History: Primary Resources

Transcriptions of documents related to law, history and diplomacy from 4000 BCE - present day. Includes documents from several countries.

This site provides access to transcriptions of documents of the U.S. Congress dating from 1774-1875. Includes Journals of the Continental Congress, Letters of Delegates to Congress, House and Senate Journals, Register of Debates and more.

Provides scanned images of over 7,000 advertisements printed in the United States and Canada between 1911 and 1955.

This site provides access to transcribed documents and historical maps that relate to American history. Links are in chronological order.

Scanned images, maps, sketches and more associated with the American Civil War.

Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this website offers access to documents, sound and video recordings, photographs, maps and sheet music that demonstrate life in the United States.

Hosted by the Library of Congress, this site allows you to search and view newspapers published between 1880-1922.

Provides transcriptions of important documents relating to U.S. history.

Provides access to images and transcripts of important documents relating to U.S. history and government, such as the Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, Presidential papers including inaugural speeches, and much more.

Primary Source materials related to the history of the southern region of the United States. Includes books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews and songs.

From the Wilson Center, this site provides links to primary source documents related to the Cold War.

The Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions. The series began in 1861 and now comprises more than 480 individual volumes. The Office of the Historian maintains a public website at history.state.gov, which provides in-depth information to the public on the history of U.S. relations with states around the world.

Provides data from the U.S. Census between 1790 and 1960.

Offers links to digitized primary source documents, including presidents' letters, explorers' journals, ships' logs, slave narratives and more.

Provides access to thousands of digitized images held at the New York Public Library. Examples of images include photographs, vintage posters, historical maps, illuminated manuscripts and more.

This site offers access to articles from the Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper, dated between November 1, 1860 and December 30, 1865.

Includes materials released by the Press Secretary of the White House. Same as print title.

Transcriptions of documents related to law, history and diplomacy from 4000 BCE - present day.

This site provides access to both primary and secondary source materials related to the history of Great Britain, from the medieval period through modern day.

A selection of parliamentary papers that can be accessed online for free.

A portal to scholarly websites that offer access to primary source materials related to European history.

Provides links to scanned images or transcriptions of primary source materials related to the history of the United Kingdom.

This site offers access to 600+ primary source materials related to the French Revolution. The site contains secondary source materials as well.

The 19th-Century British Pamphlets collection contains the most significant British pamphlets from the 19th-century held in UK research libraries. Pamphlets were an important means of public debate, covering the key political, social, technological, and environmental issues of their day. Click on Main URL to access the pamphlets.

A collection of links to several different digital archives including historical maps, scans of rare books, manuscripts, playbills, images and much more.

Offers written transcriptions and some audio files of holocaust survivors.

Provides access to text and image files associated with Connecticut and New England.

Includes scans of books from the Wellesley College Library, pre-1600s manuscripts, letters and postcards and more.

Transcripts of oral interviews conducted with seven major figures of the suffragist movement.

An exploration of women's impact on the economic life of the United States between 1800 and the Great Depression. Provides access to scanned images of manuscripts, pamphlets and photographs relating to women's role in the US economy.