HIST 388 1003, Great Personalities: Abraham Lincoln (Green): Primary source databases

Good for: Evidence about the lives of African Americans in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Contains: Government records of individuals including military service records, court documents, and emancipation and manumission papers.

Dates covered: 1792-1941.

Good for: Studying African American communities in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and North Carolina.

Contains: Primary sources.

Dates covered: 1860s-1980s.

Good for: Finding primary source records of Native American and indigenous groups in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Contains: Manuscripts, artwork, and rare printed books.

Dates covered: 1400-1950s.

Good for: Scholarly articles, reference and historical sources for Black Studies.

Contains: Journal articles, historical newspapers, and essays.

Good for: Exploring the socio-cultural history of the United States in the 19th century through children's literature.

Contains: Rare books, games, ephemera, and artwork.

Dates covered: 1790s-1930s.

Good for: History of 19th century New York City.

Contains: Community histories, atlases, and other primary sources.

Dates covered: 1801-1900.

Good for: Exploring American Jewish history through organizational records and archival collections. 

Contains: Archival collections from the American Jewish Historical Society in New York. 

Dates covered: 1654-1954.

Good for: Studying the works of Hispanic-American writers and activists.

Contains: Primary sources.

Dates covered: 1800-1960.

Good for: Evidence of the relationship between the U.S. government and Native American individuals and communities.

Contains: Treaties, correspondence, photos, census rolls, Dawes packets, and enrollment cards.

Dates covered: 1792-1940.

Good for: Researching the trade in enslaved people in America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Cuba using material examining European, Islamic, and African involvement in the slave trade. 

Contains: Case studies and primary source documents. 

Dates covered: 1490-2007.

Good for: Evidence of changing views about gender, themed around conduct, domesticity, consumption and leisure, education, and the body.

Contains: Primary sources like correspondence, advice literature, periodicals, ephemera and government documents.

Dates covered: 1500s-1920.

Good for: Studying American social, cultural, and popular history in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Contains: Primary sources like periodicals, pamphlets and books.

Dates covered: 1800-1920.

Good for: Studying the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations, like women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, family and the body. 

Contains: Primary sources like personal papers, diaries, and organizational records. 

Dates covered: 1800-present.

Good for: Gaining an in-depth look at the women's suffrage movement in the US. 

Contains: Newspaper collections. 

Dates covered: 1849-1913.

Good for: Documents recording the experiences of colonized women.

Contains: Primary sources.

Dates covered: 1820-present.

Good for: Studying women's reform activities.

Contains: Books, images, historical documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies.

Dates covered: 1600-2000.

Good for: Examining primary sources collected to document the history of the American West.

Contains: Pamphlets, maps, books, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources.

Dates covered: 1830-1939.

Good for: Studying European colonization in North America, Africa, and Australasia.

Contains: Primary sources like expedition records, letters, diaries, and government records.

Dates covered: 1650-1920.

Good for: Studying the history of tourism. 

Contains: Archival material from Thomas Cook travel agency. 

Dates covered: 1850-1980.

Good for: Studying migration from Great Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and Asia to the New World and Australasia. 

Contains: Personal accounts, correspondence, maps, plans, and photos. 

Dates covered: 1800-1924.

Good for: Exploring travel writing and its history.

Contains: Manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, drawings, guidebooks, and photographs.

Dates covered: 1818-1974.

Good for: Searching historical product catalogs and exploring advertising and marketing campaigns.

Contains: Archival records of ad agencies, marketing campaigns and catalogs.

Dates covered: 1850-1990s.

Good for: Exploring the evolution of food and drink.

Contains: Cookbooks, advertising ephemera, government reports, films, and other primary sources.

Dates covered: 9th century-2015.

Good for: Examining primary sources that tell the story of global trade in chocolate, coffee, cotton, fur, opium, oil, porcelain, silver and gold, spices, sugar, tea, timber, tobacco, wheat, and wine and spirits. 

Contains: Archival collections.

Dates covered: 1500-present.

Good for: Studying consumer advertising, marketing, and life in America.

Contains: Catalogs, price lists, and brochures.

Dates covered: 1850-1950.

Good for: Finding primary sources related to popular entertainment in America, Britain, and Europe. 

Contains: Books, posters, scrapbooks, and optical toys. 

Dates covered: 1779-1930.

Good for: Primary sources collected from world's fairs, exhibitions, and expos.

Contains: Official records, monographs, publicity, artwork, and artifacts.

Dates covered: 1851-2000s.

Good for: Studying historical medical advances during warfare. 

Contains: Primary sources.

Dates covered: 1850s-1930s.

Good for: Exploring the industry around 19th-century American commercial health products.

Contains: Advertising pamphlets, trade cards, posters, and promotional work.

Dates covered: 1800-1900.

Good for: Exploring primary sources related to American history from the earliest settlers to the mid-twentieth century.

Contains: Archival collections of correspondence, diaries, government documents, business records, books, pamphlets, newspapers, broadsides, photographs, artwork, and maps.

Dates covered: 1493-1945.

Good for: Exploring 19th-century controversies through published advice and opinions.

Contains: Pamphlets.

Dates covered: 1820-1922.