Handout from Duke University's (yes, Duke) Thompson Writing Program Writing Studio. Has good guidelines for and examples of research questions in the humanities and social sciences.
A clear and thorough guide on the process of writing history papers.
Historical Research and Interpreting Primary Sources
From Reliable Sources by Walter Prevenier; Martha Howell
ISBN: 0801435730
Publication Date: 2001-04-27
From Reliable Sources is a lively introduction to historical methodology, an overview of the techniques historians must master in order to reconstruct the past.
Going to the Sources by Anthony Brundage
ISBN: 9781119262831
Publication Date: 2017-04-27
Presenting various schools of thought, this useful tool explores the dynamic, nature, and professional history of research papers, and shows readers how to identify, find, and evaluate both primary and secondary sources for their own writing assignments.
Reading Primary Sources by Miriam Dobson (Editor); Benjamin Ziemann (Editor)
ISBN: 9780203892213
Publication Date: 2008-09-03
How does the historian approach primary sources? How do interpretations differ? How can they be used to write history? Reading Primary Sources goes a long way to providing answers for these questions.
Writing History by William Kelleher Storey
ISBN: 9780199830046
Publication Date: 2012-02-06
Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, Writing History, Fourth Edition, provides a wealth of tips and advice to help students research and write essays for history classes.