Research Guides
History : Pacific Northwest: Home
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Starting Points: Books & eBooks
See the eBook FAQ for directions to limit your search to ebooks only.
- By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: japanese americans seattle history
- By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "forging of a black community seattle's"
- By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "reid joshua"
Starting Points: Journal Articles
The following research databases will help you identify articles on Pacific Northwest history.
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on American & Canadian history
- Northwest women: an annotated bibliography of sources on the history of Oregon and Washington women, 1787-1970
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List of articles & books on PNW women
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journals & books in all disciplines
Starting Points - Primary Sources
This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with Pacific Northwest history. Additional sources are listed under the primary sources section of this guide.
