POLT 504: American Presidency

Published primary works can include diaries, collections of letters (correspondence), memoirs and autobiography.

To help identify possible primary sources in the UNH library catalog or WorldCat, use one of the following terms in the subject field along with the subject/topic/person:

• Personal Narratives (this finds first-person accounts)
• Diaries
• Correspondence

For example: the subject "Eisenhower, Dwight D (Dwight David) 1890-1969 - Correspondence" retrieves

• The Churchill-Eisenhower correspondence, 1953-1955
• The Eden-Eisenhower correspondence, 1955-1957

There is a broader subject heading: Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence