1400-1950s
Primary sources for American Indian history in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Manuscripts, artwork and rare printed books from pre-contact through the mid-20th century.
Lost Letters of Medieval Life by These collections reprint letters and diary entries that have been previously published in books. Use the Browse Indexes to find references to specific historical or life events.
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1690-1923
Historical newspapers from every state in the U.S.
1732-1950
National and regional British newspapers representing different political and cultural views.
1603-1800
Newspapers, pamphlets, proclamations, and newsbooks from the British Library.
1672-1737
British newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets and broadsheets from the Bodleian Library.
1785-2019
The Times (London) newspaper.
Search for articles published in popular magazines and journals from different times in history.
1681-1920
Popular British periodicals mostly from the 19th century.
Collections of several types of primary sources curated around a topic or theme.
1400-1950s
Primary sources for American Indian history in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Manuscripts, artwork and rare printed books from pre-contact through the mid-20th century.
Classic works of French and Italian literature, non-fiction prose and technical writing.
Digitized collections of books published during different time periods.
1701-1800
Books on all subjects published in English between 1701 and 1800.
Good for: Finding primary source materials on exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and more.
Contains: Historical books, pamphlets, serials and other documents about North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Dates covered: 1500-1926
1639-1800
Complete books, pamphlets and broadsides published in North America before 1800.
On the web
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Reprinted in books
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sources
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