LibGuides: Women in US History: 1800-1850: Primary Sources

FIND PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN

HISTORICAL NEWS DATABASES

ALWAYS limit your search to the date range relevant to your topic.
Try searching terms, phrases, etc. that were commonly used at the time in relation to your topic.
Look for document-type limiters that may improve your results, such as article, commentary, editorial, front page / cover story, letter to the editor, etc.

Citations can be exported from this database to NoodleTools.

Access World News -- Historical and Current This link opens in a new window
Search thousands of credible, global news sources from more than 200 countries and territories. Find articles organized by eras in U.S. History in the companion database America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-2000. TIP: Sort results by BEST MATCH.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools. For a list of suggested topics, click here.
America's Historical Newspapers 1690 – 2000 This link opens in a new window
A timeline-based interface divided into key eras in U.S. and world history from 1690 to 2000. Each issue/event includes an overview, and links to related articles in newspapers of the time.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Black Life in America This link opens in a new window
"This primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history, culture and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent. " This database covers from the early 18th century to the early 21st century.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale Primary Sources: Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text content and images from numerous urban and rural newspapers throughout the U.S. Tips:Choose Advanced Search and limit the date range. For opinion pieces, limit Document Type to Editorials.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
New York Times: 1851-2020 This link opens in a new window
Contains every issue of The New York Times published from its first issue on Sept.18,1851.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.

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HISTORY DATABASES

CONTAINING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS

African-American History This link opens in a new window
Overview essays, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs in African-American history.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
American History This link opens in a new window
Overview essays, biographies, primary sources, images, timelines, and more in American political, military, social, and cultural history.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of reference sources, primary documents, periodicals, maps and multimedia.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Milestone Documents - Factcite This link opens in a new window
1,700 of the most-studied primary source documents from U.S. and world history, accompanied by in-depth commentary and analysis from experts.
NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Salem History This link opens in a new window
Includes the complete content of the following series: Defining Documents, Milestone Documents, and The Reference Shelf.
To cite a reference article, choose Database and Reference Source. On the template page, choose Original print information provided. For the URL, click Copy Permanent Link to article in left sidebar of your article.

FIND PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN

BOOKS /eBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS / eBOOKS

USING RHINOCAT

Find PRIMARY SOURCES by or about a person relevant to your topic in RhinoCat.

Do an Author search using the name of a person relevant to your topic to find books, letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies written by that person.
Do a Keyword search using the name of a person to identify writings, interviews, and speeches in anthologies and collections.
Keywords you can combine with your topic or person's name include speeches, diaries, interviews, and correspondence. For example:
- Progressive era speeches
- Theodore Roosevelt correspondence

Find PRIMARY SOURCES on your topic in RhinoCat using Advanced Search.

Click here to open the Advanced Search page.
In the first Keyword search line, replace xxxxx with your search term.
In the next Keyword search line, change Keyword to Subject and paste in (sources OR diaries OR narratives)

The Hulbert Taft, Jr. Library

Women in US History: 1800-1850: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Sources created by those who lived it

Tips for Citing Primary Sources in NoodleTools

FIND PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN

HISTORICAL NEWS DATABASES

ALWAYS limit your search to the date range relevant to your topic.

Try searching terms, phrases, etc. that were commonly used at the time in relation to your topic.

Look for document-type limiters that may improve your results, such as article, commentary, editorial, front page / cover story, letter to the editor, etc.

Citations can be exported from this database to NoodleTools.

Scan pages from books and other print sources

including title page and back side of title page

and email the PDF to your Taft email

with

GENIUS SCAN

Get it from the App Store

If you have any questions, see
Mr. Padgett, Ms. Lovallo, or Mr. Previti

OR email us at

spadgett@taftschool.org

blovallo@taftschool.org

rpreviti@taftschool.org

We're here to help!

HISTORY DATABASES

CONTAINING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS

FIND PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN

BOOKS /eBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS / eBOOKS

USING RHINOCAT

Find PRIMARY SOURCES by or about a person relevant to your topic in RhinoCat.

Do an Author search using the name of a person relevant to your topic to find books, letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies written by that person.

Do a Keyword search using the name of a person to identify writings, interviews, and speeches in anthologies and collections.

Keywords you can combine with your topic or person's name include speeches, diaries, interviews, and correspondence. For example:

Progressive era speeches

Theodore Roosevelt correspondence

Find PRIMARY SOURCES on your topic in RhinoCat using Advanced Search.

Click here to open the Advanced Search page.

In the first Keyword search line, replace xxxxx with your search term.

In the next Keyword search line, change Keyword to Subject and paste in (sources OR diaries OR narratives)

The Hulbert Taft, Jr. Library

Women in US History: 1800-1850: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Sources created by those who lived it

Tips for Citing Primary Sources in NoodleTools

FIND PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN

HISTORICAL NEWS DATABASES

ALWAYS limit your search to the date range relevant to your topic.

Try searching terms, phrases, etc. that were commonly used at the time in relation to your topic.

Look for document-type limiters that may improve your results, such as article, commentary, editorial, front page / cover story, letter to the editor, etc.

Citations can be exported from this database to NoodleTools.

Scan pages from books and other print sources

including title page and back side of title page

and email the PDF to your Taft email

with

GENIUS SCAN

Get it from the App Store

If you have any questions, see Mr. Padgett, Ms. Lovallo, or Mr. Previti

OR email us at

spadgett@taftschool.org

blovallo@taftschool.org

rpreviti@taftschool.org

We're here to help!

HISTORY DATABASES

CONTAINING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS

FIND PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN

BOOKS /eBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS / eBOOKS

USING RHINOCAT

Find PRIMARY SOURCES by or about a person relevant to your topic in RhinoCat.

Do an Author search using the name of a person relevant to your topic to find books, letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies written by that person.

Do a Keyword search using the name of a person to identify writings, interviews, and speeches in anthologies and collections.

Keywords you can combine with your topic or person's name include speeches, diaries, interviews, and correspondence. For example:

Progressive era speeches

Theodore Roosevelt correspondence

Find PRIMARY SOURCES on your topic in RhinoCat using Advanced Search.

Click here to open the Advanced Search page.

In the first Keyword search line, replace xxxxx with your search term.

In the next Keyword search line, change Keyword to Subject and paste in (sources OR diaries OR narratives)

If you have any questions, see
Mr. Padgett, Ms. Lovallo, or Mr. Previti