Research Guides: History and Political Science: Primary & Secondary Sources

Primary Sources on the Internet

Major Collections of Primary Sources
This list was compliled by the Reference and User Services Association.
Primary Sources at Yale
World History
History Net
Produced by "World History Group, the world's largest publisher of history magazines. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in our various magazines."

Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Full-text news articles from more than 40 U.S. and international newspapers, and some full-text from over 300 regional newspapers. Also features full-text transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, and NPR.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
News, law cases and reviews, and company financial information.
Newswires This link opens in a new window
Top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis.
Chronicling America - Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Find primary source material in American newspapers from 1777-1963.

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Written at the time of the event

Written about the event

Newspaper account, diary, maps,

materials published at the time of the event

General Histories

encyclopedias

Alexander Street Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Streaming video access to over 67,000 films across a variety of subjects. Most films include public performance rights.
PBS Video Collection This link opens in a new window
"This collection assembles hundreds of the greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service into one convenient online interface. A core of 245 titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covers many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current events."

Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
A resource for brief biographical information about a wide variety of people.
Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Biographical information found in books, articles, and reference materials.

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