History: A Guide to United States Historical Research
Using Worldcat
WorldCat is used for searching items held outside of JHU. You can then either locate versions we have locally or request via Borrow Direct or Inter-Library loan (ILL). WorldCat also has records for many archival collections as well.
HathiTrust
- HathiTrustThe HathiTrust Digital Library brings together the immense collections of partner institutions in digital form, preserving them securely to be accessed and used today, and in future generations. Johns Hopkins University is a HathiTrust member, so we have access to the entire collection. You must login with your JHED login and password to have access to the entire site.
Useful Tips
Browse footnotes and bibliographies of books, encyclopedias, and articles for information about primary sources.
Search the Library Catalog for primary sources--both unpublished manuscripts and modern editions in print and online, sometimes in translation, of original primary medieval sources. Use the guided keyword search with terms like:
- sources
- diaries
- personal narrative
- interview
- letters