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Alexander Street Press Primary Source Collections

Alexander Street Press - Primary Sources+ is the search interface for all Alexander Street Press collections, including several collections of primary sourcesm as well as video, music, and theater content. The collections of primary sources cover different aspects of North American and British history, and have a significant focus on letters and diaries.

Search Tips:

To narrow results to primary sources:

In a basic search, in the search results under content type, Exclude Videos.

In an advanced search, on the main search page, Uncheck Videos (under Format towards the bottom).

Citing, Saving, Linking (Alexander Street Press Primiary Sources)

Citing a Document

  • Cite icon for Alexander Street PressCitation icon provides a citation in APA, Chicago, and MLA styles.
  • Always double-check the example citation for errors / corrections.

Save a Document:

  • More options icon for Alexander Street Press Click the more options icons.
  • Download icon for Alexander Street PressChoose download.

Link to a specific document:

  • Emed icon for Alexander Street PressUse the "Embed" icon when viewing a list of search results or viewing a document.
  • Copy "permanent link" option.  (This link includes the Stan State Library proxy server which provides for off-campus access.)

Primary Sources Quick Links