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History - Secondary Sources: What are secondary sources & Where to find them

What are secondary sources?

Secondary sources address or analyze events, people, works, or topics.

  • Provides analysis and unique perspectives beyond background information.
  • Check the bibliography for leads to other secondary sources
    • Books
    • Magazine articles
    • Newspaper articles
    • Journal articles

U.S. History: Where to find secondary sources?

Additional secondary sources

Databases A-Z