LibGuides: Historiography: Primary Sources by Region

This is not an exhaustive list. To find more databases, see the Tisch Databases page or ask your librarian.

Global

Archives Unbound
n.d. | Historical documents
Gale Primary Sources
n.d. | Rare books, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, photographs

Library of Congress Digital Collections
n.d. | Audio recordings, books, maps, pamphlets, photographs

World Newspaper Archive
1800-1922 CE | Newspapers
World Newsreels Online: 1929-1966
1929-1966 CE | Newsreels and transcripts

Africa

African Newspapers, 1800-1922
1800-1922 CE | Newspapers

Aluka Struggles for Freedom, Southern Africa
1900-2000 CE| Periodicals, pamphlets, government documents, correspondence, photographs, and oral histories
Aluka World Heritage Sites - Africa
1600 CE - present | Manuscripts, excavation reports, travel diaries, maps, photographs, and spatial data

European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: French Colonialism in Africa: From Algeria to Madagascar, 1910-1930
1910-1930 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: German Colonies to League of Nations Mandates in Africa 1910-1929
1910-1929 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: Italian Colonies in North Africa and Aggression in East Africa, 1930-1939
1930-1939 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: Political and Economic Consolidation of Portuguese Colonies in Africa, 1910-1933
1910-1933 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
King and the People in Morocco, 1950-1959
1950-1959 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department

Asia

Asian Film Online
1956-2016 CE | Feature films, documentaries, and short films
European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: Colonialism and Nationalism in the Dutch East Indies, 1910-1930
1910-1930 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: German Colonies in Asia and the Pacific
1910-1929 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
India-Pakistan Conflict Records of the U.S. State Department 1963-1966
1963-1966 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
India from Crown Rule to Republic 1945-1949
1945-1949 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department
Indian Army and Colonial Warfare on the Frontiers of India 1914-1920
1914-1920 CE | Records from the U.S. State Department

South Asia Open Archives
n.d. | Journals, magazines, newspapers, statistics, and other primary source documents | Multiple languages

South Asian Newspapers, 1864-1922
1864-1922 CE | Newspapers | Languages: English, Bengali, and Gujarati

Europe

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
1603-1804 CE | Newspapers and pamphlets
19th century British pamphlets collection via JSTOR
1800-1900 CE | Pamphlets
British Periodicals
1681-1939 CE | Periodicals
British Politics and Society
1800-1900 CE | Government documents, diaries, pamphlets, personal papers, and autobiographies | Part of Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO)
EURA
1450 CE - present | journals, newspapers, conference proceedings, press releases, manuals, magazines, and ephemera

German History in Documents and Images
1500-Present | images and documents | Open access
Letters 1916-1923
1916-1923 CE | personal and official correspondence | Focus on Ireland
Military Archives (Ireland)
c. 1900-present | Correspondence, government documents, images, maps, newspapers

The Times Digital Archives
1785-2010 CE | Newspapers | The Times of London Archive
TLS Historical Archive 1902-2007
1902-2014 CE | Newspapers, periodicals | The Times of London Literary Supplement Archive

U.K. Parliamentary Papers
1695-2022 CE | Biils, acts, and papers from U.K. Parliament

Middle East

British Mandate in Palestine, Arab-Jewish Relations, and the U.S. Consulate at Jerusalem, 1920-1944
1920-1944 CE | Correspondence and telegrams received and sent by the American consular post in Jerusalem
French Mandate in The Lebanon, Christian-Muslim Relations, and the U.S. Consulate at Beirut, 1920-1941
1920-1941 CE | Correspondence and telegrams received and sent by the American consular post in Beirut
Middle East & North Africa Global Perspectives
1958-1994 CE | Translated journals, newspapers, scientific reports, and radio and television broadcasts
Middle East Online Arab-Israeli Relations
1917-1970 CE | British Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers
Middle East Online Iraq
1914-1974 CE | British Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers

North America

African American Newspapers 1827-1998
1827-1998 CE | Newspapers
African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
1827-1919 CE | Newspapers
African American Periodicals, 1825-1995
1825-1995 CE | Periodicals, newsletters, bulletins, and annual reports
American Broadsides and Ephemera
1760-1900 CE | Broadsides and ephemera
American Civil Liberties Union Papers
1912-1990 CE | Records from the American Civil Liberties Union
American Periodicals
1740-1940 CE | Periodicals
American State Papers 1789-1838
1789-1838 CE | U.S. legislative and executive documents
America's Historical Newspapers
1690-1922 CE | Newspapers
Boston Globe Historical Newspapers
1872-1981 CE | Newspapers
Chicago Defender Historical Newspapers
1909-1994 CE | Newspapers
Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800)
1639-1819 CE | Books, pamphlets, and broadsides | Covers titles in the Evans and Shaw-Shoemaker bibliographies
Early American imprints. Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
1801-1819 CE | Books, pamphlets, and broadsides | Covers titles from the Shaw-Shoemaker bibliography
Ethnic American Newspapers Balch Collection 1799-1971
1799-1971 CE | Newspapers | Multiple languages
HeinOnline
Legal research collection of current and historical materials, including full-text law journals and texts; Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals; U.S. laws, regulations, cases and Congressional materials; international treaties and constitutions, foreign and comparative law materials, United Nations and League of Nations publications; and Jessup moot court information.
Hindu Conspiracy Cases: Activities of the Indian Independence Movement in the U.S., 1908-1933
1908-1933 CE | Documents from U.S. Justice Department Library and U.S. National Archives
Hispanic American newspapers, 1808-1980
1808-1980 | Newspapers
History Vault
1775-1945 CE | Correspondence, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries
Immigration to the United States 1789-1930
1789-1930 CE | Books, manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs, and maps

Indigenous Peoples of North America
c. 1500-1986 CE | Manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, photographs, artwork | Includes records from the Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986

Los Angeles Times Historical Newspapers
1881-1990 CE | Newspapers
Making of America, Michigan Collection
1800-1900 CE | Books and periodicals
New York Times Historical Newspapers
1851-2017 CE | Newspapers
Pennsylvania Gazette 1728-1800
1728-1800 CE | Newspapers

ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Washington Post (1877-2004)
1877-2004 CE | Newspapers
US Congressional Serial Set 1817-
1817 CE - present | US government documents

South America

Latin American Newspapers Series 1
1805-1922 CE | Newspapers | English, Spanish and Portuguese
Latin American Newspapers Series 2
1822-1922 | Newspapers | English, Spanish, and Portuguese