HIS 400-S04: Islands

Often, the best work arises from close engagement with a primary source. As you read, you'll think of questions or begin to shape an argument. The hard part is to find a primary source that addresses the broad general area of interest. Here are some strategies for finding primary sources:

• Check the footnotes, endnotes and bibliography of a good academic book on your topic.
• Use the word sources as a keyword when searching the Main Catalog.
• Consult the subject guides at http://libguides.princeton.edu
• Search the finding aids for collections in Special Collections and Mudd Manuscript Library.

Adam Matthew, Gale, Proquest, and Readex provide a large portion of our online primary source materials. Each company has created a consolidated search engine which allows you to search all of the materials they provide.

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