To search for primary sources in the library catalog, use search terms that reflect the types of material you’re looking for, such as sources, diaries, pamphlets, correspondence, speeches, manuscripts, personal narratives, interviews.
Some examples: Filipino Americans AND sources, Southeast Asian Americans AND interviews, etc.
Primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
U.S. Congressional materials (hearings, bills, Congressional Record and compiled legislative histories) and Executive Branch documents.