HIST 7B - Acker - U.S. History Research Guide - Research Guides at Pasadena City College

Welcome, HIST 7BH students!

Above are the slides shown during the "live" library session.

The following library databases contain primary sources:

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes a mix of scholarly journal articles, primary sources, and books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. To limit results to scholarly articles, look for the "Academic Content/Journals" filter; To limit to primary sources, look for the "Primary Source Content/Documents" filter.
U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Includes a mix of historical (primary) documents, reference articles, journal citations and full-text journal articles. To limit results to scholarly articles, look for the "Academic Journals" filter; To limit to primary sources, look for the "Primary Sources" filter.

The following websites (outside of PCC Library's databases) also contain primary sources:

American Presidency Project
An index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and more.
American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank
An index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and more.
Library of Congress (digital collections)
Historical documents and materials assembled by the Library of Congress. The collections have photographs, maps, government documents and other examples of primary source material.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes a mix of scholarly journal articles, primary sources, and books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. To limit results to scholarly articles, look for the "Academic Content/Journals" filter; To limit to primary sources, look for the "Primary Source Content/Documents" filter.
U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Includes a mix of historical (primary) documents, reference articles, journal citations and full-text journal articles. To limit results to scholarly articles, look for the "Academic Journals" filter; To limit to primary sources, look for the "Primary Sources" filter.
EBSCOhost (Combined) This link opens in a new window
A combined search of a wide variety of EBSCOhost databases containing scholarly journal, magazine, and newspaper articles covering all disciplines. Includes Academic Search Premier, America: History and Life, and many more. PCC Library offers a brief video with instructions for using this database, and more advanced ways to improve your search.

Looking for more databases to choose from?

Check out PCC Library's full list of databases on the A-Z Database List page!