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What is a Primary Source?  (definition from Princeton University)


 * What are some primary source examples?**
 * **Gender**
 * Cartoon from 1939, "...women's rule is unnatural." Is this a primary or secondary source?
 * Paper describing that society viewed working woman in the 1930s as "...un-American money grubbers..." Primary or secondary? Credible source?
 * Interview from 1939. "You can get along swell if you let the boss slap you on the behind..." Primary or secondary?
 * **Race**
 * Magazine cover from the 1930s Is this a credible source?
 * Narrative from the 1930s "...this here's discrimination t'us cullud people."
 * Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt (1936) about an anti-lynching law.
 * **Class**
 * Magazine cover (1932). How can we find more sources?
 * Commentary about "Labor and Capital" Which search terms do we use?
 * Photograph from 1933 of the cotton pickers' strike


 * How can I search to find resources?**
 * Gather search terms
 * Start very specific
 * Broaden your search if you are not coming up with anything
 * Use terminology from the time period
 * Try to search for a database first - then use your search terms
 * Check the bibliography and home page links for other sources


 * How can I know if my source is credible?**


 * How can I cite my sources?**


 * What are some specific databases I can use?**
 * Proquest Secondary source magazine & newspaper articles
 * ABC-CLIO Primary and secondary sources
 * American memory from the Library of Congress Primary sources
 * New Deal Network Primary sources
 * AMDOCS Primary sources
 * Migration in China:
 * International Organization for Migration
 * International Labour Organization