Other Andersen Library databases are also useful for finding specific types of primary source materials. Not all of the materials in these databases is primary. Evaluate carefully before using.
Letters and diaries detail the personal experiences of 1,000+ British and Irish women writing from 1500-1900, all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, and many geographical regions.
Access provided by UW Madison.
Primary sources that document the relationships among peoples and the environment in North America from 1534 to 1850.
The collection focuses on personal accounts and provides unique perspectives from all of the protagonists, including traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native peoples, and officials, both men and women.
Full text primary source documents, letters, photographs, cartoons, and government sources, along with video interviews and twenty-five critical documentary essays, covering America from 1865-1900.
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.
Manuals, textbooks, etiquette guides, self-help books, instructional pamphlets, and how-to books describing American attitudes towards family dynamics, gender roles, sexual relationships, and race relations.
