Books, journals, newspapers, and other print materials scanned by many of the largest research libraries in the US.
Collection is full text searchable. Materials in the public domain are available for reading online. Copyrighted materials are not available in full text, but often indicate page numbers where words occur. Includes many US government documents. hathi trust
Incorporates (through 1982) the printed Nineteenth century readers' guide to periodical literature, 1890-1899, and Readers' guide to periodical literature.
Books, journals, newspapers, and other print materials scanned by many of the largest research libraries in the US.
Collection is full text searchable. Materials in the public domain are available for reading online. Copyrighted materials are not available in full text, but often indicate page numbers where words occur. Includes many US government documents. hathi trust
Primary sources from diverse individuals, from soldiers and politicians to wives and spies. Publication dates: 1861-1885 primary source
Letters and diaries published as books can be located in the library in CBBCat by searching for the subject terms "correspondence" or "diaries" along with a type of person or personal name, or "personal narratives" and a historical event. They can also be located by consulting the bibliographies listed below.
Advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian publications for Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda. Publication dates: 1911-1955 ads
Published collections of photographs can be found in LibrarySearch by searching for "pictorial works", "caricatures and cartoons", or "views" as subject keywords.
Sometimes statistics are published as books; to find these, search LibrarySearch by the subject term "statistics," along with relevant keywords.
Advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian publications for Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda. Publication dates: 1911-1955 ads
This guide suggests primary sources that can be found online or in the library. A greater variety of sources are not online but available only at archives and special libraries. Listed below are some tools for locating relevant collections beyond Ladd Library.
A union catalog of books and other materials in libraries in the U.S. and around the world. world cat oclc firstsearch first search
Primary sources are the "raw data" of your research, and involve direct evidence. They were created during the time period under consideration or by a person involved. Examples of historical primary sources include: diaries, letters, legal documents, maps, newspapers, images, and objects.
More information is available at our page on primary vs. secondary sources.
Published primary source collections in LibrarySearch can be found by adding the following subjects to your search: diaries OR correspondence OR narratives OR sources OR speeches OR interviews OR "personal narratives".