Use The main library catalog to find primary sources by limiting to publication date or using the subject headings below.
Example: China limited to 1800-1850 or China AND trade 1850-1900
Use Subject Terms to find historic materials in the collection. NOTE: DO NOT LIMIT PUBLICATION DATE RANGE FOR THESE SEARCHES
Unofficial terms that are not Library of Congress official terms but may be helpful
Using the Subject Heading SOURCES or FACSIMILES or EARLY WORKS or MANUSCRIPTS you can find printed collections of translated primary sources.
You can also use the Subject Headings above to find reprinted translations of historic documents on your topic.
Example:
(China OR Chinese) AND diaries
(China AND "cultural revolution") AND sources
(China AND history AND 19th) AND (sources OR "early works" OR "personal narratives")