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History Research Guide
Primary Sources: Tips for Finding Published Books
History Research Guide: Primary Sources: Tips for Finding Published Books
This DePaul University Library guide will help you get started on history research.
Key Resources
Encyclopedias and Reference Tools
Articles
Citing
Primary Sources: What is a Primary Source
Primary Sources: Tips for Finding Published Books
Primary Sources: Online Database Collections @ DePaul
Primary Sources: Newspapers
Primary Sources: Archives
Primary Sources: Oral Histories
Primary Sources: Media
Primary Sources: Objects
Primary Sources: Maps
Primary Sources: Microfilm Collections at DePaul
Primary Sources: Print Magazines at DePaul
Finding Books with Primary Sources
Published books can be a wonderful, simple way to access primary sources. When searching for books, use the following terms:
charters
correspondence
diaries
early works to 1800
interviews
letters
manuscripts
maps
oratory
pamphlets
personal narratives
photographs
sources
speeches
Samples of DePaul Books that contain Primary Sources
A.C. Pickett’s private journal of the U.S.-Mexican War
by
Pickett, Alexander Corbin, 1821?-1883.
Uses subject words: Diaries; Personal Narratives
Charles Burnett : interviews
by
Robert E. Kapsis
Uses subject words: Interviews
A friendship that lasted a lifetime : the correspondence between Alfred Schütz and Eric Voegelin
by
Schutz, Alfred, 1899-1959
Uses subject words: Correspondence
Modern Japan : a history in documents
by
James L. Huffman
Uses subject words: Sources
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