1. Special Collections Keys to History Research

2. Databases

4. Book Collections Faculty Publications Local History Friends Donations Civil War – Gilhula Military History – Bateman Rare Books Find them in the online catalog Some are in closed stacks Some used with a book stand

5. Primary Sources First hand accounts of events or direct evidence concerning a topic Characterized by content, not format Letters, diaries, journals, legal documents, memoirs, autobiographies, oral histories, dissertations, newspapers, government documents, speeches and other manuscript and archival material are examples of primary sources. Material published from these sources may still be primary sources.

6. Political Papers Congressional Papers (80-01) of Otto E. Passman (1900-1988) who served in the United States House of Representatives, Fifth District of Louisiana from 1947-1977. Papers (87-01) of James A. Noe (1890-1976) State senator from 29 th Senatorial District in 1932, active in Huey Long administration, Lieutenant Governor in 1934, Governor from January to May 1936. Active in the oil and gas industry, owned farms, radio and television stations.

7. Manuscripts Print Finding Aids provide information on various collections that are unique to ULM. Material may be original, microfilm, microfiche or photocopies. Original material requires special care in storing and in handling. Original material is research material and will require time to access.

8. ULM Archives Catalogs Yearbooks – Chacahoula Campus Newspapers – The Pow Wow and Hawkeye Theses and Dissertations University Publications Department Publications Photographs

9. Newspapers Check on-line catalog for availability Some local weekly newspapers and The News Star, Monroe daily are available in the media department. The News Star is not indexed – search chronologically Online sources include America’s Historical Newspapers database, The Louisiana Newspaper Project and Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers

10. ULM Databases America’s Historical Newspapers EbscoHost History Reference Center ProQuest Theses and Dissertations Louisiana Digital Library

15. Other Potential Sources Web sites of other institutions Library of Congress Presidential Libraries and Websites Association Websites

18. The Society of American Archivists maintains a listing of repositories containing primary sources.

19. Cyndy Robertson, MLIS crobertson@ulm.edu