History - Primary Resources

Primary Resources in History 

Updated Spring 2016

The Source –  the library’s public catalog. Library of Congress sub-headings that can be used as keywords to search for primary resources include:

• diaries
• correspondence
• autobiography
• description and travel
• personal narratives
• sources

Terms that are not LC subheadings, but might be found in titles or descriptives notes are:

• journals
• memoirs
• writings
• works

For keywords, use the names of historical figures, the names of countries, or events.