HST 488 U.S. & The Cold War

Fall 2012

Michael UnsworthHistory Librarian

unsworth@msu.edu

Why You Are Here: Research paper =

OUTLINE

•Bibliographies

•Primary Sources

• Indexes to Historical Journals

•Questions

“…the compiler of a BIBLIOGRAPHY acts as a scholarly research assistant, providing a summary of what is available in one easy-to-use guide.”

Meyer, Jack Allen. An annotated bibliography of the Napoleonic era: recent publications, 1945-1985 (New York : Greenwood Press, 1987): xi.

FINDING BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN THE ONLINE CATALOG

Chapter 19: Contents

Quemoy-Matsu Issue

PRIMARY SOURCES:Definition

“…items that are directly associated with their producer or user and the time period in which they were created. Examples, include diaries, newspapers articles, government documents, photographs, oral interviews, and news broadcasts.”

Presnell, Jenny L. The information-literate historian : a guide to research

for history students (New York : Oxford University Press, 2007): 93.

CAUTION: MEMOIRS

FOREIGN RELATIONS OFTHE UNITED STATES

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE U.S.

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INDEX

sources manuscripts

archives notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.

archival resources personal narratives, American Chinese, Finnish

correspondence personnel records

diaries records and correspondence

QUESTIONS

What are you not quite clear about from today’s session; what is muddy in your head?

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