Research Guides: Public &amp; Community Service Studies: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

FREE DIGITAL ACCESS TO THE NEW YORK TIMES & THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
All current faculty, students and staff at PC are eligible to receive complimentary digital subscriptions to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Providence Journal (current & historical) This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1829-present
This links to the Providence Journal archives (1829-1982), Providence Journal current text-only (1981-present), Providence Journal current full image (2017-present), and Providence Journal web edition articles (2016-present).
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Includes all articles published in print editions of the New York Times. Coverage from 1980 to present.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1984 - present
Wall Street Journal articles.
Boston Globe This link opens in a new window
Dates: 1980-present
Washington Post This link opens in a new window
Full text from 2014 and indexed to 1980.

Think Tank Search
Custom Google search limited to the websites of 'think tanks,' which are research institutions that generate public policy research and analysis. Created and maintained by Harvard Kennedy School Library and Research Services.
Smith Hill: A Study in Community and Place (PSP 470/AMS 482) Interviews
Interviews from Spring 2023.

Govinfo.gov This link opens in a new window
Govinfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO) providing free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH GUIDES