Primary Sources: Plagues, Epidemics, & Pandemics: Covid-19

Please Note:

•  There is an overwhelming amount of primary source material available online regarding the COVID-19 pandemic from the United States and around the world.

• This is just a small sampling of places containing related materials.

• News sources also provide primary source articles documenting the pandemic as it happened.

• A selection of books/e-books available in Trible Library.
• Click the title for location and availability information.

• Off campus access instructions (for e-books)

• Suggested terms to look for include - diary, diaries, letters, papers, documents, documentary or correspondence.


• Combine these these terms with the event or person you are researching. (example: civil war diary)


• Also search by subject for specific people and events, then scan the titles for those keywords or others such as memoirs, autobiography, report, or personal narratives.