HIST 400: Native Americans: Specialized Primary Sources

Example: I need articles about the Mohawk group written between 1700 and 1800.

• Click the link for Advanced Search
• Type Mohawk into the first box
• Type Indians into the second box
• Click search
• Click Enter Date Range on the left-hand side and set the range from 1700 and 1800

Example: I'm looking for articles about Native American boarding schools written between 1880 and 1930.

• Click the link for Advanced Search
• Type Indians into the first box
• Type "boarding schools" into the second box and click search
• Go to Publication Date on the left-hand and set the range from 1880-1920

Example: I need primary source magazine articles about schools for Native Americans written between 1890 and 1920

• Type Indians of North America into the first box
• Type schools or education into the second box
• Click search
• Set the Publication date between 1890 and 1920

Example: I need congressional documents on the Wounded Knee massacre that are primary sources.

• Click the link for U.S. Congressional Serial Set
• Type "wounded knee"  into the search box and click search
• Click the link for Date on the left-hand side and select 1850-1899