Use Keywords
When you don’t have a specific primary source in mind, for search terms use your subject plus "primary sources." Try using the 'AND' between your search terms.
Example:
world war I soldiers primary sources
Chicano movement AND primary sources
Other keywords:
anecdotes | archives |
biography | caricatures and cartoons |
case studies | correspondence |
description and travel | diaries |
documentary photography | |
interviews | manuscripts |
notebooks | personal narratives |
pictorial works | public opinion |
songs and music | sources |
speeches | statistics |
You can use the UW Libraries Search to find published personal accounts. Try using the terms diaries, correspondence, oral histories or interviews in combination with your topic terms.
Examples:
There are lots of keywords that can be used to identify books with primary source material using UW Libraries Search. Some examples are:
anecdotes | archives |
biography | caricatures and cartoons |
case studies | correspondence |
description and travel | diaries |
documentary photography | |
interviews | manuscripts |
notebooks | personal narratives |
pictorial works | public opinion |
songs and music | sources |
speeches | statistics |
Some examples of primary sources include:
Tips on interpreting primary sources: