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Archival Research in the Humanities

The use of primary source material - manuscripts, diaries, letters, etc. - is the hallmark of original research

Finding archive catalogs or guides in the Libraries Catalog:

Do a Basic Keyword Search on Subject keywords such as archives, guide, manuscripts, catalogs, handbooks. Another good subject keyword is Sources. This gets you primary literature. There are many indexes and guides to individual archives, or archives in specific subjects areas, such as music, history, literature, etc. Use the subject keywords as well in your search.

Find material in US archives

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a searchable database of archives in US repositories

Check out these guides by country:

France
Germany
Spain and Latin America
Italy

A guide to using archives

Using manuscripts and archives : a tutorial

Contact the librarian for the Humanities Center