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HIST 461R/LACS 461W/REL 461W Conquest & Conversion in Latin America

This guide is designed to help the students Dr. Yannakakis's Spring 2024 writing seminar with the research for their final paper

Books

Use Library Search to find secondary sources (Books and journals) as well as published primary sources in Emory's libraries, including:

  •  Published books that contain primary source documents
  •  U.S. government documents
  •  Primary source collections in microfilm or microfiche format 
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

Library Search User Guide  This  links to a user guide that provides general tips on using Library Search and the articles+ search feature to find materials in the Emory Libraries catalog and electronic articles.

Keyword Search: Use keyword searching on a single term or to combine concepts (X AND Y) and to search for particular words or phrases that might appear in titles or notes or subjects: See examples below:

Peru and conquest;  Mexico and slavery; Argentina and colonial; Bartolome de las Casas,  Guatemala and Indians

SUBJECT HEADINGS SEARCHING

In the library catalog, books, videos and other materials are assigned Library of Congress (LC) subject headings based on their content. Here is a sample list of subject headings, some of which pertain equally to books and videos (visual materials).

Architecture, Colonial--Mexico—History

Brazil--History--To 1822

Catholic Church--Peru (Viceroyalty)

Encomiendas (Latin America)

Guatemala--History--To 1821

Indians of Mexico—History

Juana Inés de la Cruz,Sister,1651-1695

Spain--Colonies--Administration

Slavery--Cuba

Hathi Trust

Archive.org Open Library