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Type of Source Definition Format Example
Primary Sources
  • eyewitness account of an event/place etc.
  • Letters
  • Articles*
  • Autobiographies

Finding Primary Sources in print & online

In the Library Catalog & in One Search (aka Search Everything)

Add one of the following terms to your keyword search:
ex. "suffrage sources"

Sources Letters
Diaries Speeches
Documents Court Cases
Journal Autobiography

Look for these terms in the Subject Headings:

Library Catalog
Search Everything
In Databases

On Websites
  • All the Cox Library compiled websites have primary sources.
  • Remember: the source descriptions often include the type of primary source included. 

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