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PeliCAT is the online catalog of the Katharine Brush Library.

Welcome back to the U.S. History Research Modules. Module 3 provides three section:

• Pre-Class Assignment
• In-Class Assignment
• Post-Class Assignment

Goals of Module 3:

• Define and outline traits of primary sources
• Overview of primary source categories and resources: Books, library databases, and the world wide web
• Evaluation of primary sources: public and private sources
• Make connections between primary sources
• Develop research questions from primary sources
• Interlibrary loan services

The images: "The White House ('President's House') Washington, D.C. Site plan and principal story plan; "Unidentified young sailor in Union uniform with American flag in front of backdrop showing naval scene," "Jicarilla girl," and "Back cover of Jackie Robinson comic book." are from the Library of Congress Digital Collections (https://www.loc.gov/collections/). There are no known restrictions on these images.