WorldCat If neither OSU nor Summit has it, check here and use ILL from within WorldCat.
Search tip: by limiting the date published fields, you can uncover primary sources in these catalogs.
Historical Abstracts and America: History & Life
Citations and some full-text links to scholarly literature covering world history including the Americas.
JSTOR
An archival collection of scholarly, multi-disciplinary journal articles. Some *may* be considered primary sources.
Project Muse
An online collection of scholarly journal articles in the arts, humanities and social sciences published by university and society presses.
NWDA Northwest Digital Archives indexes descriptions of primary sources (called finding aids) in the Northwestern United States. The finding aids list correspondence, diaries, photographs and other materials. Digital reproductions of primary sources are available in some cases.
NARA databases and tools to documents from the National Archives and Records Administration-some are digitized.
ARC Archival Research Catalog
Search Tip: check Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies
Statistical Abstract of the United States current census info
Historical Statistics of the United States historical census info, 1610-2000
These web pages offer numerous links to explore:
EuroDocs Germany Collection
Use the LexisNexis Congressional Index to identify congressional publications (hearings, serial set, house/senate reports and documents, etc) from 1789-present. Once identified, then find the full text in print, microfiche, or online depending on availability.
OSU Libraries' guide to Government Information, gives an overview of government publications and how to get them. See this guide for information about Congressional Publications at OSU. Includes links to Congressional Hearings.
American Memory Project's Century of Lawmaking contains Congressional materials from 1774-1875. This includes bills, journals, debates, and documents from Congress. Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates Some hearings have been digitized.
Find historical newspapers in microfilm on The Valley Library 3rd floor.
Here is a list of historical Oregon newspapers.
Examples of national newspapers on microfilm include: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Worker, the American Communist Party newspaper, and The Chicago Defender.
Alternative Press Index, 1991-present, indexes 200+ alternative, radical and left periodicals.
Lexis Nexis Academic National and International News
PressDisplay International News
There are a number of tutorials on the web, some examples are:
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