Skip to Main Content

Women's History: Primary Sources: Collections, Papers, Letters, and Diaries

Collections, Papers, Letters, and Diaries

The resources listed here are not the only ones available.  Many others are in print or microform and can be found by searching library catalogs, like CMU's library catalog, or Worldcat, a database of library holding thoughout the world (though mainly U. S.), or the HathiTrust, a repository of digitized works. Use some of these terms combined with your topic:


personal narratives
diaries
sources
correspondence
interviews
pamphlets
speeches
early works to 1800

For example:

women and diaries
slavery and "early works"

 

History Librarian

Profile Photo
Charlotte Kiger Price
she/her
Contact:
On leave until Dec. 2023. For assistance in History, contact CMU Librarian Ashley Werlinich, liaison librarian for English, Drama, and temporary liaison for History. For assistance in Modern Languages, use our general feedback forms.