Librarians from the Research Engagement and Scholarship (RES) department are here to help.
Contact an RES Librarian:
David Bell
Steve Brantley
Kirstin Duffin
Michele McDaniel
Amy Odwarka
Primary sources are contemporary documents that are associated with the historical event. Examples of primary sources include speeches, diaries, letters, magazine and newspaper articles, court hearings, autobiographies, and government documents.
To find primary sources in the print format search use the EIU Library Catalog.
Examples of primary sources in the Booth Library collection include:
Important speeches on the topic of African American Social Movements can be found in the publication "Vital Speeches of the Day."
Booth Library also has several historical newspaper and magazine databases that provide access to primary sources.
Examples of the library's historical and magazine databases are: