As he explains in the introduction to the new edition of the aforementioned work by Gama Barros (1945), if one is a historian, meticulous and faithful research must inevitably lead the Portuguese medievalist to the study of origins. It's true that many details of the chronology and establishment of the facts may have been clarified, but the major historical problematisation and European contextualisation are almost always quite absent. His faithful following of the methodical school is evident. To gain a clear understanding of the influence of this, and even German historicism, on the professors and historians at the University of Coimbra in the first half of the 20th century, refer to the two recent works by António de Oliveira cited in the bibliography.

His approachable nature and love of sharing knowledge with colleagues and friends led him to collaborate on several collective works, such as: História da Expansão Portuguesa no Mundo [History of Portuguese Expansion in the World], dir. by A. Baião, Lisbon, Ática, 1937-1940, 3v. [vol. I: Política internacional; Política administrativa; Política de fomento (International policy; Administrative policy; Development policy)]; Nova Monografia do Porto (“O Porto Medieval”) [New Monograph of Porto (‘Medieval Porto’)], 1938; História da cidade do Porto [History of the city of Porto] , Portucalense Editora, Porto, 1862-1965, edited by A. de Magalhães Basto; Dicionário de História de Portugal [Dictionary of Portuguese History] , edited by Joel Serrão, Lisbon, Iniciativas editoriais, 1971-1973 [Afonso I, D.; Land tenure; Asturias, kingdom of; Barros, Henrique da Gama; benefit; municipality; concilium ; Condado Portucalense; confirmations; royal curia; enfeoffment and Portugal to the Holy See; depopulation, the problem of; feudalism in Portugal; land or territory of Coimbra]; Enciclopédia Luso- Brasileira de Cultura [ Luso-Brazilian Encyclopaedia of Culture ] , Lisbon, Editorial Verbo, 1963-1975: [Barros, H. da Gama; Portugal, from the Reconquest to the beginning of the Expansion; lender; loan; land seizing; privilege; Reccimer; sesmarias (land distribution system); Viriatus]. His fondness for oratory enabled him to write and deliver many historical speeches on solemn occasions such as at the honoris causa ceremonies at the University of Coimbra for the French Cardinal of the Roman Curia, Eugène Tisserand (1956), Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira (1956), Richard Pattee (1960) and the Brazilian sociologist Gilberto Freire (1962). He wrote concise biographical and scholarly profiles of various scholars, colleagues, and friends, including Alberto Sampaio, Afonso Tauney, A. Botelho da Costa Veiga, H. da Gama Barros, Francisco Manuel Alves (Abbot of Baçal) Paulo Merêa, Pierre David, Damião Peres, Rui de Azevedo, Mons. Pereira dos Reis, António de Vasconcelos, Guilherme Braga da Cruz and others.

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