If using CLIO to find primary sources, make sure to include a date limit for the time period you are studying. Also, you could use the Subject (Genre) facet to narrow down to the kind of source you are looking for. Some examples:
An example search: (wom*n OR female) AND refugee AND memoir.
You can also search for primary sources in a number of databases. A few relevant ones are listed in the box below.
For more information on finding and using primary sources, check out our guide on archival research
Newspapers can be a great source of contemporaneous opinion on a topic. In addition to the databases listed below, check out other databases that contain news sources, and use the filters on the left hand side to find ones from the time and place you need.
American Song is a history database allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The database includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more.
As a digital repository for the nation's great research libraries, HathiTrust brings together the immense collections of partner institutions. It provides long-term preservation and access services for public domain and in copyright content from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house partner institution initiatives.