Ancient World : to 476 C.E.
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Finding Primary Resouces
What are primary sources? Finding Primary Sources on the Web? Evaluating primary sources.
An instructional page about how to identify, find and evaluate primary sources.
UA Library Catalog
On the keyword search page, type your major search topic into the top line. On the second line, change "Any Field" to SUBJECT.
Type any of the following into the Search Box:
Sources, Interviews, Personal Narratives, statistics, Diaries, Correspondence, Archives, Treaties. You can search more than one of these by putting "or" between words. e.g. sources or personal narratives or interviews
ARTstor
This non-profit repository contains hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data and the tools to actively use those images. Images are contained that are relevant to the times and place of this period.
Library of Latin Texts
The majority of the editions are from Corpus Christianorum but other sources drawn upon include Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiastorum Latinorum, Sources Chretiennes, Migne's Patrologias Cursus Completus: Series Prima, Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Acta Sanctorum and other miscellaneous texts. Also includes texts from the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
Patrologia Latina Database
The Patrologia Latina comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. The database contains the complete Patrologia Latina, including all prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indexes.
Perseus Digital Library
Digital library of texts and materials for the Classical era.
Records of Civilization: Sources and Studies. New York: Columbia University Press, 1915.
Various call numbers A collection of translations from the sources, with introductions and bibliographies. Some of volumes pertain to the Classical era.
Maps are also primary sources. To find maps -
Search by country name or region [subject] and Maps [subject] and limit by dates
Atlases of historical maps can be found by searching the country or region [subject] and historical geography [subject] and maps [subject]
e.g. baja [subject] and maps [subject] and after 1900 before 1930
germany [subject] and historical geography [subject] and maps [subject] (finds historical atlases)