I am an undergrad History student in London, currently in my third year. My dissertation (10,000 words) is about Home Children, specifically children sent from the UK to Canada. I was wondering if there were any primary sources aside from newspaper archives (these are all I have access to at the moment) that could be helpful in my research.

This topic hasn't been covered by my university before and it seems that my supervisor can't provide me with the help I need. For those wondering why I would pick a topic that I can't get any help with, I chose this because it is close to me. My grandmother was taken from her family in a similar fashion when she was a child. I want to learn more about how 'opportunities' happened like this in the first place.

As for secondary sources, I am slowly gathering books so hopefully I shouldn't have a problem here (however, if you have any recommendations I'd be happy to hear them!). I've read a few suggestions on this sub reddit already that say to comb the footnotes for more sources, I've been taking that advice on board. My dissertation title isn't written in stone yet. Depending on my primary sources I may be able to focus on a different aspect. If there is a certain time period with an abundance of primary sources then I'd switch over from what I am currently doing in a heartbeat. Right now I wanted to look at 1869 - 1914, though this will change if the primary sources are available. While newspapers are adequate, I'd much rather look at sources with more substance.

Thanks in advance for any help, I really appreciate it.

(I apologize if you are reading this for a second time. I posted this before but there were no replying, I thought I'd try my luck again.