Court judges, and lawyers - Museum & Exhibition Research: Object research, wall texts, catalogue copy, and interpretive content - Art & Cultural Research & Writing: Artist profiles, essays, criticism, and research-led cultural content - Genealogy & Family History: Lineage research, archival records, oral histories, and family-history reports - Editing & Fact-Checking: Copy editing, source verification, citation management, and Chicago, MLA, and APA styles Whether you are researching a niche, developing a project, preparing a publication, or investigating a complex historical question, I can help locate the right sources, establish their reliability, and turn the research into accurate, accessible, and professionally consumable work. Happy to connect! *Based in New Delhi | Available across US, UK & EU time zones
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $2.8k
Billed in all: $3,543$3.5k
$950 in the last 6 months
Across 6 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 9% in Arts & Culture
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