Where to Find Primary Resources
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new windowChronicling America provides access to nearly 3,000 digitized newspapers. The site was developed as an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages. Use Chronicling America to search digitized newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information.
- Digital Library of Georgia This link opens in a new window
The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources. - Georgia Department of Archives & History This link opens in a new windowThe Georgia Department of Archives and History maintains a web site of information on its organization, collections, and services. The mission of the Georgia Department of Archives and History is to identify, select, preserve, and ensure the accessibility of government and other information constituting Georgia's recorded history, including the official records of Georgia from 1732 to the present.
- Original Sources This link opens in a new windowOriginal Sources is a compilation of more than 420,000 primary source documents, complete books, and authentic images.
- Archives Unbound This link opens in a new window
Gain access to rare primary source documents with these topically focused digital collections. Supports academic research.
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
Contains digitized primary sources in multimedia format, spanning a variety of subjects related to American & World history. - National Archives
Independent agency of the United States government charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. - New York Public Library Digital Collections
The New York Public Library Digital Collections contains 890,369 items and counting. While that is a small fraction of the Library's overall holdings, it is representative of the diversity of their vast collections—from books to videos, maps to manuscripts, illustrations to photos, and more. - World Digital Library
The WDL makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures.
