Primary Sources can be many things as the list above suggests. Many websites called digital collections or digital archives contain primary sources.
The resources listed below are available either through Badgerlink or for free, and are good places to begin your research before your library visit. Additional primary and secondary resources will be available to you when you visit Andersen Library.
A collection of primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.
New platform. Please see American Memory: Remaining Collections for those that have not migrated.
History Reference Center may include a search limiter for primary source materials or other publication types that may be primary sources. Look carefully in the advanced search features of databases to take advantage of these features.
You still need to be the final judge! Is the document you select truly a primary source? If you aren't sure, review the information in the What Are Primary Sources? information box on the left side of this page, or ask a teacher or librarian for assistance.
Full text for more than 2,500 reference books, encyclopedias, books, and articles from nearly 170 history periodicals. Can also use their browseable interface here .
Search 170+ periodicals written by and about African Americans. Published from 1825-1995, the publications include academic and political journals, magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations' bulletins, annual reports, and other genres.