Primary Sources
Shortcuts from the Librarians: Primary Sources is a compilation by the librarians of the East Brunswick Public Library which lists the publications in our library that contain copies of : original documents, reports, letters, etc. that are considered Primary Source materials. It also includes links to digital collections of documents that are important in world history.
20th Century America (6) | |
Civil War and Reconstruction (17)Covers the period from 1861 - 1877. | |
Cold War (3)Documentation on the period of "conflict, tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s."**Wikipedia | |
Colonial America (9)The Library's collection contains extensive resources on the period of American colonization before the Revolution. Also contains links to etext resources. | |
Holocaust (4)Contains links to extensive repositories of original documents on the Holocaust. | |
International (2)Print, online databases and Internet resources provide primary documents with international coverage. | |
Multicultural America (3)Sources that reflect on the diversity of the American Culture | |
Presidents of America (5)Historical Presidental documentsThese includee Inaugural addresses, public papers, and more both in print and from the Internet. | |
Primary Sources on the Internet (9)General Internet primary sources covering US history. | |
Revolutionary War and National Expansion (8)A collection of resources including print and Internet web sites that provide primary documents providing coverage of our nation's history from the Revolutionary period. | |
Slavery (6)A collection of resources including print, online databases and Internet web sites that provide primary documents documenting slavery in America. | |
United States History - General (5)A collection of resources including print, online databases and Internet web sites that provide primary documents providing overall coverage of our nation's history. | |
United States History - Newspapers (2)Print and Online newspaper coverage of our nation's history. | |
Vietnam (4)Primary sources in the library and on the Internet from the Vietnam era (1960 - 1973) | |
World Wars (7)Coverage of the first and second world wars. |
Additional Resources available only to library cardholders:
Historical Newspapers (New York Times 1851-2003)
Don't forget to use the Proquest Historical NewspapersExtra Edition NYT: 1851 - 2003.for obituaries and more.
Congressional Quarterly Electronic Library
Congressional Quarterly Electronic Library
Facts.com
Access historic documents on Facts.com
EBSCOhost
Go to Middle Search Plus on EbscoHost for Primary Source Documents.
Also Recommended:
The American Memory Collection from the Library of Congress includes digitized historic documents, maps, photos, audio and video!
