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HIST 1520 Immigrant Voices in Modern America: Finding Secondary Sources

This is a course research guide for students in HIST 1520.

Finding Secondary Sources

Secondary sources are generally much easier to find than primary sources.  To find secondary sources, search for books in the search box below by typing in the name of your immigrant group.  The majority of the history-related books that you find will be secondary sources.  You can also search for journal articles on historical topics to use as secondary sources.  Listed below are some databases which may contain scholarly articles on your immigrant group.

Example searches:

"Irish Americans"

"German Americans"

History

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