Suggested Library Databases (Mostly Primary Sources)
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 and Caribbean History & Culture, 1535-1920 This link opens in a new window
Contains virtually every book, pamphlet, and broadside published in the American colonies or the United States between 1639 and 1920.
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ProQuest Civil War Era This link opens in a new windowCovers a vast range of topics including the formative economic factors and other forces that led to the abolitionist movement, the 600,000 battle casualties, and the emancipation of nearly 4 million slaves. 1840-1865.
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Civil War Primary Source Documents This link opens in a new window
“Drawn from the holdings of the New-York Historical Society, this database contains letters, diaries, administrative records, photographs and illustrations relating to the Civil War. Presents both Northern and Southern perspectives. Highlights include soldiers’ diaries chronicling daily life and experiences as prisoners of war, Union Defence Committee records, and Confederate Army records.” (Ebsco). 1861-1865
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Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new window
Primary sources on slavery in four parts: Debates over Slavery and Abolition, Slave Trade in the Atlantic World, Institution of Slavery, and Age of Emancipation. 1490-1896.
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Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 This link opens in a new window
Primary source material on the cultural change between 1950-1975. Rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest, fashion, civil rights, Vietnam, student activism, and underground publications.
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Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 This link opens in a new window
Covers themes such as civil rights, counter culture, left movements, right movements, sexual revolution, student activism, and the Vietnam War. 1960 to 1974.
