LibGuides: History: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

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Bentley Historical Library
University of Michigan's archives that collected documents on Michigan History and University of Michigan history.
Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal
Digitized versions of newspapers published throughout Michigan history.
Detroit Historical Society Online Collection
Materials including images, letters, and objects from Detroit archival collections.
Detroit '67 Oral History Archive
Detroit Historical Society’s online archive of oral and written history representing diverse perspectives of the 1967 Detroit Rebellion.
Detroit Public Library Digital Collections
Multiple collections related to Detroit history.
Michiganology
Digitized materials related to Michigan history and genealogy.
Walter P. Reuther Library
Wayne State University's collection of materials related to the development of the American Labor Movement.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Access to historic programs of publicly funded radio and television across America.
Avalon Project
Yale Law School's collection of documents in law, history, and diplomacy.
Chronicling America
Library of Congress collection of historic American newspapers.
Civil Rights Digital Library
Collections used to help promote an enhanced understanding of the Civil Rights Movement.
Digital Public Library of America
One-stop discovery experience of materials from cultural institutions across America.
GBH Open Vault
Access to unique and historically important content produced by GBH, a U.S. public broadcast producer.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Archival collection that covers 500 years of American history.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Collects digital materials related to U.S. and world history.
Making of America
University of Michigan's collection of materials in American social history of the antebellum through Reconstruction.
National Archives Online Exhibits
Exhibits that collect primary source documents relating to U.S. history.
National Library of Medicine Digital Collections
Collects materials relating to medical history and modern public health research.
New York Public Library Digital Collections
Collects manuscripts, photographs, and other primary source materials related to New York state history.
Presidential Libraries
List of Presidential Libraries that house primary documents from respective President's life and time in office.
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Digital Collections
Digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera from the Smithsonian Institute.
World Digital Library
Collects manuscripts and materials from around the world dated from 8000 BCE-2000.

Bodleian Library Digital Collections
Collects materials on the history of England.
Euro Docs
Collects materials on European history.
EuroDocs
Collects materials on European history, in original languages.
Internet Archive
Non-profit library of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University's collection of public domain historical texts.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Fordham University's collection of public domain modern historical texts.
TransAtlantic Slave Trade Database
Digitized manuscripts and photographs related to slave trading.
UofM Library Image Collections
Digital collection of images in Art, Art History, Archaeology, Natural History, etc.