Primary Sources

Database offers access to more than 13,000 historical and current sources from over 200 countries and territories

Full-text collection of U.S. newspapers published from 1690 through the 20th century, including titles from all 50 present states.

From Black-owned newspapers to mainstream publications, this primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history, culture and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent.

Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the early 18th century to the present day

Translated and English-language radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals, government documents and books providing global insight on immigration in the mid-to-late 20th century.