Library Guides: Dissertations: Primary sources and archives

Primary sources and archives

Primary sources are documents that provide a first-hand record of events at the time they took place. Archives are collections of primary sources that have been selected, catalogued and preserved for future use.

How to find archival sources (webpage)
This webpage gives an overview of how to explore the archives held here in the Library’s Special Collections, Heritage and Archives.

Finding digitised primary sources and archives in your subject area

Database A-Z
The Library provides access to other digitised archive collections from a range of publishers. You can filter the list of databases in the Database A-Z by subject area and select archives as the type of resource- this brings up the list of digitised archives that the Library provides access to via various publishers.

Newspapers

Newspapers
The Library has a comprehensive collection of contemporary and historical newspapers available.

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