Research Librarian
Alana Kumbier
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Contact:
Frost Library
413-542-5454
Subjects: Arabic, Asian Languages & Civilizations, Black Studies, Chinese, Classics, History, Japanese, Philosophy
Primary Sources
Find primary sources for Classics in the following collections:
- Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new windowAll 520 of the in-print Loeb volumes of Latin and Greek texts with up-to-date English translations on the facing pages, fully searchable and browseable. Create a user account to save searches, bookmarks, and annotations.
- Library of Latin Texts (240 BC to 1965) This link opens in a new windowTexts from the beginning of Latin literature through to the texts of the Second Vatican Council.
- Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) This link opens in a new windowDigital library of literary texts written in Greek from Homer (8 BC) to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. (Access requires each user to set up an account with individual username/password)
- Jacoby Online (Brill) This link opens in a new windowThe authoritative resource for the study of ancient Greek historians, it includes Jacoby's Fragmente der griechischen Historiker I-IIII; Brill's New Jacoby, a new English edition of FgrHist I-IIII; and Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker IV and V.
Tip: What are primary sources?
A primary source is essentially any record or artifact from a given era that provides original documentary evidence of the time—like a snapshot of a given experience, taken by someone who was there. Secondary sources, such as books or articles, often draw heavily from primary sources, such as letters, diaries, or interviews, to make representations or interpretations of a period under study.
A few examples of primary sources include diaries, photographs, letters, government documents, and newspaper and magazine articles (from the period under study).
Want to learn more? Visit the Primary Sources Research Guide.