This page lists the most important information in the guide. If you look at no other page on this guide, please at least review this one:

• Finding a librarian.
• Find background information.
• Finding secondary articles.
• Finding primary sources.
• Find more guides.

Celestina Savonius-Wroth is the History Librarian.

For more librarians who can assist you with your research, see the Librarians page on this guide.

To find secondary, begin with the article database America: History and Life:

For more information on finding journal articles and books, see the Secondary Sources page on this guide.

To find primary sources for this assignment, begin with the Primary Sources page on this guide. To find more digital collections of primary sources, see our guide to Digital Collections for Historical Research:

Because history, especially the study of recent history, is so interdisciplinary, you will likely want to consult multiple library guides, depending on your area of focus. The focus of this guide here is history, but below are some additional library guides that you might find useful: