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EN 2211: Elements of Writing Course Research Guide

M. Nugent

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Primary Source Materials - Web Sites

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

Keywords: Web Searching

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 ("native residential schools" OR "white schools" OR "white-run OR "indian bureau") AND "Native Americans"

(voices OR story OR stories OR "oral history" OR memory OR memories) AND ("atomic bomb survivors" OR Hiroshima OR Nagasaki)

chronology OR timeline OR map

This could lead you to online primary materials such as:

Books

Search the Library Catalog for items @ WPI

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. Within WorldCat, use the ILL icon to request the item from another library (average turnaround is 7 days).

Search Google Books for Early Works

Google Books: use the Advanced Search to limit by dates. Items before 1923 are in public domain therefore many are fulltext. Also useful to see previews of more current books.

Find Articles about Your Topic

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

If only an abstract is found, first try the FullTextFinder or use 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

Reference Materials: Print & Online

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