NYPL Digital Picture Collection - The browse page provides a huge drop-down menu of selections from all eras. Free access to high quality photographs and paintings.
To locate published primary sources, consider the following search strategies in the Library Catalog:
KEYWORD SEARCHES Add the following terms to your keyword searches with AND.
sources
documents
diaries
personal narratives
(letters OR correspondence)
public records
archives
description and travel
Examples:
eisenhower AND sources
holocaust AND (letters or correspondence)
SUBJECT SEARCHES Use Library of Congress Subject Headings. (Click here to learn more.)
Example:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. |
AUTHOR SEARCHES Use the names of people and organizations that are central to your topic as authors. (Hint: If you perform this search in WorldCat, limit your search to books.)
Examples of author searches:
East India Company
jefferson, thomas