Research Resources:

•  Evaluating different types of primary sources.

•  The first place to look for information should be the North Seattle Community College Library.  You should contact a research librarian to help you focus your search and help you identify possible sources.

•  Other useful libraries for research purposes in the Seattle area include the University of Washington Library (anyone can visit the library and use its services - you don't have to be a UW student...most History resources at the UW will be in the Suzzallo-Allen building); Seattle Public Library (if you live, work, or go to school in Seattle you can get a library card); King County Library system.

•  Tips from the University of Washington Libraries on finding primary sources.

•  Databases for finding secondary sources at North Seattle.  Access restricted to North Seattle CC students.  JSTOR and Academic Search Premier are particularly useful sites.

•  The Library of Congress's American Memory site.

•  Documents in American history at the Avalon Project.

•  Resources for U.S. History to 1865.

•  Resources for U.S. History since 1865.

•  U.S. History, 1940s.

•  African American History links.

•  Native American History resources.

•  Sources related to Women's History.

•  World War II links.

•  Vietnam War resources.

•  Pacific Northwest History resources.  More resources available HERE.

•  Resources related to various states.

•  Links to the U.S. State Department's Foreign Relations of the United States, a collection of primary source documents central to the history of U.S. foreign policy.  See also the digital collection at the National Security Archive.  In addition, see the wide range of documents HERE.

Writing Resources:

•  Patrick Rael, Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students (Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin College, 2004).  Click HERE to access this excellent and very comprehensive guide to writing for history classes.

•  The Loft Writing Center at North Seattle Community College provides assistance to students to help them improve their writing skills.

•  The Chicago Manual of Style citation guide provides examples of the accepted citation style for history papers.