Subject Guides: History: Primary sources for history

Key resources

Archives unbound via Gale
A collection of digitalized historical documents from a U.S. perspective. Collections cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages to witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history.

Declassified documents reference system DDRS via Gale This link opens in a new window
Previously classified U.S. government documents dealing with the post-WWII period.
China, America and the Pacific: trade & cultural exchange via Adam Matthew This link opens in a new window
A digital collection of historical documents.

Documents on British policy overseas This link opens in a new window
Documents origins of war 1898-1914, foreign policy 1918-1939, policy overseas 1945-
House of Commons parliamentary papers This link opens in a new window
Papers presented to British Parliament 1801-1900
State papers online: early modern government in Britain and Europe This link opens in a new window
U.S. intelligence on the Middle East, 1945-2009 via Brill This link opens in a new window
U.S. intelligence on conflicts in the Middle East, terrorist attacks etc. Ultra reports from World War I, 2002-2003 Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) assessments, Global War on Terror, the Iraq War, Iran’s nuclear program.

Prize Papers Online 3: First, Second and Third Anglo-Dutch War and War of the Spanish Succession
This newly subscribed resource documents the experiences of up to 4,000 crew members of the first three Anglo-Dutch Wars and the War of the Spanish Succession (ca. 1701-1733).

News, policy & politics magazine archive via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
An archival collection of 15 major magazines including Newsweek. Coverage includes current events, international relations and public policy.
In ProQuest databases select Arts & Humanities from the subject areas
Research methods for primary sources via Adam Matthew This link opens in a new window
Use this database as a learning tool that contains peer-reviewed essays, How-to guides and video interviews covering the core principles and practices for understanding & using primary sources when researching in the humanities and social sciences.

Find more primary sources in Databases list.

Select Database type on the left hand side, then scroll down and select Primary Source.