Primary Source Research Guide

Introduction

Welcome to the Five College Archives and Manuscript Collection's Primary Source Research Guide. It is designed especially for students who are new to primary source research, but more experienced researchers may also find the resources provided here helpful. The Guide focuses on archives and special collections in the Five Colleges:

• Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
• Hampshire College Archives
• Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
• Mortimer Rare Book Room, Smith College
• Smith College Archives
• Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
• University of Massachusetts Amherst Special Collections and University Archives

To navigate, use the menu on the left or click on the arrows at the bottom of each page to be guided through the site.

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Additional Guides to Researching Primary Sources

Many archival repositories have developed similar tools to help researchers. For more information on using primary sources, we suggest you visit the following sites:

• Library Research Using Primary Sources (University of California, Berkeley)

 

• Using Manuscripts & Archives (Yale University)

 

• DoHistory (Harvard University)

Project funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Last update: February 26, 2007