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Finding Primary Documents

What is a primary document?  Find an explanation here. Looking for on-line collections?  Find a list here.


  Directory:
  Primary Documents are often the focus of particular collections found in libraries. This book describes such collections and how to use them:
 
  Subject collections: a guide to special
      book collections		     BOOK --find it here.
  Local History:
  Local historical collections often collect primary documents originating in the area and make them accessible to students and scholars.
 
  Lehigh County Historical Society    
  Indexing Tools:
  Published works and microfilm containing primary sources:
 
  Library of Congress online catalog  
  RLIN Archival and Mixed Collection  
  Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art  
  United Kingdom National Register of Archives  
  WorldCat  
 
  Journal articles that contain references to primary sources:
 
  America: History & Life information about this database   [Muhlenberg Access Only]
  Historical Abstracts information about this database   [Muhlenberg Access Only]
 
  Art Works
 
  Smithsonian Institution Inventories of American Painting & Sculpture  
 
  Newspapers and magazines
 
  19th Century Masterfile (Poole's) information aobut this database   [Muhlenberg Access Only]
  Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals
      1824-1900		     CD-ROM --find it here.

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