LibGuides: History: Find Primary Sources

Document Databases & Library Catalogs

African American Experience | ABC-CLIO This link opens in a new window
Investigate the African-American experience from its African origins to the present day.
American Indian Experience | ABC-CLIO This link opens in a new window
Search treaties, speeches, narratives, stories, maps, photos, video, and more.
History Study Center | ProQuest This link opens in a new window
A collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

History Study Center | ProQuest This link opens in a new window
A collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection | ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Newspapers.com North Carolina Collection. 3.5 million pages of digitized content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers.
Sanborn Maps North Carolina | ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970, provides access to large-scale maps of North Carolina towns and cities.

Internet Sites with Primary Documents | Bowling Green University Libraries
A collection of pages that include primary sources for the study of U.S. history from Bowling Green University Libraries.
Best of History Websites
Best of History Web Sites aims to provide quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented resources online in a wide range of categories and has been designed to benefit history teachers and their students; however, general history enthusiasts will benefit from the site as well. Ranked #1 by Google for history web sites, Best of History Web Sitesd receives upwards of 100,000 visitors per month.
History Hub
A research support community for everyone, including genealogists, historians, and citizen archivists.

Google Arts & Culture
Explore collections from around the world. Created by the Google Cultural Institute.
Best of History Websites
Best of History Web Sites aims to provide quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented resources online in a wide range of categories and has been designed to benefit history teachers and their students; however, general history enthusiasts will benefit from the site as well. Ranked #1 by Google for history web sites, Best of History Web Sitesd receives upwards of 100,000 visitors per month.
WWW-VL History Central Catalogue
Find primary sources and Web sites for countries around the world from the European University Institute
Internet History Sourcebooks | Fordham University
A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use. Primary sources are available here primarily for use in high-school and university/college courses.