Finding Books
Samples of DePaul Books that contain Primary Sources
A.C. Pickett’s private journal of the U.S.-Mexican War by Uses subject words: Diaries; Personal Narratives
Charles Burnett : interviews by Uses subject words: Interviews
A friendship that lasted a lifetime : the correspondence between Alfred Schütz and Eric Voegelin by Uses subject words: Correspondence
Modern Japan : a history in documents by Uses subject words: Sources
Published Collections of Primary Sources
- American DecadesEach volume in this multi-volume set addresses one of the ten decades in the 20th century. Explore the social, economic and political events that influenced consumers who were coming of age then in order to understand them better today.
- Annals of America [Print Resource]21 volumes of primary sources, arranged chronologically.
- Vital Speeches of the DayAccess the full-text of important speeches by national leaders in all areas including politics, business, education, health, economics, labor, and law.
Online Books
You can search Google Books or HathiTrust to find published books online. If it was published before 1923, you have a good chance of finding the entire book online.
- HathiTrust This link opens in a new windowImmense, continuously updated digital collection providing enhanced search and availability of millions of public domain, in-copyright, and permissioned digitized books, federal government documents and serial publications in a variety of languages from sources such as Google Books, Internet Archive, Microsoft and initiatives at partner academic and research institutions.
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Extent: Multidisciplinary