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History: US Civil War & Vietnam War

A specific collection of library resources for History majors.

Collections of Primary Sources - Freely Available

This article appeared in the May 2015 issue of College & Research Libraries News published by the Association of College & Research Libraries.  The author, Susan Birkenseer, is reference and instruction librarian at Saint Mary’s College of California and she has identified a collection of freely available primary sources in newspapers, letters and diaries, photographs, maps, and official records. 

This article appeared in the October 2015 issue of College & Research Libraries News published by the Association of College & Research Libraries.  Seth Kershner is public services librarian at Northwestern Connecticut Community College and Michael Mannheim is collection development librarian at American International College.  Many of the resources contain primary source materials.