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Library of Congress Terms for Primary Sources

correspondence

personal narratives

Diaries

Interviews

History--sources

Posters

Speeches

Core Databases & Reference E-Books

Secondary Research Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This large multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,770 journals, including full text for over 4,000 peer-reviewed titles.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides access to full-text academic electronic journals in various disciplines including economics and finance, political science, history, literature, anthropology, mathematics, sociology, statistics, and education.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Covers literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, etc. Contains current full text scholarly journals which cover these fields and a significant collection of recent scholarly books.
Alternative Press Index This link opens in a new window
Indexes international and interdisciplinary journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Included are journals, magazines, and newspapers from ethnic and minority presses, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives.
Fuente Academica Premier This link opens in a new window
Fuente Académica Premier includes scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
Global Issues in Context covers a wide variety of subject areas, including sociology, current events, civics, politics, science, economics, cultural/religious studies, women's studies, human rights, English composition and many more.

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture by Jay Kinsbruner; Erick Detlef Langer
ISBN: 9780684315904
Publication Date: 2008-06-01
Link leads to ebook version available with Butler University credentials.
The Cambridge History of Latin America - Multiple V0lumes
ISBN: 9781139054232
Publication Date: 2009-05-28

Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Latin American Readers
Curated readers with mostly primary and some secondary sources published by Duke University Press. Volumes on most countries in Latin America DIRECTLY inked here.

Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
Search by presidential administration; and then geographic or subject area. Sometimes also volumes for special events, like Guatemala, 1952–54; or Chile, 1969–73 (published 2014) and Chile, 1969–73 (published 2015).
National Security Archive
The "world's largest nongovernmental site" of governmental, declassified documents, used by journalists, scholars, and research centers. Collections include: Chile; Guatemala.
GovInfo
GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1976-present) This link opens in a new window
The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) is the finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The CGP contains descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.

Presidential Libraries

John F. Kennedy Library

Additional Administration Libraries:

Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
Lyndon b. Johnson Library
Richard M. Nixon Library

New York Times (Historical) This link opens in a new window
The New York Times (1851-2013) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 This link opens in a new window
Readers’ Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 provides indexing of over three million articles from more than 550 leading magazines, including full coverage of the original print volumes of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.
Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
The Times Digital Archive includes every page of The Times newspaper for more than 220 years.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Access to 7000 newspapers and magazines, including international sources.

Web Search Strategies

Google Search on: Guatemala Revolution Primary Sources (date)

Google Search on: Guatemala Revolution Archives (date)

Ex. Guatemala Revolution Primary Sources 1944

Subject Librarian

Sally Neal

Contact:

I am the subject librarian for:

Strategic Communication

Journalism

Sports Media

Esports

Exploratory Communication

English

Exploratory Studies

Schedule an appt. with me for research support in these disciplines.

109B Irwin Library
317-940-9949
sneal@butler.edu

Neal Library Instruction Evaluation

Subjects: Communication, English, History, Anthropology and Classics, Journalism, Sports Media

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Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Definitions of Primary vs. Secondary Source:

Primary Sources - An Introductory Guide
These definitions are provided by Seton Hall University, University Libraries.

Primary Sources:

Letters
Diaries
minutes
photos
artifacts
interviews
audio or video recordings
oral histories
newspaper or magazine articles
memoirs / autobiographies
government documents

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