Glendora Citrus Association, early 1900s, showing packing-house workers and orange crates

HIST 139 students resources and strategies for accessing scholarly sources in order to effectively research a topic in California history.

Key Research Essay Requirements

• 6-8 pages with a clear thesis identifying an argument about some aspect of California history.

• MLA or Chicago (works cited or bibliography) style  format featuring five scholarly or primary sources (books are articles).

• Locate and cite at least two primary sources.

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