Locating Primary Source Information What it is and how to find it

What is a Primary Sources Document? Primary sources provide descriptions and information on a specific topic and allow the researcher to get as close as possible to what actually happened during a historical event or time period. Primary sources provide descriptions and information on a specific topic and allow the researcher to get as close as possible to what actually happened during a historical event or time period. Primary sources were either created during the time period being studied, or were created at a later date by a participant in the events being studied (as in the case of memoirs) and they reflect the individual viewpoint of a participant or observer.

Types of Primary Sources Material Journal or Newspaper articles Books Press releases Media Transcripts Interviews Government statements DiariesReviews

Krupp Library Resources that contain Primary Source Information Proquest historical newspaper archives JSTOR CQ Historic documents series Periodical back file

Proquest Historical Newspapers ProQuest Historical Newspapers™ offers full- text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to the 18th century. As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, every issue of each title includes the complete paper–cover-to- cover–with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF. The Krupp Library subscribes to the historic New York Times, The Wall Street Journal.

JSTOR JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high- resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. JSTOR is not a current issues database.

JSTOR Tutorials JSTOR offers a tutorial to help you get started JSTOR Tutorials JSTOR Tutorials

CQ Historical Documents Published annually since 1972, the Historic Documents Series now contains 33 volumes of primary sources. Each volume includes approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.

The HELIN Catalog The Krupp Library maintains collections of archived journals known as Periodicals Back file. You may search the HELIN Catalog to see what titles and holdings we have. If you would like to obtain an issue from the Periodical Back file please ask for assistance from a library staff member.

Periodical Back file search steps

Periodical Back file Continued Once you have determined the Krupp Library owns the issue you would like to view ask at the Circulation or Reference Desk staff to assist you in retrieving the material. *There is no open browsing of the Back file*

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