Department of History

Primary source material in American history. Includes historical periodicals and books, with eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records

Provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers. Includes African American Newspapers, 1835-1956. For best results, "view full page" OR "view article." Download the PDF and then open.

Full text of historical American periodicals collected by the American Antiquarian Society. Covers a wide range of topics including agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, politics, as well as other aspects of American society from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century.

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Provides access to papers concerning English activities in the American, Canadian, and West Indian colonies between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Integrates two research tools as one service: Collection CO 1 from The National Archives (full name: Privy Council and related bodies: America and West Indies, Colonial Papers); and Calendar of State Papers, Colonial: North America and the West Indies 1574-1739.

Books, pamphlets, and broadsides published during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Eighteenth Century Collection provides access to the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 33 million pages, the product allows researchers access to information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.

Correspondence and other writings of six major shapers of the United States, namely George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison. Includes over 119,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the Founding Fathers Papers projects

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Documents from 1750-1950 collected by the American Antiquarian Society.

Full-text of letters and diaries of 1,325 women who lived in North America before 1960.

Primary source material in American history. Includes historical periodicals and books, with eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records

Provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers. Includes African American Newspapers, 1835-1956. For best results, "view full page" OR "view article." Download the PDF and then open.

Full text of historical American periodicals collected by the American Antiquarian Society. Covers a wide range of topics including agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, politics, as well as other aspects of American society from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century.

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Books, pamphlets, and broadsides published during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Original source documents with an emphasis on military records and stories. Includes: History and genealogy archives -- African American archives -- Holocaust archives -- Native American archives -- Revolutionary War archives -- U.S. Bureau of Investigation case file archives -- World War II archives.

Correspondence and other writings of six major shapers of the United States, namely George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison. Includes over 119,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the Founding Fathers Papers projects

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Documents from 1750-1950 collected by the American Antiquarian Society.

Full-text of letters and diaries of 1,325 women who lived in North America before 1960.

Developed in conjunction with the New York Historical Society, this collection offers access to Orderly Books found nowhere else and contains handwritten volumes documenting military orders, movements and engagements by brigade, regiment, company and other specific military units between 1748 and 1817. The content in Orderly Books provides detailed accounts of troops' daily lives, documenting everything from court martial cases to the price of necessities charged by locals. Orderly Books provides historically valuable information about soldiers' lives. NOTE: BEST ACCESSED THROUGH CHROME.

Contains publications of original digital scholarship along with newly digitized critical and documentary editions in the humanities and social sciences. The collection combines the originality, intellectual rigor, and scholarly value of traditional peer-reviewed university press publishing with thoughtful technological innovation designed for scholars and students. Includes the full American Founding Era Collection.

Eight Centuries is a database covering source material dating from 1106 until 1960, aggregating indexes, catalogs, collections, and other finding aids. 8C provides access to articles, newspapers, books, U.S. patents, government documents, and images, with links to full-text where available.

Searchable database containing digital facsimile images of newspapers; presented as full page layout as well as single articles; advertisements and illustrations included. Includes numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.

Primary source material in American history. Includes historical periodicals and books, with eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records

Provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers. Includes African American Newspapers, 1835-1956. For best results, "view full page" OR "view article." Download the PDF and then open.

Full text of historical American periodicals collected by the American Antiquarian Society. Covers a wide range of topics including agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, politics, as well as other aspects of American society from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century.

Search or browse U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838, including 1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress, 2nd Session.

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Books, pamphlets, and broadsides published during the early 19th century.

The Eighteenth Century Collection provides access to the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 33 million pages, the product allows researchers access to information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more.

Correspondence and other writings of six major shapers of the United States, namely George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison. Includes over 119,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the Founding Fathers Papers projects

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Documents from 1750-1950 collected by the American Antiquarian Society.

Full text collection of letters, diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives by immigrants to the U.S. and Canada from 1800-1950.

Full-text of letters and diaries of 1,325 women who lived in North America before 1960.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Contains publications of original digital scholarship along with newly digitized critical and documentary editions in the humanities and social sciences. The collection combines the originality, intellectual rigor, and scholarly value of traditional peer-reviewed university press publishing with thoughtful technological innovation designed for scholars and students. Includes the full American Founding Era Collection.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Contains the world's most comprehensive online collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners—many who later became judges and associates of the Supreme Court itself. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements, and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society, and government, as well as practicing attorneys.

Eight Centuries is a database covering source material dating from 1106 until 1960, aggregating indexes, catalogs, collections, and other finding aids. 8C provides access to articles, newspapers, books, U.S. patents, government documents, and images, with links to full-text where available.

Searchable database containing digital facsimile images of newspapers; presented as full page layout as well as single articles; advertisements and illustrations included. Includes numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.

Primary source material in American history. Includes historical periodicals and books, with eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records

Provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers. Includes African American Newspapers, 1835-1956. For best results, "view full page" OR "view article." Download the PDF and then open.

Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes over 1,700 journals from as far back as 1910. Additionally, it provides full-text coverage of more than 200 journals and nearly 100 books.

Full text of historical American periodicals collected by the American Antiquarian Society. Covers a wide range of topics including agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, politics, as well as other aspects of American society from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century.

Provides access to an extensive range of diaries, letters, and memoirs of persons somehow involved in the American Civil War.

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Documents from 1750-1950 collected by the American Antiquarian Society.

Full text collection of letters, diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives by immigrants to the U.S. and Canada from 1800-1950.

Full-text of letters and diaries of 1,325 women who lived in North America before 1960.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Contains the world's most comprehensive online collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners—many who later became judges and associates of the Supreme Court itself. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements, and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society, and government, as well as practicing attorneys.

Primary sources (correspondence, orders, reports, and returns) generated during the course of the Civil War.

Eight Centuries is a database covering source material dating from 1106 until 1960, aggregating indexes, catalogs, collections, and other finding aids. 8C provides access to articles, newspapers, books, U.S. patents, government documents, and images, with links to full-text where available.

Searchable database containing digital facsimile images of newspapers; presented as full page layout as well as single articles; advertisements and illustrations included. Includes numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.

Primary source material in American history. Includes historical periodicals and books, with eyewitness accounts of historical events, descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records

Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes over 1,700 journals from as far back as 1910. Additionally, it provides full-text coverage of more than 200 journals and nearly 100 books.

Full text of historical American periodicals collected by the American Antiquarian Society. Covers a wide range of topics including agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, politics, as well as other aspects of American society from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century.

Original manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources about the American West.

Collections of original sources reproduced from various libraries and archives. Federal response to radicalism in the 1960s -- Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 -- Foreign relations between Latin America and the Caribbean states, 1930-1944 -- JFKs foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963 -- Records of the Persian Gulf War -- Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China relations, 1989-1993.
Conditions and Politics in Occucpied Wester Europe, 1940-1945 Resources
East Germany from Stalinization to the New Economic Policy, 1950-1963
Economy and War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944
Federal Response to Radicalism I the 1960s

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Original source documents with an emphasis on military records and stories. Includes: History and genealogy archives -- African American archives -- Holocaust archives -- Native American archives -- Revolutionary War archives -- U.S. Bureau of Investigation case file archives -- World War II archives.

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Documents from 1750-1950 collected by the American Antiquarian Society.

Full text collection of letters, diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives by immigrants to the U.S. and Canada from 1800-1950.

Full-text of letters and diaries of 1,325 women who lived in North America before 1960.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Contains the world's most comprehensive online collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners—many who later became judges and associates of the Supreme Court itself. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements, and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society, and government, as well as practicing attorneys.

Collections of original sources reproduced from various libraries and archives. Federal response to radicalism in the 1960s -- Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 -- Foreign relations between Latin America and the Caribbean states, 1930-1944 -- JFKs foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963 -- Records of the Persian Gulf War -- Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China relations, 1989-1993.
Conditions and Politics in Occucpied Wester Europe, 1940-1945 Resources
East Germany from Stalinization to the New Economic Policy, 1950-1963
Economy and War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944
Federal Response to Radicalism I the 1960s

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Contains declassified government documents covering U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Original source documents with an emphasis on military records and stories. Includes: History and genealogy archives -- African American archives -- Holocaust archives -- Native American archives -- Revolutionary War archives -- U.S. Bureau of Investigation case file archives -- World War II archives.

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Documents from 1750-1950 collected by the American Antiquarian Society.

Full text collection of letters, diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives by immigrants to the U.S. and Canada from 1800-1950.

Full-text of letters and diaries of 1,325 women who lived in North America before 1960.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Contains the world's most comprehensive online collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners—many who later became judges and associates of the Supreme Court itself. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements, and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society, and government, as well as practicing attorneys.

Documents including charity and international relief reports, pamphlets, photographs, and press cuttings, along with interpretative essays.

Documents on foreign policy issues ranging from the Vietnam War and Paris Peace talks, to Nixon's China visit in 1972 and US relations with the Middle East. There is also material on social conditions, domestic reforms, trade, culture and the environment.

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Database of declassified material provided via US presidential libraries, most covering the years following World War II onward.

Contains declassified government documents covering U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Contains declassified government documents covering U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Original source documents with an emphasis on military records and stories. Includes: History and genealogy archives -- African American archives -- Holocaust archives -- Native American archives -- Revolutionary War archives -- U.S. Bureau of Investigation case file archives -- World War II archives.

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Documents from 1750-1950 collected by the American Antiquarian Society.

Full text collection of letters, diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives by immigrants to the U.S. and Canada from 1800-1950.

Full-text of letters and diaries of 1,325 women who lived in North America before 1960.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Contains the world's most comprehensive online collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners—many who later became judges and associates of the Supreme Court itself. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements, and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society, and government, as well as practicing attorneys.

Collections of original sources reproduced from various libraries and archives. Federal response to radicalism in the 1960s -- Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 -- Foreign relations between Latin America and the Caribbean states, 1930-1944 -- JFKs foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963 -- Records of the Persian Gulf War -- Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China relations, 1989-1993.
Conditions and Politics in Occucpied Wester Europe, 1940-1945 Resources
East Germany from Stalinization to the New Economic Policy, 1950-1963
Economy and War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944
Federal Response to Radicalism I the 1960s

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Database of declassified material provided via US presidential libraries, most covering the years following World War II onward.

Contains declassified government documents covering U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Black Freedom Struggle 20th Century contains:
--Black freedom struggle 20th C. including Federal Government Records and Organizational records.
--NAACP Papers including archival materials, including major speeches, staff files, majors campaigns, to name a portion.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Contains the world's most comprehensive online collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners—many who later became judges and associates of the Supreme Court itself. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements, and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society, and government, as well as practicing attorneys.

Collections of original sources reproduced from various libraries and archives. Federal response to radicalism in the 1960s -- Federal surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 -- Foreign relations between Latin America and the Caribbean states, 1930-1944 -- JFKs foreign affairs and international crises, 1961-1963 -- Records of the Persian Gulf War -- Tiananmen Square and U.S.-China relations, 1989-1993.
Conditions and Politics in Occucpied Wester Europe, 1940-1945 Resources
East Germany from Stalinization to the New Economic Policy, 1950-1963
Economy and War in the Third Reich, 1933-1944
Federal Response to Radicalism I the 1960s

This collection consists of over 300 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. The volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.

Contains declassified government documents covering U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Issues & Controversies in History delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.

Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1995 onward. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.

Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.