Diaries and Memoirs - HIST 4260 / 5260 - U.S. Women's History - Research Guides at University of Northern Iowa

Diaries, Correspondence, and Memoirs

Primary Sources in Books 1600-present

OneSearch
UNI search engine for books.
For books change the "Material Type" option from "All items" to "Books" to turn OneSearch into the library catalog and look for books owned by Rod Library. To find primary materials set your search or results ("Publication Date") to the specific years of your study. Recently published books may also contain primary source material in the form of quotes, diaries, and letters.

Searching Library Systems for Correspondence, Diaries, and Memoirs

Consider trying some of the following focused subject searches in the Advanced Search mode of OneSearch (UNI), InfoHawk (University of Iowa), and UC Library Search (University of California - Berkeley) by limiting to both the subject term "women" and the subject terms correspondence OR diaries OR memoirs

It is then possible to add an additional line to add in another topic to help focus your search.

Try these searches in the following library discovery systems:

UNI Rod Library

University of Iowa

University of California

Resources found at either University of Iowa or University of California – and not owned by UNI – can be requested via interlibrary loan (link).

Chicago Manual of Style Online

The Chicago Manual of Style
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2010
Publication Date: 2010
Though the links above and below go to the Chicago quick guide - the full print Chicago Manual of Style is available for more complicated questions. These large print volumes can be found both at the Library Services Desk and in the Stacks.

Chicago Manual of Style Online
Sample Notes/Bibliography citations.