Primary Sources for United States History

New York paper from 1841-1902

Selection of digitized newspapers covering a period ranging from 1836 to 1922

Translations of Chicago ethnic newspapers from 1861-1938

19th century women's magazine; some years may be missing

Correspondence, scientific notebooks, journals, blueprints, articles, and photographs documenting the life of Bell

Digitized collection includes correspondence, writings by Kelley and other material

Transcriptions of articles, essays, editorials dealing with the McKinley assassination in 1901

Transcribed articles and speeches by Sanger

Over 5,000 digitized items, including photographs, cartoons, newspaper articles, and diary entries

Correspondence and other material dealing with the inventor from 1847 to 1897

Correspondence and other papers of the aviation pioneers primarily dating from 1900 to 1940; part of American Memory

Selections of letters, articles, images and more documenting Buffalo Bill

Diaries and letters from 1834-1893 of the 19th president of the United States.

Congressional records from the Continental Congress through the 43rd Congress, 1774-1875

Compilation of state department documents covering foreign relations from Lincoln through Eisenhower

More than 1,000 images mostly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Collection of clippings, pamphlets, photographs and other material

The NAWSA Collection consists of 167 books, pamphlets and other artifacts documenting the suffrage campaign. Part of American Memory.

More than 700 photographs especially of the 1913 International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA) Congress

More than 400 digitized photographs dating primarily from 1913 to 1922

Collection of images, letters, pamphlets and other material illustrating the history of this community

Letters, pamphlets, newspapers and other material from the American branch of the nationalist Irish Republican Brotherhood

Digitized books, photographs, manuscript collections and more with a focus on the 19th century

Collection of photos, letters (most in Norwegian) and other material dating from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries

Over 9,000 images of early advertising

Collection of manuscripts, artifacts, broadsides, photographs, and prints dealing with the 1886 strike

Collection of excerpts of letters, testimonials, and journalism about the triangle shirt waist fire

Collection of manuscripts, books, and photographs

Over 8,000 images documenting the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the early 1900s

"Twenty-six volumes were gathered for an investigation of Chicago crime, focusing on prostitution and the illegal sale of alcohol. Notes are from on-scene investigations, summaries of court records and newspaper clippings."

Digitized collection of books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, photographs and other material

Digital collection of books and magazines dealing with home economics from 1850 to 1950

Collection of trial narratives from U.S., British, and Irish cases from 1815-1915.