The Library has two departments with resources available that are considered primary sources.
Learn about history of LWC, the city of Columbia, the commonwealth of Kentucky, and more! Ask one of the library staff members to access this collection. It has restricted access in order to preserve the collection. Some of the items are more than 150 years old.
For more information, click this link.
Katie Murrell Library participates in the Federal Deposit Library Program (FDLP) and is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents, which provides the public with direct access to government information in practically every federal government entity. To access the FDLP, click on the logo image below.
For assistance with Gov Docs in the library, contact Amelia Thomas at thomasa@lindsey.edu or click this link for the Gov Docs LibGuide, which has more information on this department.
Search for Gov Docs online:
Primary sources are first-hand accounts. These sources did directly witness what happened or participate in an event. For example, witnesses create original documents like the Constitution or watched events like the Lindsey football team winning their first championship.
Check out the library's in-house archives and special collections department for primary sources for materials dating back to the 1860s!
What are secondary sources?
Secondary sources are second-hand accounts. These sources did not directly witness what happened or participate in an event. For example, visitors to the Corvette Museum learn about the sinkhole that happened there in 2014. They share their knowledge with friends and family because they learned about it *from a primary source*, which is the museum.
Analyzing Primary Sources and Historical Documents
Go to the section labeled "Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources"
These databases are available through the Katie Murrell Library and allow you to find resources that are considered primary sources.
These are other websites you can use to find primary sources.
