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Mari Knirck Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian knirckm@cwu.edu (509) 963-1718

Mari Knirck Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian knirckm@cwu.edu (509) 963-1718. HIST 481 U.S. & World War II Primary Resource Research Guide. Caption: “Children Stage a Patriotic Demonstration.“

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Mari Knirck Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian knirckm@cwu.edu (509) 963-1718

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  1. Mari Knirck Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian knirckm@cwu.edu (509) 963-1718 HIST 481 U.S. & World War IIPrimary Resource Research Guide Caption: “Children Stage a Patriotic Demonstration.“ Jacobs, Fenno. Southington, Connecticut, May 1942. Reproduction from color slide. LC-USW361-803. LC-DIG-fasc-1a35006. FSA/OWI Collection. Print and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (42).

  2. SEARCHING FOR PRIMARY RESOURCES

  3. Types of Sources Tertiary Sources: Encyclopedias Dictionaries Bibliographies Indices Textbooks Secondary Sources: Monographs *Reviews written about books Historiographies Scholarly Articles Primary Sources: Images & 3D art Documents Music Lyrics Newspaper articles at time of event

  4. Tertiary Sources to TRY for finding Primary Sources

  5. Searching for Citations found in INDEXES Search CATTRAX for Journal Title. If the journal title is abbreviated, check the front of theIndex ‘s List of Periodicals for the full title. Type in the title into CATTRAX using a JOURNAL / SERIALS TITLE SEARCH. See if we carry it and what years / volumes we carry, either print, microfilm or electronically. Use the Location and Call # information to retrieve the volume you need. If we do not have the specific volume you need, request the article through Interlibrary Loan. • International Index to Periodicals Reference Index 1st Floor / Call #A13.R47. • Found article citations under heading “Propaganda” in vol. 9 [April 1940-March 1943]

  6. Primary Source Research Using Catalogs Victory bulletin: the weekly source of official information / Public Affairs Press in cooperation with the American Council on Public Affairs. vol. 5, no. 33 (August 31, 1944) Historic Government Publications from World War II http://worldwar2.smu.edu/

  7. Keyword Searching • Narrow by putting phrases in quotes • Use AND / OR / NOT • Use * at end of root word to search all variations of the word (plural, --ing) KEYWORD SEARCHING= Casting a Wide Net

  8. Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Title… BROWSE CALL #S E, U and V KEYWORD SEARCH of WORLD WAR II would not have found this title. LOOK at entire record. You see this is an interview related to the Army Nurse Corps. BROWSE STACKS to look at this resource further and you find that Brig. Gen. Lillian Dunlap was stationed in the Philippine Islands from 1943-1945. LOOK AROUND! Near this title I also found Medical Training in World War II and a history of the Army Nurse Corps that was written at the time of the War to recruit women into nursing: Nurses in Action.

  9. Subject Headings • Controlled vocabulary decided by the Library of Congress to describe the main subject(s) or topic(s) that an item is about. • Most academic libraries use this controlled terminology when they create a catalog record for an item. You can search most catalogs and many databases by doing a subject search. • Subject headings bring items of different formats and in different areas of the library together in a search. HINT: Click on a record’s Subject Heading “TRACINGS” (hyperlink) to locate items on the same topic.

  10. World War II History-Related Subject Headings • World War, 1939-1945 • Army—U.S.—[Name of Military Unit] • MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 • World War, 1939-1945 – Propaganda • Manzanar War Relocation Center • World War, 1939-1945—Japanese Americans • Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) • Lend-Lease Operations (1941-1945) • United States. Congress You can search catalogs and databases using a subject search Subject Headings work in many databases, too!

  11. Catalogs to TRY:

  12. REQUESTING MATERIALS • SUMMIT Request items directly through Summit Catalog Use Wildcat Connection Username/ Password Takes 2 to 3 days to arrive by courier truck to CIRCULATION DESK Check out at CIRCULATION DESK with CONNECTION CARD Currently a six week checkout with no renewal Some items can’t be sent TIP: Allow TIME for materials to arrive • WORLDCAT Found in “Databases By Title” page OR through SUMMIT. Used ONLY when unable to find sources in Cattrax / Summit Request through Interlibrary Loan through ILLIAD account ARTICLES can arrive in a few days if sent by email BOOKS may take up to 2 weeks to arrive. Checkout at CIRCULATION To access ILL if not in Summit: Brooks Library Homepage--”SERVICES”--Interlibrary Loan TIP: VISIT/ CALL / CHAT Reference Desk for help searching or ordering from Summit or Worldcat

  13. Summit Federated Searching: Articles can show up BUT further searching is required to see if CWU owns it in any format. Also, only articles in OCLC databases appear in search so not comprehensive Internet Resources here most likely mean “ebook”. We have some ebooks through our subscription to NetLibrary. Click on the “Find It @ My Library” button to search for it in our ebook collection or another format. Limit your search to specific years of publication for possible primary resources Limit by language or Content Genre, here and at the Advanced Search screen. SUMMIT CATALOG RECORDS

  14. SEARCHING FOR PRIMARY DOCUMENTS • Published or • Unpublished memoirs diaries & journals letters & correspondence notes or official memos transcripts of speeches transcripts of interviews & oral histories newspaper articles journal articles manuscripts paintings drawings cartoons & caricatures photographs posters & broadsides ephemera Ansel Adams. Bridge game, Nurse Hamaguchi and Friends, Manzanar Relocation Center, California , Los Angeles, 1910 Library of Congress, Digital Collection in American Memory Project Ansel Adams’s Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/anseladams/index.html/

  15. PORTALS TO PRIMARY DOCUMENTS National Security Archive http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/the_archive.html Library of Congress Veterans’ History Project http://www.loc.gov/vets/ U.S. Army’s Center for Military History http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/11-9/sour.htm [Index] http://www.history.army.mil/artphoto.html[Images] Avalon Project at Yale University http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ Search for topics, people, specific treaties or amendments using the search box. EX: “The French Yellow Book ” & “The British War Blue Book” Internet Modern History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook32.html Historic Government Publications from World War II : A Digital Library http://worldwar2.smu.edu/ American Memory Project {Library of Congress} http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html LIFE Photo Archive http://images.google.com/hosted/life Partners In Winning the War: American Women in World War II http://www.nwhm.org/Partners/exhibitentrance.html Internet Archive {Movies} http://www.archive.org/details/movies

  16. Know Your Source… Is the source cited? Is the website owner clearly identified? Be aware of possible bias – consider why this document is being posted by the website owner. Do the terms used fit the time it is purportedly written? Are events cited in the document anachronistic? This is a summary of info from the Internet History Sourcebook website’s page: “The Need for Source Criticism: A Letter from Alexander to Aristotle” http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/alexfake.html

  17. CWU Databases for Primary Documents • OAIster Union catalog of digital resources Available through CATTRAX or DATABASES by TITLE What the War Means to Us: A Teaching Guide. [Washington, D.C.?] : School & College Civilian Morale Service of the U.S. Office of Education, [1942?] http://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951d03000507x [OAIster database]

  18. CWU Databases for Primary Documents In Academic Search Complete’s Advanced Search, you can limit to articles which provide primary sources in them.

  19. Searching for Government Publications Records to some materials are in CATTRAX Remember: MARCIVE contains what’s been published since 1976 ASK AT GOV DOCS HELP DESK {3rd Floor} FOR ASSISTANCE MARCIVE catalog’s subject search results. Click on a record’s url to get more information. Write down the SuDoc # and locate item in Government Documents {3rd Floor}.

  20. Government Publications Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers 1933-1976 JX233 A3 The Cumulated Index to the U.S. Department of State Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1939-1945 Located Docs Reference 3rd Floor / JX233 A3 Suppl  v. 1 & 2 The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions & diplomatic activity. Use the index to search documents. Foreign Relations Full Text Volumes Available Online http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/pre-kennedy NAACP 1940-55. Legal file. U.S. Army, 1940-49 Located in Microfilm 3rd Floor / Call # MM-790 Guide to microfilm in "Group II, Box B-192--B-194“ Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, press releases, clippings, and reports covering the army from 1940 through the war and the desegregation policies after 1947 NEED HELP? “ASK A Librarian” CHAT http://www.lib.cwu.edu/AskLibrarian Reference Desk 1st Floor Or Help Desk at Government Documents {3rd Floor}

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