Contents
- HOLLIS (and other) Catalogs
- HOLLIS and HOLLIS Classic
- Borrow Direct
- WorldCat
- Other Collective Catalogs
- Secondary Sources
- Prmary Sources
- Online Full Text Collections and Digital Libraries
- Personal Writings: Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, etc.
- Periodical Articles/Information on Periodicals
- Bibliographies (of Primary and Secondary Works)
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Microfilm
- Government Documents
- Historical Statistics
- Law
- Maps
- Images (including advertisements)
- Film/Radio
- Background and Context
- Reference Sources: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Chronologies, etc.
- Research Guides and Web Directories
- Biographical Sources
- Special Topics
- Internet History
- Subject Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Textbooks
- Boston-Area Repositories
- Citing Sources and Citation Management Software
Welcome
This guide is selective and intended as a point of departure for research in history.
Sources for world history are listed in the Library Research Guide for History.
Please feel free to email me with questions. We can make an appointment for you to come in, and we can talk at length about your project. Fred Burchsted, (burchst@fas.harvard.edu) Research Librarian and Liaison for the History of American Civilization, Widener Library.
General Information
Guide to Graduate Student Resources covers many of the basics, including use of the online catalog, HOLLIS, and the Harvard gateway to electronic resources, Harvard Library. To find research guides in Harvard Library: E-Resources: choose Subject + Resource Type: Research Guides. Guides are also available via the Harvard Libguides site which includes some guides not accessible through Harvard Library.
Get It offers links and instructions for Borrow Direct, Scan & Deliver, and Interlibrary Loan
Widener Library Tours are available.
Locations of Computers, Scanners, Copiers, etc. in HCL libraries
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