Materials from Special Collections and University Archives are important in History research, however, you may need to look beyond those collections to find sources. The Iowa State University Library has a variety of resources that might be able to help. Be sure to look for books, articles in databases, and historical newspapers to augment your search.
This is a subset of the full JSTOR collection, limited to content found in the JSTOR Open Collection, all free to use. The ever-expanding JSTOR: Open Content offerings include full-text e-journals, journal articles, images, eBooks, book chapters, research reports, and curated resources from partner institutions’ digital repositories and collections.