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	Finding Primary Sources How do I find . . . Historical scholarly and scientific journal articles: In psychology: PsycInfo (1887 - present) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/psycinfo In medicine and bio-sciences: PubMed (1966 - present) l http://libraries.mit.edu/get/medline-pm In public affairs: PAIS Archive (1915-1976) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/paisarc PAIS International (1972 - present) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/pais In all discliplines: JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive http://libraries.mit.edu/get/jstor Historical popular periodicals and newspapers: Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/readersretro Readers Guide Abstracts (1982 - present) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/readers-gd NewspaperArchive.com http://libraries.mit.edu/get/news-arch ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Atlanta Constitution Historical Archive (1868-1929) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/acha Boston Globe Historical Archive (1872-1922) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/bgjhist Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (1849-1985) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/tribhist Los Angeles Times Historical Archive (1881-1985) http://libraries.mit.eduget/laha New York Times Historical Archive (1851-2002) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/nythist Wall Street Journal Historical Archive (1889-1987) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/wsjhist Washington Post Historical Archive (1877-1988) http://libraries.mit.edu/get/wphist The Boston Central Public Library at Copley Square is an excellent resource for US and foreign newspapers, many of which are archived from their inception. Lists of BPL newspaper archive holdings can be found at <http://bpl.org/research/newspapers/index.htm>. Statistics: Historical Statistics of the United States http://libraries.mit.edu/get/hsus Roper Center for Public Opinion Research http://libraries.mit.edu/get/roper Print sources: Use Barton and WorldCat Subheadings such as "correspondence," "sources," "biography," and "speeches" can point to primary sources. Pair these subheadings with keywords or topical subject headings in Barton to identify relevant sources in the MIT Libraries. See this table for other possible subheadings. Diaries, letters, and oral histories: In the First Person http://libraries.mit.edu/get/firstperson Other members of the Boston Library Consortium (esp. Boston Public Library, Tufts University, and Boston College) have many important digitized collections--pay them a visit! Guide to digitized primary sources at Boston Public Library Guides to digitized primary sources at other BLC Libraries: A-Z List List by School See also other databases in Vera For more strategies and information on finding primary sources in history, see this draft guide.

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