Use Google to Find Other Archives
Combine these terms with topical keywords to find primary sources from cultural heritage and educational organizations.
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primary sources archives special collection library or museum |
exhibition digital exhibit digital collection papers or manuscripts |
teacher's kit curriculum lesson plans learning objects |
You can also search for sources in specific formats, such as:
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account ledgers acts archival footage audio clippings correspondence diaries deeds ephemera film / video financial records govt. publications handbooks |
invitations lab notebooks legal records legislation letters maps memoirs menus military orders newspapers oral histories pamphlets paintings |
photographs polls posters press releases prints reports scrapbooks sermons speeches telegraphs treaties tickets wills |
Adapted from a handout by Robin M. Katz
Primary Sources in Books
Read through secondary sources to find primary sources. Scholars keep meticulous records of the evidence they adduce in order to establish the credibility of their arguments and interpretations. You can use these notes and citations to discover the sources themselves. Search WorldCat to find items our library doesn't own. You can submit interlibrary loan requests right from the item record.
You can also search for primary sources in WorldCat or the library catalog. Using the advanced search feature, select Subject from the list of fields, then search the keyword "sources" as pictured below.
