Primary Sources: America (U.S.A.): General Books

Many Library of American Civilization titles are now available as ebooks through services such as Google Books and the HathiTrust. Try searching by title or author for specific books. Some of the items in the Trible Library catalog include links to a digital version.

• 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.