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History 370: American Revolution

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Scholars will sometimes gather important documents on a topic and publish them as a sourcebook. 

Search Catalyst:

By Subject:  Add the word "Sources" to any Subject Heading

e.g.  United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources

By keyword:  document or reading or source

e.g.  document* AND "American revolution"

Examples:

People write of their experiences -- and they are often later published as memoirs, journals, letters, autobiographies, or collected papers

To find personal writings, try the following searches:

By subject:  Add one of the following to the end of your Subject heading: Correspondence, Personal narratives, Reminiscences, or Interviews
(e.g.  United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives)

By keyword:  [topic keyword] and (memoir* OR autobiography OR diary OR diaries OR letters OR correspondence OR speech OR sermon OR papers)

By author (if the name is known)

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To find government documents, it is best to search the name of a governmental body and appropriate topic words in a keyword search. 

Use the Location filter to select Government Documents collections. 

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