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Transatlantic Literature 1500-1800

This guide contains information on how to research transatlantic literature from 1500-1800.

Find Primary Sources in the SLU Libraries

You can find primary sources in the SLU Libraries by searching the SLU Libraries Catalog. Add one of the following terms to your keyword search or look for these terms at the end of Library of Congress subjects in the SLU Libraries Catalog.

  • sources
  • correspondence
  • interviews
  • diaries
  • letters
  • memoirs
  • documents
  • personal narratives
  • works
  • public opinion
  • doctrines
  • writings

 

Example keyword search: 

British AND slave trade AND sources

 

Example subject search: 

Subject (LC) = Slave Trade - Great Britain - History

See search results list below (a list of subjects). Look for primary source terms from the list above at the end of subjects to find primary sources.

 Slave Trade Great Britain History Sources

American Periodicals

Click links for holdings information. 

American Books, Pamphlets, and Broadsides on Microfilm

Find Primary Sources in Other Libraries

To find primary sources in Missouri's academic libraries (and a few public libraries), search the MOBIUS Catalog

To find primary sources in U.S. libraries (and beyond), search WorldCat

The search strategies in the box to the right will work in the MOBIUS Catalog and WorldCat as well as the SLU Libraries Catalog.