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Citation & Writing Help

Historians generally use the Chicago Style format. For information to other citation formats see the Citing Sources guide.

Writing help is available in person and via zoom. You can schedule an appointment online.

Starting Points: Books & eBooks

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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. 

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.

History Librarian

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Theresa Mudrock
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