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WHIS 236 (HISW 4436): WORLD CITIES IN THE IMPERIAL AGE AND BEYOND, 1840s TO THE PRESENT (Hendley) Spring 2022 236-01

Librarian: Mary Lynn Bensen

Finding Primary Sources

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CORRESPONDENCE, PERSONAL NARRATIVES, DIARIES, RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE, SERMONS, SPEECHES, PAPERS, LETTERS.

Look for titles of primary sources in secondary sources and in lists included in bibliographies of secondary sources. Use text, class, and library bibliographies for recommended titles or listings of primary sources.

Some titles only list sources, whereas others include the text of sources. 

Print Sources

Documentary History of England                                                                      DA 26 D55

English Historical Documents                                                                            DA 26 E55

Source-Book of English History                                                                         DA 32.5 L5       

Chinese Civilization and Society: A Sourcebook                                              DS 721 C517 

The People’s Republic of China: A Documentary History                               DS 777.55 P423

The People’s Republic of China, 1949-1979                                                    Oversize DS 

                                                                                                                               777.55 P4243 

Website

Hong Kong Government Reports Online (1842-1941)                     Available online through

                                                                                                      University of Hong Kong

                                                                                                                 Libraries at

                                                                                                           sunzi/.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/index.jsp     

Databases on Library Website

China:  Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980

JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets

Nexis Uni

The Times (London), Digital Archive, 1786 - 2014

The Times (London) 1985 – present

       (in Nexis Uni)