BEM 202 Information Gathering: Research Guide

Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

ArchiveGrid includes over four million records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. With over 1,000 different archival institutions represented, ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies.

Digitized newspapers for various states from 1860 to 1922. These papers can be searched or browsed.

Historical materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. Material includes photographs, reformatted typed pages, published books, unpublished manuscripts, personal diaries and correspondence, journal and newspaper articles, musical recordings, oral history recordings and transcripts, and other related reproductions.

The Appalachian College Association comprises 36 small colleges in central Appalachia; their digital library may have primary resources of value in your research. Berea College is a member of the association, so there may be some overlap in this digital library and Berea's website.

This website offers primary resources for the study of Southern history, literature, and culture.