Research Guides: History Senior Seminar: HIS 4935

Primary Sources

ArchivesSpace
This database contains descriptions of the archives and manuscripts collections held at Florida State University. These collections include university archives, faculty and alumni papers, manuscript and artifact collections, and organizational and business records represented in five repositories: Special Collections & Archives, the Florida State Law Research Center, the John A. Degen Resource Room at the School of Theatre, the Allen Music Library Special Collections, and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Archives.
Visiting Special Collections
Location, hours, and registration information for accessing FSU Libraries' Special Collections.

Florida Memory
Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival resources from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida.
State Archives of Florida Catalog
The Archives catalog contains descriptions of unpublished Florida documents, including: State and Local Government Records, State Agency Records, Manuscript Collections, the Florida Photographic Collection, and Genealogical Collections.
State Library of Florida Catalog
The Library catalog includes information on published materials, including: Federal Documents, Florida Public Documents, Books (Including Genealogy), Maps, Photographs, Magazines, and Vertical Files.
Visiting the State Library & Archives
Hours and location to access onsite collections, including microfilm and the Ancestry database.

Tallahassee-Leon County Historical Maps
Local historical maps available for download from the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS Department

Journal Search
Search within the preeminent journals for your field to build your historiography
FSU Databases
The FSU Libraries subscribe to nearly a thousand databases. Limit these resources by keyword search, subject area, or content type

Writing History Research Papers
In an extended metaphor, historian Jill Lepore compares writing a research paper to going fishing.