To find Primary sources in Omni:
- Search your topic or historical person of interest in the main Omni search box
- Keyword searches that include one of the following terms will identify primary materials in most cases. Sample keywords may include: Diar* (for diary OR diaries), Correspondence, Letters, Memoirs, Personal narratives, Recollections, Reminiscences, Journals, or Sources
Other search tips:
Canadian Primary Sources Online:
- Ad Access - repository of advertisements (1911-1955), Duke University Libraries
- Alberta Women's Memory Project
- Canadian Illustrated News 1869-1883
- Canadian Mail Order Catalogues
- Canadian Pamphlets and Broadsides collections (Internet Archive)
- Canadian Residential School and Colonial Institutions Database 1620 - present
- Canadian War Poster collection (McGill University)
- Canadiana (contains content from Early Canadiana)
- Champlain Society Digital Collection
- Democracy at War: Canadian newspapers and the Second World War (Canadian War Museum)
- Diaries of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (LAC)
- Historical Booklets - Canadian Historical Association
- Home Children Records (LAC)
- Indian Affairs Annual Reports, 1864-1990 (Canada) (LAC)
- Libris Canadiana - Provides word, title, author and subject access to material published in a number of Canadian periodicals of historical significance, including Maclean's Magazine, The Financial Post, The Monetary Times of Canada, Massey's Magazine, The Canadian Bookman, The Canadian Magazine, Saturday Night and The University Magazine.
- Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements (LAC)
Historical Microfiche:
CIHM (Canadian Institute for Historical Micro-reproductions) Historical microfiche reproductions from the time of the first European settlers to the 1920s can be searched by entering relevant keywords and adding and CIHM to the search in Omni or by searching Canadiana.
Digital Archives
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CRL Catalog
Carleton University is a member of the Center for Research Libraries consortium in Chicago, Illinois. It regularly acquires and preserves newspaper, journals, documents, archives and other traditional and digital resources for research and teaching. Search the CRL Catalog
