History 301 -- Krivulskaya

These are some possible categories/formats of materials you might find. Of course, technologies available at the time of the event will determine some categories: Film newsreels are not going to be found if you are searching the Dark Ages! 

Print 

• Newspapers
• Memoir
• Diary or diaries
• Letters (note the term 'Correspondence' is the LoC subject heading subdivision) 
• Maps
• Personal narrative (this is a LoC subject heading subdivision)
• Journal (not the scholarly publication, but more like a diary) 
• Government reports and publications
• Oral history transcriptions

Image or sound file

• Photographs/slides/prints
• Paintings or drawings (may be a high-resolution photograph) 
• Newsreels 
• Television shows
• Newscasts
• Music recordings and videos
• Oral history recordings

Realia (objects) 

• Artwork
• Buildings
• Toys and games 
• Clothing
• Furniture
• Souvenirs
• Scrapbooks
• Ephemera (items created for short-term or one-time use such as flyers, brochures, ticket stubs)