Research Guides: History 202: Doing History: Digital Primary Source Collections

Digital Primary Source Collections

This is small selection of our digital priamry source collections. Please see the US History, British and Irish History, and Primary Sources guides for more options.

Adam Matthew Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
Complete Adam Matthew digital products (primary resources) ranging from African American Communities to World's Fairs.
Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922 This link opens in a new window
Online collection of texts related to African American history from the Library Company of Philadelphia.
American Indian Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Indigenous journalism from communities in the United States and Canada, 1828 to 2016.
Archive of Americana This link opens in a new window
Combined access to six databases containing full text of historical American books, newspapers & periodicals.
Archives Unbound This link opens in a new window
Gateway to a variety of subject specific digital microfilm collections.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Collection of 18th century books, pamphlets, broadsides, etc. published in the UK.
FBIS: Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports This link opens in a new window
Provides CIA translations of newswires and broadcast services from around the world in full-text from 1941-1996.

Gerritsen Collection: Women's History Online (1543-1945)
A rich collection of digitized texts relating to women's history worldwide. (UM only)

Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life This link opens in a new window
Digital archive of articles published by interned Japanese-Americans between 1942 and 1945.

Making of the Modern World (1450-1945)
Full-text of more than 70,000 books, published from 1450-1945, with a focus on economics in the broadest sense. Topics covered include agriculture, commerce, finance, manufacturing, politics, slavery, social conditions, trade, and transportation. (UM only)
Old Bailey Online

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Includes bills, laws, Congressional publications, hearings, reports, Congressional Record, CRS Reports and executive agency documents.
ProQuest History Vault This link opens in a new window
Primary sources for 19th and 20th century U.S. history.

Slavery and Anti-Slavery This link opens in a new window
Includes newpapers, books and manuscripts from US and European archives on slavery.

World Digital Library
WDL includes significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world, including manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, and architectural drawings.
KKK Hearings