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HIST 360 : History of Mexico

This guide is designed to help the student's in Dr. Yannakakis' Fall 2024 Semester course with the research for their final paper.

Finding Primary Sources in Library Search

Use Library Search to find published primary sources in Emory's libraries, including:

  •  Published books that contain primary source documents
  •  Manuscript and archival collections and rare books held by the Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library 
  •  U.S. government documents
  •  Primary source collections in microfilm or microfiche format (see more about microforms in the box below)
Look for works by individuals, associations, or other groups directly involved with the topic you are researching by searching for their names as AUTHORS. 

Try adding one or more of the following search terms to your search:

autobiographies

diaries

autobiography

personal narratives

biography

sources

captivity narratives

speeches

correspondence

pamphlets

Examples: 

sioux and biography

japanese internment and (sources or personal narratives)  

TIP:  You can also ask the library reference staff for help in refining your search strategy.

Using Subject Headings to Find Primary Sources

"Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) has been actively maintained since 1898 to catalog materials held at the Library of Congress. By virtue of cooperative cataloging other libraries around the United States also use LCSH to provide subject access to their collections. 

These are incredibly helpful for locating relevant sources for your research. Please consult the table from MIT to learn the basics of LOC subject headings.

Examples of Searches