History Databases
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ABC-CLIO American History
Over 20,000 primary & secondary sources from early colonial settlement to slave narratives to the pandemic. -
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I - XV
Thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed journals. -
ProjectMUSE
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences.
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East & South Asia Database
Journals locally published in various East Asian and South Asian countries. -
History Reference Center
Articles on the history of Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East.
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Academic Search Complete
Peer-reviewed journals on every subject. You can search all EBSCO databases or choose one.
Primary Sources Online
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In Our Library's Primo SearchSearch our library for our holdings of primary sources, such as letters, works, or papers of famous people.
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The National Archives of the United States of America Public-access primary sources.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryLarge archive of historical sources.
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Fordham's Primary Source DatabaseFordham University's primary source database on history and religion.
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Shaping the Constitution Primary SourcesPrimary sources related to the formation of American government.
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Documenting the American SouthA free online database sponsored by University of North Carolina.
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Virginia Document BankFree online archive of historical documents including war posters, context for documents, and a lot more.
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Regent's Special CollectionsExplore our Regent Special Collections, which are unique archives of documents & films. Ask a librarian for access.
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Stanford History Education GroupPrimary sources and lesson plans to go with them for teaching history.
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Project GutenbergA primary source database on the internet, holding many historical books that are no longer protected by copyright.
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Cornell's Legal Information InstituteFree database of law texts.
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Yale's Avalon Law DatabaseFree database of the text of historical laws, such as Magna Carta and more modern ones.
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Hathi TrustHuge collection of historical primary sources including books, magazines, journals, and more.
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Internet ArchiveVast collection of books & more. Plus, the "wayback machine" of archived webpages from the past.
Primary Source Databases
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Newspapers & MagazinesHow to find news articles through the library.
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American Historical Periodicals (Gale Primary Sources)
American primary source documents from newspapers and magazines. -
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale Primary Sources)
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The Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2015 (Gale Primary Sources)
The Economist magazine.
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ATLA Historical Monographs Collection (All Series)Historical documents relating to religion, 13th-20th centuries.
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Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts
Full-text of principal works by Protestant writers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Classic Sermon Index
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Provides free access to a wide variety of Christian classics.
Reference (Quick Information)
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CredoReference
Over 1000 assorted reference sources.
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Oxford Reference Online
Full-text of Oxford Encyclopedias.
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ATLA Historical Monographs Collection (All Series)Primary sources showing religious thought, 13th-20th centuries.
Streaming Video Collections
History Teaching & Jobs
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Stanford History Education GroupGreat for teachers! This site provides free, interesting history lessons based on primary sources.
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Library of Congress Primary Sources for TeachingLesson plans and primary sources to use in the classroom.
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Job Ideas & Graduate Programs for History MajorsExplore jobs and graduate school ideas.