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- American History, 1493-1945
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Sourced from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, American History, 1493-1945 provides access to documents on American History from the earliest settlers to the mid-twentieth century.
- Archive of Americana
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Historic American publications, books, broadsides, ephemera, newspapers, dating from as early as 1535 through the 20th Century.
- Gale Primary Sources
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Provides an interactive research environment that allows researchers to cross-search Gale digital archives.
- Library of Congress Catalogs
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Access to the Library of Congress catalogs of over 171 million books, periodicals, manuscripts, maps, music, recordings, images, and electronic resources. - ProQuest History Vault
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Archival collections documenting topics in eighteenth- through twentieth-century American history. Provides access to digitized letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and many more primary source materials taken from the University Publications of America (UPA) Collections.
- National ArchivesThe National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. (from website)
U.S. Studies
- America's Historical Newspapers
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Digital archive of American newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, representing every state in the U.S.
- America's Historical Imprints
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This resource offers more than 100,000 early American books, pamphlets, broadsides and rare printed materials. Featuring extensive indexing and full bibliographic information, they together illuminate more than 250 years of American history, literature, culture and daily life.
- Women in the National Archives
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This collection consists of two elements: A finding aid to women's studies resources in The National Archives, and original documents on the suffrage question in Britain, the Empire and colonial territories. - Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
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A digital archive of American historical newspapers from the 19th century, including over 1.5 million full-text pages, many complete with images. - Everyday Life & Women in America
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Provides access to primary source material from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History, Duke University and The New York Public Library. Includes monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides addressing 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes.
- American History in Video
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American History in Video provides a collection of documentaries, newsreels and archival and public affairs footage.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History
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Digital research encyclopedia covering American history. Along with essays, it incorporates visual and sound materials and links to original sources. Includes peer-reviewed articles and broad coverage of the field. Some topics feature debates by two or three historians about the most useful ways to understand subjects. - Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America
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Covers interactions between American Indians and Europeans from their earliest contact, continuing through the turbulence of the American Civil War, the on-going repercussions of government legislation, to the civil rights movement of the mid- to late-twentieth century. This resource contains material from the Newberry Library’s Edward E. Ayer Collection.