Primary sources include (but are not limited to) newspapers, statistics, documentaries, photos, interviews, speeches, autobiographies, diaries, correspondence/letters, government documents.
Newspapers
Tips for searching newspapers:
(1) limit your search to publication date or date range. For example, if you are looking for newspaper articles/reports before the election day Nov. 8, 1960, you can try selecting date range January 1, 1960 --Nov. 8, 1960.
(2) search your keyword(s) by title or headline or abstract (to avoid getting too many irrelevant results )
Old Newspapers (before 1980s)
--New York Times: Historical (ProQuest)(1851--2018)
--Sacramento Bee (NewsBank)(1857--today)
--Los Angeles Times: Historical (ProQuest) (1881--1996)
--California Digital Newspaper Collection (1846--1922)
--Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (1836--1922)
Current newspapers
--California Newspapers (NewsBank)
--Chicago Tribune
--Los Angeles Times (ProQuest)
--New York Times (ProQuest)
--ProQuest Global Newsstream (ProQuest)
--ProQuest Recent Newspapers: Major U.S. Dailies
--Sacramento Bee (NewsBank)
--Washington Post (ProQuest)
Statistics
Suggested reference for data / statistics
America Votes (v.1-v. 31) (located on the 2nd floor reference section, Call number JK1967 .A8)
Online access:
American Votes 30
America Votes 31 (2013-2-14)
America Votes 32 (2015-2016)
America Votes 33 (2017-2018)
Historical Statistics of the United States, 1789-1945 (2 NORTH Reference ; HA202 .A385)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)
Statista
Census Bureau
Media
Films On Demand (Films Media Group)
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