Middle School/Upper School Research: Primary Sources

100 milestone documents of American History, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration

This archive includes more than 2 million pages of primary resource materials from the records of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The records focus on civil rights, race, gender, and issues relating to the U.S. Supreme Court. The collection includes: legal briefs, newspapers, internal memoranda, client correspondence, and committee reports.

Hosted by Yale Law School- a vast collection of documents on law, history, and diplomacy, organized by century.

The CMS Archive consists of more than 100 collections that document the immigrant experience in North America from the mid-19th to the 21st century.

Over 50 archival collections documenting the Native American experience from institutions such as the Library of Congress, the Association on American Indian Archives, and the U.S. National Archives. These digitized primary sources include manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, and photographs.

Organized around thirteen defining migration narratives over 400 years of African American history, this resource makes available 16,000 pages of text, 8,300 illustrations, and more than 60 map, as well as secondary sources.

Hosted by Fordham University- a comprehensive collection of primary sources, organized by era and then topic.

A vast array of photographs, letters, songs, drawings, documents, and more-- throughout the span of American history. Archives are organized by topic.

A collection of Early American journals, monographs, and other documents from Cornell University

Primary source collections of the long nineteenth century, across the world

A multimedia judicial archive of the Supreme Court of the United States.

An online search that covers all digitized records and online images from the Smithsonian

A digital archive of formerly classified documents from across the globe, providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy

Digital archive of the Freedmen's Bureau, including labor records, marriage records, and death records.

Accessible at NYPL branches- thousands of fully searchable images (alongside transcriptions) of monographs, pamphlets, periodicals, and broadsides addressing political, social, and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes. It emphasizes conduct of life and domestic management literature, and contrasts in regional, rural, and urban cultures.

Available at branch libraries- Primary source collection of congressional documents, including hearings on all aspects of U.S. social, economic, and political history.

Accessible at branch libraries- This resource provides a core collection of primary and secondary resources in Black Studies, including full-text articles, book chapters, dissertations, reference materials, timelines, images and multimedia.

Hosted by Yale Law School- a vast collection of documents on law, history, and diplomacy, organized by century.

A vast index of primary sources collections, organized by time, topic, or country. Users can also select language preferences.

Hosted by Brigham Young University- a collection of primary source documents from Western Europe, organized by country and then topic/era.

Explore more than 57 million artworks, books, films and music from European museums, galleries, libraries and archives. Explore by type of source, topic or time period.

An open-access collaboration between Stanford University Libraries and Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Hosted by Fordham University- a comprehensive collection of primary sources, organized by era and then topic.

Primary source collections of the long nineteenth century, across the world

A digital archive of formerly classified documents from across the globe, providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy

Hosted by Princeton University, a digital archive containing pamphlets, flyers, leaflets, brochures, posters, stickers, and postcards.

A comprehensive database of primary sources on the history of science in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Hosted by Fordham University- a comprehensive collection of primary sources, organized by era and then topic.

Latin American Network Information Center Archives

Hosted by University of California Berkeley, a wealth of primary sources on Latin America in general, and then tabs for Central America, Caribbean, and South America

This site hosts a database of listings that provide links to open access digitized collections of primary sources that relate to Latin America and the Caribbean, searchable by country, collection, or type.

A digital archive of formerly classified documents from across the globe, providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy

The World Digital Library (WDL) is a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, carried out with the support of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), and in cooperation with libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from around the world.
The WDL makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures.

Digitized archive from 1951-2005.

Hosted by Bowling Green State University, a treasure trove of historical newspapers from all over the world, by country. within continent tabs.

The complete archive of The New York Times can now be searched from NYTimes.com — more than 13 million articles total.

Students have access via our school's NY Times Group Pass. Set up your subscription at nytimes.com/grouppass

Hosted by University of Chicago- a collection of links to images, maps, documents, and reference articles about South Asia, past and present.

Browsable archives of University of Wisconsin- images that document early 20th century China

From Harvard's digital archive- late 19th and early 20th century illustrations offer insight into European perspectives on the colonial experience.

Hosted by Fordham University, a comprehensive collection of primary sources, organized by topic.

Hosted by Harvard- A multi-disciplinary digital collection of Islamic manuscripts, published texts, and maps.

Digital collections of the National Diet Library of Japan, organized by era.

Manuscript and photograph repository dedicated to Asian and Middle Eastern art, archaeology and culture.

A digital archive of formerly classified documents from across the globe, providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy

The World Digital Library (WDL) is a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, carried out with the support of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), and in cooperation with libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from around the world.
The WDL makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures.

A digital collection of items related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, pre-genocide history and post-genocide reconstruction processes.

Hosted by Northwestern University, this site features digital copies of 113 antique maps of Africa and accompanying text dating from the mid 16th Century to the early 20th Century.

One of the largest and most comprehensive independent archives in Southern Africa, housing over 3300 collections of historical, political and cultural importance, encompass the mid 17th Century to the Present.

From Harvard's digital archive- late 19th and early 20th century illustrations offer insight into European perspectives on the colonial experience.

Hosted by Fordham University- a comprehensive collection of primary sources, organized by era and then topic.

Hosted by Harvard- A multi-disciplinary digital collection of Islamic manuscripts, published texts, and maps.

Hosted by Yale University Library, approximately 5000 pictures of African art published before 1921.

An independent human rights archive dedicated to documenting, supporting and promoting greater awareness of past and contemporary struggles for justice through archival practices and outreach, and the utilisation of access to information laws.

A digital archive of formerly classified documents from across the globe, providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy

The World Digital Library (WDL) is a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, carried out with the support of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), and in cooperation with libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from around the world.
The WDL makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures.