Begin with: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
Omni Search for primary sources:
To find primary sources (or reproductions) in our collection, use keyword searches that include the following terms:
Diar* (for diary or diaries), Correspondence, Letters, Memoir*, Personal narrative*, Recollections, Reminiscences, Journal, Sources
Other search tips:
Historical Newspapers
Primary Source Archives
Historical Guides
Other libraries and web sources with significant primary source collections:
- Center for Research Libraries (CRL) - Carleton University Library is a member of the CRL consortium. It regularly acquires and preserves newspapers, journals, documents, archives, and other traditional and digital resources for research and teaching and makes them available to member institutions.
- LAGNA / Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive - The Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive (LAGNA) houses over 200,000 cuttings taken from the non-gay press on all LGBT matters since the late Nineteenth Century.