This guide is designed to suggest useful sources in your learning and research in the Historical Immersion course, "The Witchcraft trials of Colonial New England". Click on the tabs to explore relevant books, primary sources, journal articles, and databases. The largest digitization project, "Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive & Transcription Project" at the University of Virginia is the major source of digitized primary source material on this subject.
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This is a list of some of the books available on or about the Salem witchcraft trials. See the suggested search terms on the left to search for more sources.
The online portal,"Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive & Transcription Project" is a rich resource for primary sources on or about the Salem witchcraft trials. Below are two specific components of the portal which might be of use.
This is a short list of relevant journal articles. Use the databases tab to search for more articles using keywords. Consider using the bibliographies and notes from relevant books and articles to discover more related journal articles.