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Citation & Writing Help

Historians generally use the Chicago Style format. For information to other citation formats see the Citation Styles & Tools guide.

Writing help is available via zoom.

Starting Points: Books & eBooks

 

Advanced Search | FAQ | Known Issues

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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