Resource Guides: THT 364 (Fall 2022): Home

Primary Sources

Learn about what primary sources are
A primary source provides a first-hand record or report of what was done, thought and felt at a particular time and place. These provide the raw material for interpretation and analysis by historians.

Learn more from this librarian-created guide!

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Note: You can limit your search to only include things created before 1660

Of Pilcrows: ONLINE RESOURCES • EARLY MODERN PLAYS ON STAGE & PAGE
This is an evolving list of online databases, catalogues, projects, digital archives, videos, and reference works that enrich the study of early modern English plays at the intersection of performance and print. The list also includes a category called ‘Vital Contexts’ featuring resources that help situate the drama of the period in its social, political, cultural, and economic circumstances.
Created and maintained by Dr. Claire M.L. Bourne of University of Pennsylvania.

Try Googling to see if there are any archives or museums devoted to your topic that have digitized content.

If you're not finding anything, you can always ask a librarian for help!

To request a book from another SUNY library, click Borrow from another library.
Click on the link to sign in, then login with your Laker NetID and password.
Click Interlibrary loan.
Make sure the request information looks correct, and if you'd like, add a comment. Then click Send Request.
That's it! We will email you when the item arrives at Penfield.

Do you live close to another SUNY campus? You can also check out books from their libraries.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue to date. Arts & Sciences I-XV, Business IV, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Jewish Studies, Language & Literature, Life Sciences, Lives of Literature, Public Health, Security Studies, Sustainability, Global Plants, 19th Century Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, World Heritage Sites: Africa.

NOTE: Artstor has been combined with JSTOR. As of August 1, 2024, images from Artstor are accessible through JSTOR.

Benefits: Get just about any book or article ever--for FREE.
Drawbacks: It takes a couple days to arrive. Plan on 2-3 business days for an article, or 5-7 business days for a book.

This is called Interlibrary Loan.