Primary Materials on the Web
Full-text documents including diaries and interviews, treaties, speeches, papers, and photographs are increasingly being put on the web. Some of the most prominent sites are linked here. Some worldwide coverage but predominant focus is on the United States.
American Memory: Historical
Collections for the National Digital Library
Broad range of materials from the Library of Congress
collections including African-American pamphlets, Civil War
photographs, documents from the Women's Suffrage Movement, Indian
treaties, and much more.
Documenting the American South:
The Southern Experience in 19th Century America
19th century diaries and first person narratives;
particularly rich on primary materials related to slavery.
Fourth World Documentation Project
(Center for World Indigenous Studies)
Includes primary documents, treaties, and addresses of Fourth World
peoples' struggles from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Making of America (MOA)
Primary materials from the University of Michigan;
strongest in American history, education, psychology, sociology,
religion, and science and technology. The collection contains
approximately 1,600 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th
century imprints.
Milestone
Historic Events
Original documents from 18th century America.
Native American Constitution and Law Digitization
Project
Full texts of selected legal documents including Constitutions,
Tribal Codes, Charters, Indian Land Titles, and summaries of recent
US Supreme Court cases that have involved or affected Native Americans.
Native American Documents
Project
Focuses on 19th century documents about the history
of federal policy concerning native peoples.
Oneida Indian Nation Treaties
Project
Oneida Indian Nation's collection of 18th century documents.
Women's Studies: Archives, Museums, and
Galleries
Archival materials for women's history.
Other web-based initiatives to provide greater accessibility to archival materials include the The American Heritage Virtual Archive Project which is creating a database of browsable Finding Aids to collections held at major research libraries. You can also search the RLIN Archives and Manuscript Catalog (AMC) online from the Library of Congress National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collection (NUCMC) Home Page to locate other sources for primary materials.
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