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EN 2211: Elements of Writing

M. Nugent

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Inspirations & Documents for Your Narrative

Primary Resource Research Guide


The Transcontinental Railroad, from PBS series, Chinese Tea Carrier

Books

Search the Library Catalog for items @ WPI

Reference Materials: Print & Online

Research Challenge

Browse the library catalog for one or two books that could be useful for your project and jot down the call number.
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Possible subjects:

See Yale's Library of Congress Subject Headings - to Identify Primary Source Materials for more

Search WorldCat for Books Beyond WPI

Browse WorldCat to find another book, that is not available at WPI. What library is it available at? Try Advanced Search to limit to ARC Academic Research Collaborative for library materials at Worcester area college libraries.
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Find Articles about Your Topic

All databases listed are WPI subscriptions. WPI Subscription: Off campus via proxy

Research Challenge
Search within two of the above databases for articles on your topic. Try to email at least one citation, or full text, to yourself. If you have trouble coming up with articles, review your keywords used and consider new search terms.

What journal or magazine are the article from? Are they available in full text? Or just an abstract? If only an abstract is found, find the full text, using the library's Journals, Magazines, & Newspapers list or place an Interlibrary Loan request if you'd like us to get a copy of the article for you from another library.

Only Finding a Citation? Getting the Full Text

Primary Source Materials - Web Sites

There are numerous options and the web is a great place for inspiration for your narrative. Many collections of oral histories, letters, and other types of primary documents are being digitized.

Search the above for 1 or 2 Oral Histories, Letters, other item that will help with your historical narrative

Research Challenge

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Not finding much, try a web search using keywords such as:
("oral history" OR "oral histories" OR interview OR narratives OR "first person" OR "oral tradition" OR letters OR memoirs) AND chinese AND "transcontinental railroad" AND california

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