Welcome! In this guide you will find resources for completing the primary source research essay for American Literature, 1871-1945, including:
- Background Information (including encyclopedias and other reference sources)
- Books (for tips on finding primary sources in CLIO)
- Primary Sources (including digital archives, New York-area archives, and government documents)
- News (for finding historical newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals)
- Citing and Writing (for some tips on formulating research questions and citing materials)
- Affordable Textbooks (for free methods to get course texts and other materials)
Please feel free to book an appointment with me to talk more about your research!
Image: Portrait of Zora Neale Hurston, 1938, Carl Van Vechten, Van Vechten Collection, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004663047/) via Wikimedia Commons
