American History, 1493-1945 A collection of primary source documents that cover American history from the early settlers up until the end of World War II.
Category: Primary Sources
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States A curated selection of primary sources for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans.
New York Slavery Records Index
New York Slavery Records Index Compiled by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, this is a publicly searchable compilation of records that identify individual enslaved persons and their owners, beginning as early as 1525 and ending during the Civil Read More …
In Her Own Right: Women Asserting their Civil Rights, 1820-1920
In Her Own Right: Women Asserting their Civil Rights, 1820-1920 Highlights the groundwork for women’s suffrage in the Philadelphia area through digitized materials from the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL).
Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive
Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive Primary source collection of the slavery system from the 16th through the 19th centuries.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online
Nineteenth Century Collections Online Primary source collection between 1801 and 1900.
Making of the Modern World
The Making of the Modern World Digital images of unique primary sources that track the development of the modern, western world.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online Books, pamphlets, essays, and broadsides primarily published in the United Kingdom during the 18th century.
Black Thought and Culture
Black Thought and Culture Covers the non-fiction work of leading African Americans, from Colonial times to the present.