Finding Primary Sources in the Library Catalog & Databases

To search for primary sources in the library catalog, enter keywords that describe your topic and also enter subject terms such as:

• correspondence
• diaries
• interviews
• personal narratives
• sources

Search examples:

• anne frank AND diaries
• civil rights AND united states AND sources
• gays and interviews
• holocaust AND personal narratives
• soldiers AND correspondence

If the person you are researching has written any books on their views or life (autobiography), try an author search in the catalog.

Author Examples:

• michelle obama
• anne frank
• nelson mandela
• theodore roosevelt