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Research Guides

Eastern Washington University Libraries

Military Science & ROTC

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Having problems requesting items via Summit? Please contact the JFK Circulation Desk at 509.359.7888, circulation@ewu.edu, or in person on the main level. 

Useful Words for Finding Primary Sources in the Library Catalog

To find books that reproduce primary sources on your topic, you need to enter the topic (or person) you are researching and one of the following subjects:

Archives, correspondence, diaries, interviews, letters, manuscripts, maps, memoirs, narratives (personal, slave, etc.), photographs, propaganda, sources, speeches.

If you want to find reproductions of important primary sources from U.S. history, then you can do a subject search for United States History Sources in the EWU catalog.

Another way of finding primary sources written by a specific historical figure is to enter the person's name into one search box and then the term author in another search box (do it as a Subject search).  It should return materials that were written by that person.

How Do I Find Military Science Books in the Library Catalog?

The EWU Libraries uses the Library of Congress classification system (a combination of letters & numbers).  General military science books will be found under the letter U.  See the links below for a more detailed breakdown of topics.  Other useful areas in the library to find related books will be places like the history section.  For example, call numbers starting with D (world history) or E,F (American history) may be helpful. Use the library catalog to find relevant books and their call numbers.