Research Ideas by Howard Wallace

Research Ideas by Howard Wallace

Jan 27, 2020

These ideas were submitted by Howard Wallace who spends time in the library doing his research. Looks like we need a good librarian and a good Database expert to categorize and record info that would make a researcher’s job easier.

Items that Would Assist Researchers in Locating Information Relative to Nudism/Naturism

  1. An Index of persons by name:
    1. Writers / Authors of articles, features, reports, descriptions, essays, etc.
    2. Persons who are subjects of articles, features, reports, stories, essays, etc.
    3. Well-known persons who are or have been nudists or have had nude experience.
    4. Persons owning or holding office in nudist organizations, clubs, resorts, facilities, etc.
    5. Photographers of nudists, nudist activity, nudist facilities, nudist life, etc.
  2. An Index by type or name of group or organization, past and present:
    1. International, national, regional, local organizations, e.g. NNC, ASA, ANRL, CSA, WNA, MSA, TNS, INF, BN. etc.
    2. Clubs, resorts, parks, ranches, camps, travel groups, etc.
  3. An Index of articles by subject or matter of interest to nudists/naturists: recreation, group activities, health concerns or benefits, social activity, public issues, community or legal issues, etc.
  4. An Index by location of nudist groups, facilities, recreation areas (country, state/province. county, nearby population center, geographic landmark, etc.), and whether fenced/walled, secluded, remote, or otherwise obscured from public view. (How good is the privacy?)
  5. An Index relative to type and size of facility or group: (acreage, number of facility units [cabins, rooms, ? ? ?, campsites, etc.], membership numbers.
    1. Resort
    2. Landed club
    3. Seashore or beach, lake property, hot spring, river/stream, forest land/desert, rural/ suburban/ urban setting, etc.
    4. Campground (rustic, developed), tent/RV, electric, water, etc.
    5. Residential population on grounds
    6. Non-landed clubs/group
  6. An Index identifying facilities operating year-round or seasonally.
  7. An Index according to orientation of the facility or group: Family, Seniors, Younger Generation, Adults Only, Religion, Nature/Ecological, Gothic/Spiritual, LGBTQ, etc.
  8. An Index to advertisements to/for/by different groups, facilities, or organizations.