Brownell Library / Primary Documents (History Emphasis)

GPPSS Library References Sources

For primary documents (newspaper articles only) by year/event, use the America's Historial Newspapers database.

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Library of Congress Homepage

This link will lead you to the LofC's homepage, which features MANY paths to information. Primary Source collection highlights include American Memory, Prints and Photographs, Historic Newspapers, Sound Recordings, Film, Maps, and Manuscripts.

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LofC Civics and Government

Collection of materials for student use, including The Federalist.

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LofC Primary Documents in American History: The American Revolution and The New Nation (1763-1815)

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LofC Primary Source Sets

Some of the featured primary source sets include:
--The Constitution
--Maps from The World Digital Library
--Political Cartoons in U.S. History
--Primary Sources by State
--Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln: Three Great Presidents

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LofC--Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

Digitized Newspapers from 1836-1922 and a US Newspaper Directory from 1690-Present

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National Archives--Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)

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Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents in U.S. History

Treaties, resolutions, laws, etc.

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The Avalon Project--Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy

Documents searchable by century

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Citing Primary Source Documents using MLA

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