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French 41W: Historical Sources

Types of historical sources

In addition to literary analysis, you may need some historical information. For instance:

Historical Primary Sources -- that is, first-hand evidence from that historical period.Old Map

  • Newspapers
  • Letters
  • Speeches
  • Official documents

Historical Secondary Sources

  • Books analyzing historical events
  • Articles analyzing historical events

These are a little different from literary sources. 

History-Specific Databases

  

Primary Historical Source Databases

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale) 

Digital collection of primary documents of the 18th century; includes every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.

credit for this page, Prof. N. Foasberg, Literatures in English Research Guide