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WRH 210 (Dougherty)

A guide to finding historical primary sources for events being mapped

Source you can cite from but NOT upload

All the collections on this page are propriety resources that the University Libraries' pay for.  Articles from these databases are under copyright and cannot be download (or screenshot) and uploaded to the class site.  However, you may summarize and use quotes from them on the class site.

Please remember that if you either quote or summarize from an article that you need to provide a citation. All the collections below include mechanisms for creating citations that you may use.

Newspaper collections

We have two very different newspaper collections that might be helpful.  

  • Historical Newspapers has only a handful of major newspapers.  The Philadelphia Tribune may be of particular interest as it is an African-American Newspaper.
  • America's Historical Newspapers is similar to Chronicling America in that it has lots of local newspapers from across the county.

Magazine Collections

In these, articles about a particular incident may be published weeks, months, or even years after the event.  Some articles may be much more substantial and provide more commentary than a newspaper article would.

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