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Access to Primary Resources

Information about primary resources and how to access them through the Library and on the Web.

International Tools and Locations

The National Archives of the United Kingdom

WorldCat (FirstSearch)
Catalogs primary sources: search accn #3244509
Merlin (FirstSearch) Database

National Tools and Locations

These tools provide citations to primary resources.

Center for Research Libraries
See Handbook & Subject Brochures
CRL Web PAC or Connect via Merlin
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Library of Congress
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Library of Congress
Library of Congress reading rooms with archival and manuscript material
Library of Congress
National Museum of American History Archives Center
Smithsonian
The National Archives
National Archives

GPO Monthly Catalog

Finding tool for all types of U.S. government publications published by the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO). Covers 1976-present. UMKC has print books for the Monthly Catalog of the United States Government Publications, 1900-2005.