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DRGN 1000 Red Dragon Seminar Contested Islands—Jamaica and Ireland (Hendley) Spring 2025 1000-11

Librarian: Dr. Mary Lynn Bensen

Finding Primary Sources

•    Check library course reserves (see Finding Sources on Course Reserves).
•    Check near secondary sources on library shelves for primary sources.
•    Look for titles of primary sources in the texts of secondary source and in bibliographies and/or notes in secondary sources. Use text,                                 class, library bibliographies, and course reserves for recommended titles or listings of primary sources. 
•    When searching in Database or the Library Catalog, use search terms such as SOURCES, CORRESPONDENCE, PERSONAL                                       NARRATIVES, DIARIES, RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE, SERMONS, SPEECHES, PAPERS, DOCUMENTS.

Selected Databases

The following titles are listed Under Databases on library website.

New York Times Digital                         
             Full text of a major U.S. newspaper, including extensive coverage of New York State.  Activation of the database is required before first                                         use. Link to activate: https://oneonta.libanswers.com/faq/400088

The Times Digital Archive                         
             Includes full text of over 200 years of The Times (London).

Archives of Latin American & Caribbean History, 16th – 20th Century

Archives Unbound: Cultural Studies

Archives Unbound: Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

Archives Unbound: Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Decolonization: Politics & Independence in Former Colonial & Commonwealth Territories

Gale Primary Sources

HeinOnline

JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets

World Digital Library