HIST 301: The Historians Craft (Dressler, Fall 2024)

Finding Historiographic essays can be tricky, and there is no perfect way to do it. Below are some suggestions.

In the top box, as a SUBJECT TERM, use the term: historiograph*

In the second box, type your topic (ex Women AND Education)

To narrow your results, limit publication date to the last ~20 years.

Limiting the results to books and ebooks:

• Search Historiograph*  as a subject in the first box
• In the second box, search your topic. 
• Limit to recent-ish books.

There are series of books that are JUST historiographic essays. They are excellent. Consider the following:

Dissertations are not considered published nor peer reviewed, so they don't really count for this assignment.

That said, the introduction paragraph of a dissertation is often an extremely detailed historiographical essays. You probably wouldn't want to use it as a source, but it is a good way to find an overview of your topic. 

Only use this as a source in a class with the Professor's permission.