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HIST 301: Historians Craft (Dressler) Fall 2025
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HIST 301: Historians Craft (Dressler) Fall 2025
Introduction
What IS a History Librarianship?
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Libraries Undergraduate Library Research Awards
In This session (9/17/25)
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Quick Refresher
Dealing with Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
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Peer Reviewed Articles
Book Reviews
Scholarly Monographs
Historiographic Material
Historical Statistics
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Reference
Indexes for Newspapers
Indexes to Primary Sources
Genealogy Reference Resources
Examples
Primary Sources
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Artwork or Photography
Broadsides
Census Reports
Correspondence
Government Materials
Maps
Memoirs and Autobiographies
Narratives of the enslave / formerly enslaved
Newspapers
Pamphlets or Tracts
Periodicals
Personal Papers
Published collections of letters
Published Diaries
Songs & Music
Travel Journals
Unpublished Diaries
Unpublished Letters
Examples
Using Microfilm
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Microfilm Indexes
WorldCat: Advanced Guide (Primary & Secondary)
Finding Archives
Archival Collections at the W&M Special Collections Research Center (SCRC)
Citation
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Zotero
Using Interlibrary Loan
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Wrap Up
One small answer: Donor Driven Support
Peter Chapin Birthday Celebration
Peter Chapin Birthday Celebration
September 22, 2025
11am - 3pm
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