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Use tabs above to find resources in the subject area of history and for historical research at the University of West Georgia, as well as other guides and services related to students and faculty. If you have suggestions for additions or changes, please contact Suzanne Durham at sdurham@westga.edu or 678-839-5350.

Getting started

Here is a compilation of good starting places when doing historical research.

Research Guides

Good to know

Primary sources, according to a definition used by the American Library Association, are original records created at the time historical events occurred or well after events in the form of memoirs and oral histories. Primary sources may include letters, manuscripts, diaries, journals, newspapers, speeches, interviews, memoirs, documents produced by government agencies such as Congress or the Office of the President, photographs, audio recordings, moving pictures or video recordings, research data, and objects or artifacts such as works of art or ancient roads, buildings, tools, and weapons. These sources serve as the raw material to interpret the past, and when they are used along with previous interpretations by historians, they provide the resources necessary for historical research.