Research Guides: HIST 484: Colonial American History: Primary Sources

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Early American Imprints 1639-1800 & 1801-1819 This link opens in a new window
Books, pamphlets, broadsides and other imprints listed in the renowned bibliographies by Charles Evans (1639-1800) and Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker (1801-1819).
European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Online version of “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750”. Contains entries for texts written in Europe before 1750.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Thematic essays and data sets on population, economics, labor, government, crime, etc., from Colonial times up to to 2000. You may download the data into Excel as well as dynamically create graphs.
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law (HeinOnline) This link opens in a new window
Multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. Access to most content except some scholarly articles.

American Memory (Library of Congress)
America's Historical Documents (NARA)
Famous documents from American history presented by the National Archives.
100 Milestone Documents (NARA)
The full-text of 100 milestone documents (including some involving international events) compiled by the National Archives that chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.

Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy
A collection of digital primary documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Internet History Sourcebook: Colonial North America
The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
Internet History Sourcebook: American Independence
The Internet History Sourcebooks Project is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.