Tips on Searching for Online Primary Sources
1. If you have read a secondary source (book or article) on your topic, look at the bibliography to find the primary sources the author(s) used.
2. Search Google (or another Search Engine) for
- YOUR TOPIC and Sources or
- YOUR TOPIC and Primary Sources.
3. Search Google using terms for types of primary sources, including the following:
- Personal Narratives
- Interviews
- Documents
- Photographs
- Letters