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Quest for Reliable Sources: Your Turn

You Decide

You have been assigned a research project concerning Fred Harvey, the man behind The Harvey Houses. The first Harvey House opened in Topeka. As the company grew, it had a major impact on a major impact on the settlement of the western part of the United States. Your professor says you can use scholarly articles, government resources, and primary sources for the project. Evaluate the following and decide what you will use.

 1. http://www.harveyhouses.net/ 

2. http://www.swanet.org/2007_pecos_conference/misc_articles/1989_Weigle.pdf 

3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen_Brown31/publication/222933028_Archeological_benchmarking_Fred_Harvey_and_the_service_profit_chain_Circa_1876/links/566067f108aebae678aa0ff7.pdf

4. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-contributor/2016/08/09/what-remains-fred-harvey-legacy-arizona/88434080/

5. https://thecavenderdiary.com/2014/05/08/thank-you-fred-harvey/

6. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/27753707

7. https://bakeru.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=17621906&site=ehost-live

8. https://bakeru.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=85194678&site=ehost-live

9. https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/fred-harvey/15507

10. http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/architecture/0011.colter.html

11. https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/fred-harvey-man-who-civilized-west 

12. https://c100.org/resources/dissertations/brandt_necessary_guidance_2011.pdf