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HIST 1504: Introduction to African History (Unangst) Fall 2025, 1504 – 01

Course guide for research sources for HIST 1504

Using the Library Catalog and Databases to Find Primary Sources

Search Tips

When searching print and online access tools, use search terms such as SOURCES, CORRESPONDENCE, PERSONAL NARRATIVES, DIARIES, RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE, SERMONS, SPEECHES, PAPERS.

  • Use the asterisk to truncate and search for variations of a word, including plural forms

             Examples:  Africa* AND source*

                               Africa* AND “personal narrative*”

  • Use quotation marks to search for a phrase rather than individual words

             Example: “West Africa*” AND travel and description