Primary Sources Links

 

Primary Sources -- First Hand Evidence from the Time of the Event

American Memory A gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
Berkeley Digital Library Image Finder A quick and easy way to find  images from both SunSITE and other image archives.
A Chronology of US Historical Documents American documents from pre-colonial times to the present.
Conversations with History Distinguished men and women from all over the world discuss political, economic, military, legal, cultural, and social issues shaping our world. (1982-present)
Core documents of U.S. Democracy Direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents.
EyeWitness History through the eyes of those who lived it.
Great American Documents Twenty-nine major documents in constitutional history.
Great American Speeches 80 years of American polictical speeches arranged sequentially by era.
Historic American Sheet Music Project Access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.
The History Buff An historical reference of press coverage from the 16th to the 20th century.
Internet Movie Database Information on over 250,000 movies made since the dawn of cinema.
Library and Archival Expeditions on the Web A project of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
National Archives and Records Administration Includes American Originals, World War II posters, American documents such as the Constitution and others.
Old Magazine Articles.com Free archive of magazine and book content scanned in from the originals with all the original formatting.
Oral History Online! Oral histories from the UC Berkeley Regional Oral  History Office.
Picturing America A gallery from National Endowment for the Humanities featuring well-known American artworks for use with history lessons. Includes teacher plans.
Ready 'Net Go An archival "meta index," or index of archival indexes.
Repositories of Primary Sources A listing of over 5250 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
Resources for Research: Periodicals Magazines, newspapers, children's magazines, comics, pulp magazines, and other serial publications from the eighteenth century to the present.
Sam Reiss: Eyewitness to Labor History:1948-1975 Photographs covering a broad spectrum of subjects including civil rights, housing, education, children, etc.
Storycorps StoryCorps is a national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound.  The StoryCorps Archive is housed at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
SunSITE Digital Collections Links to over 30 text and image collections from around the world.
UNESCO Archives Portal An international gateway to information for archivists and archives users.
U.S. Historic Documents An extensive electronic library of American documents from the 15th century to the present.
The White House The official White House site.

Evaluating Primary Sources

Evaluating Primary Sources Tips for evaluating how well the version/reproduction /transcription  being used represents its original source.
How to Read a Primary Source From Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students.

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