Guides: SOC 444: Social Movements (Crubaugh): Primary Sources

News

"source of information from people who were participants or direct witnesses to the events in question." like a reporter...

Los Angeles Times This link opens in a new window
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covers 1985 to the current date.
Los Angeles Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
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Every issue from 1881-1990 includes the complete paper -cover-to-cover- with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
LexisNexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Provides new from papers, broadcasts, and wire services around the nation and the world. A good resource for local news not covered by LA Times. HOWEVER it doesn't have much before the 80s and nothing before the 70's.
New York Times (NYTimes.com) Registration Link This link opens in a new window
YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER AN ACCOUNT to access the historic papers; students can only view 5 articles a day. It goes back to the 1850's.
New York Times (NYTimes.com) This link opens in a new window
Now that your registered, search the site HERE.
Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) Registration link This link opens in a new window
**Register using your Pepperdine email address** Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. & world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports and health. It holds 38 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism.
Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) This link opens in a new window
**Access requires logging in with a WSJ.com account. Register using your Pepperdine email address here.** Get unlimited access to WSJ.com, WSJ mobile apps, curated newsletters and podcasts.
America's Historical Newspapers (“Early American Newspapers, Series 1”) This link opens in a new window
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Series I offers more than 700 historical American newspapers from 23 states and the District of Columbia printed between 1690 and 1876 and is based on Clarence S. Brigham's "History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820" and other authoritative bibliographies.
Illustrated London News This link opens in a new window
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The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper. The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events - including news of war, disasters, royalty, social affairs, the arts and science. 1842-2003

Find the Archives Collecting Artifacts on your Topic

What is an archive?

ar·chive

Noun

Plural noun: archives

A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

Which archive has the records you need?

Sometimes a whole archive will be devoted to one issue but many times an archive will own many collections. So how do you find archive materials when you don't know where to search?

Google
National Archives
OAC is a database that keeps track of which archives have what collections in California
University Archive (consider alma mater of movement leaders)

TIP: You most likely won’t have the time or the ability to visit various archives in person so filter your search results to "digitized records" only.

The Online Archive of California (OAC)
OAC provides free access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections throughout California & collections maintained by the 10 University of California (UC) campuses.
ArchivesGrid
Library website that allows users to search "over 1000 different archival institutions."
National Archives
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Has documents and images
Pepperdine Special Collections and University Archives
Special Collections Staff:

Melissa Nykanen
Associate University Librarian for Special Collections and University Archives
(310) 506-4434
melissa.nykanen@pepperdine.edu

Kelsey Knox
Archivist for Special Collections and University Archives
(310) 506-4323
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu

Primary Sources

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Use ARTstor to search for art produced by your movement or photos of the participants.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Access to an extensive archive of history academic journals
North American Immigrant Letters/Diaries This link opens in a new window
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Access to personal narratives such as letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories.

The collection starts around 1840 and extends to the present, focusing heavily on the period from 1920 to 1980.

(Includes more recent waves of immigrants from Latin America and Asia. Provides perspectives both on North America and on the immigrants' countries of origin.)
Digital National Security Archive This link opens in a new window
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Provides a collection of primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945....exhaustively covers the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post-World War II through the 21st century. Visit ProQuest's guide for an overview of the collections.
Latin American Pamphlet Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
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Access to scarce and unique Latin American pamphlets published during the 19th and the early 20th centuries are owned by Harvard's Widener Library. These pamphlets are valuable primary resources for students and researchers working on Latin American history.
Accessible Archives This link opens in a new window
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Accessible Archives provides full text searchable databases of primary source material from 18th and 19th Century publications including historical periodicals and books; eyewitness accounts of historical events, vivid descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records are available in an online environment.

Center for the Study of Political Graphics
The collection of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG) contains over 85,000 domestic and international political posters and prints relating to historical and contemporary social movements.

Head of Access Services

Sally Bryant

Email Me

Contact:

Payson Library

(310) 506-4262

Subjects: Film, Interlibrary Loan & eReserves, International Studies, IP Courses, Jewish Studies, Modern Languages, Screenwriting (Graduate Program), Social Work, Sociology, Theater Arts, Women's Studies

Government Doc

Was your movement opposing or reacting to legislature? Were they trying to pass legislature? Try to find the government documents discuss the topic, locate statements made by politics involved on both sides of the issue...

ProQuest Legislative Insight This link opens in a new window
This resources has a selection of U.S. Congressional legislative histories. God to "Guided Search" and look for hearings on your topic in the year you want.

Explore government or state websites
Look for information on bills
Find congressmen who supported/opposed bills - see if you can find interviews or press statements explaing their stance.

LexisNexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Find relevant court cases (PS) by first searching Law Reviews (2ndS).