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AAS 304 Black Health Activism

Using secondary sources to find primary sources

The quest for primary sources can often start from reading a good academic book on your topic.  In addition to the sources listed below, you may find others of interest by checking the footnotes, endnotes and bibliography of a published secondary source.

Digital Primary Sources - General Topics in Medical History

Digital Primary Sources - newspapers, periodicals, and ephemera

Digital Primary Sources - records of activism and daily life

Oral Histories

Digital Primary Sources - economic and social data

Manuscript collections in Princeton University Library

Princeton University Library has a number of collections of manuscripts that reflect African American history.  You may search the list of Finding Aids at https://findingaids.princeton.edu/.

Some collections of note include: