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Primary Source Documents - US History

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ARC: Archival Research Catalog

Descriptions of the National Archives' Collections, including film, still pictures, texts, and drawings, as well as digitized images of thousands of these items

Our Milestone Documents

Access to the 100 milestone documents in American History

AMDocs: Documents for the Study of American History

Links to historical and literary documents spanning the entire US history. Includes treaties, diaries, speeches, etc... in a variety of formats

Library of Congress American Memory Project

Free and open access to documents, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America

Making of America

Nineteenth century journal articles and books in the areas of agriculture, education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, science, and technology.

Civil War Women

A collection of diaries, letters, and other primary sources written by women during the Civil War in the United States.

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