Primary Sources
HIST100 Research Guide
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Definitions of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
Primary sources are original documents or first hand accounts from a given historical period, as opposed to secondary sources, such as journal articles, which provide information about and analysis of events and primary sources.
Primary sources can take many forms, including: newspaper articles from the time period being studied, diaries, letters, photographs, autobiographies, posters, advertisements, original manuscripts, speeches, poems, oral histories, interviews, laws, transcripts, congressional hearings, pamphlets, and more.
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Where to Find Primary Sources: USC Libraries Subscription Databases
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers and MagazinesThis database provides access to 45 major national and international newspapers (1812-2012) including 9 African American Newspapers and 4 Jewish American newspapers. ProQuest's American Periodicals database is also included, providing access to 1,800+ popular magazines published between 1740-1940.
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Women and Social Movements LibraryOrganized around the history of women in social movements between 1600 and the present,
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Proquest CongressionalThis database indexes and abstracts a broad spectrum of Congressional publications, including hearings (testimony), committee prints, reports, documents, and full text of bills and public laws, and the U.S. Statutes at Large from 1789 to the present.
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by century, event/era, topic/subject, or region (use the tabbed menu on the left (see image below ) to choose among these options and get to a list of databases
