Primary Source Databases
The complete list of library databases that contain primary sources, including descriptions, is here: Primary Source Databases
Below is a select list; see also the recommendations in other subject guides, which you can access here: Library Guides by Subject
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AM Digital Archives Collection (formerly Adam Matthew) This link opens in a new window
Publishes primary source collections from archives around the world.
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American Civil War: Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new windowMore than 1000 sources of diaries, letters, and memoirs
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Les Archives de littérature du Moyen ÂgeBibliographies of authors and works from the Middle Ages.
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C19: The Nineteenth Century Index This link opens in a new window19th-century books, periodicals, official documents, newspapers and archives.
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Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment This link opens in a new windowLetters, diaries, memoirs and accounts in North America and present-day Canada, with some limited coverage of Mexico
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Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new windowBooks in English from first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) This link opens in a new windowDigitized images of 150,000 books published during the 18th century.
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Empire Online This link opens in a new windowDocuments relating to Empire Studies from 1492-2007 sourced from libraries and archives around the world
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North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new windowWomen's diaries and letters from Colonial times to 1950.
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Primary Documents in American History This link opens in a new windowMajor documents and related materials from the American Revolution through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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ProQuest One LiteratureOver 500,000 primary works, focusing on diverse and global literary perspectives.
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Library of Congress Digital Collections This link opens in a new window
Digitized collections from the Library of Congress.
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Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2019Comprehensive coverage of publications in every subject, in several languages. Includes reviews of current theatre, cinema, music, and exhibitions.