Primary Source Documents

American Memory (Library of Congress)

• Digital archive of images, sound recordings, texts, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. Excellent primary source materials.
• Note:  Not an article database.

Harvard University Library Open Collections Program

• Digital archive of primary source documents including books, manuscripts, maps, photos, and texts on topics including working women at the turn of the century and immigration to the U.S.
• Note:  Not an article database.

Making of America Collection (1850-1877)

• Digital collection of primary source materials in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Includes primary source books and journal articles.
• Dates:  1850s-1900
• Note:  Not an article database.

New York Public Library Digital Gallery

• Contains over 685,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.
• Dates vary.
• Note:  Not an article database.

Our Documents

• One hundred milestone documents from American history, presented as facsimile page images, with introductions that provide historical context.  Maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.
• Documents from 1776 to 1965.
• Note:  Not an article database.

Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000

• Collections of primary source materials covering movements such as the Women's Suffrage Movement and the Guerrilla Girls. Also includes interpretive research essays on the documents.
• Dates:  1600-2000
• Note:  The subscription to this database is made possible by a gift from Saint Mary’s alumnae, Leslie Wilson ’76 and Jenni Wilson ’86.

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