Books as Primary Sources:
Finding more such primary sources using the Schaffer Library catalog:
Try the keyword search method. Here's an example:
Pointers:
- Use the asterisk (*) as a wild-card symbol, executing the search on all forms of the word, singular or plural, etc.
- Use "or" to include synonyms or alternatives.
- Other examples of primary sources might be documents, speeches, correspondence, primary sources, advertisements, photographs... Be creative!
Periodicals and Newspapers (digital and searchable):
New York Times: Historical Newspapers--full-text, page-by-page facsimile of the Times from 1851 onward to nearly the present.
Times Digital Archive --"Widely regarded as the world's "newspaper of record", as the oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication.
Books as Secondary Sources:
Pointers:
- Start with a simple, common sense approach.
- If you find anything fairly relevant, click on it, so you see the full listing.
- Look at its subject headings.
- In this case, one of them leads you to France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 and 163 books, articles, and more!
