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Primary source newspapers published from 1728 to the late 1990s. Includes thousands of titles from all 50 states.
Primary sources that document the relationships among peoples and the environment in North America from 1534 to 1850.
The lived experiences of 1,325 women shared in diaries and letters. The collection also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources included.
A tool that searches across many of Gale's databases containing British and American historical newspapers and other periodicals.
Primary sources telling the story of the rise and fall of empires over five centuries; from Columbus, Captain Cook, and others, right through to de-colonisation and modern debates over American Imperialism.
Primary source material from 18th & 19th century magazines and books, including eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of everyday life, editorial observations, advertisements, and genealogical records.
Citations for scanned books, journals, government publications, and other library materials. Full text for public domain and open access materials.
Primary sources providing a personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between the late 1700s and 1960.
Large primary source collection for the study of women's history, with over 4,000 books, pamphlets, and periodicals spanning four centuries and 15 languages.
Books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities. Updated quarterly.
The most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.
Images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.
Not every one of the above materials is always a primary source; each item must be considered individually.
When doing historical research, it is important to distinguish between primary and secondary sources:
"Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented. Often these sources are created at the time when the events or conditions are occurring, but primary sources can also include autobiographies, memoirs, and oral histories recorded later. Primary sources are characterized by their content, regardless of whether they are available in original format, in microfilm/microfiche, in digital format, or in published format." (What Are Primary Sources? Yale University)
Secondary sources are written by someone who was not present during the event or condition under discussion. Authors of secondary sources use primary sources or other secondary sources to gather their information.