Primary sources: Document collections

Collections of reproduced documents, usually related by topic or place of origin.

Historic Documents Collection: Location: Skillman Ref E839.5 .H57
Coverage: 1972-present
Annual collection of excerpts from official statements, news conferences, speeches, special studies, and court decisions related to important issues of each year. Documents are preceded by introductions providing context and background.
Research tools by subject Gateway: Selective list of online resources evaluated by Lafayette's reference librarians. Collections of digitized primary sources are included for many topics, particularly in the history subject pages.

Use the table below to develop search strings for locating primary source bibliographies and collections in library catalogs.

Searching for . . .	Enter this phrase	+	modifier(s) [see examples]
any topic	sources or document*	and	[ethnic group] [gender] history [location] [nationality] [topic]
documents by place	[location] and history and sources
domestic politics	sources and (politics and government)	and	[ethnic group] [gender] [location] [topic]
foreign affairs	sources and foreign relations	and	[country]

Sample searches:

Last updated: October 9, 2008