HIS 200 - Applied History
Research guidance and support for HIS-200 Applied History research assignments.
Primary Sources
Consider using search terms like Quebec, Canada, French Canadian, immigration, emigration, etc. as you explore the library's subscription databases and the selected outside websites with quality digitized primary source collections. If you can identify any key figures or notable Québécois immigrants, you can use their names as keywords as well. Keep in mind that many databases and websites will also have a date filter that you can use to ensure that you are looking at the right time period in history.
Databases with Primary Sources
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window"HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world." (Source: http://www.hathitrust.org/)
- New York Times (Historical) - ProQuest This link opens in a new windowDigitized articles from the New York Times from 1851 - 2020. Looking for the most recent NYT editions?
- Primary Source Collections by Adam MatthewAdam Matthew publishes unique primary source collections from archives around the world. SNHU Shapiro Library subscribes to the following collections: African American Communities, American History 1493-1945, the Confidential Print: North America collection in Archives Direct, Defining Gender, Empire Online, Everyday Life and Women in America 1800-1920, Race Relations in America, and Socialism On Film. For more information on how to use these database, please see these tutorial videos.
Websites with Primary Sources
- American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1940 This link opens in a neThis collection of life histories consists of approximately 2,900 documents, compiled and transcribed by more than 300 writers from 24 states, working on the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers’ Project. There are many life histories from French Canadian immigrants included.
- Franco American Library This link opens in a new windowFranco American Library is an online resource dedicated to the study of Franco American history, literature, and life. Look at the subject "Emigration & Immigration" for a bibliography of primary and secondary sources.