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Caribbean Resources & Collections at the Yale University Library: Primary Sources

A guide to collections that support research in the study of the Atlantic world, Caribbean, and related transnational studies.

Primary Source Material

Archives at Yale

This database consists of finding aids for archival and manuscript materials at Yale University.

How to Find Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources

Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources (Jana Krentz)

Primary and Secondary Sources (Ithaca College Library)

Primary Sources

When searching in Orbis and QuickSearch to find primary sources, use these keywords with your searches to find primary sources.

Sources
Archives
Diaries
Personal narratives
Correspondence
Interviews
Speeches
Quotations
Collections
Pictorial Works
Statistics
Caricatures and cartoons
Early works to 1800
Facsimiles
Pamphlets
Newspapers
Photographs
Songs and music
Treaties