- University Libraries Databases
- WMU Research Guides
- History: American
- Historical Document Collections
History: American
Some Sources for Historical Documents
Annals of America. E 173 .A15 1994 (Ref)
This is the most comprehensive set of primary source documents for U.S.
history prior to 1968. Over 2,000 documents are reproduced in this
multi-volume set arranged in chronological order from 1493 to 1968. The
various indexes are a gold mine of information about U.S. history.
- Core Documents of Our DemocracyA core group of current and historical government publications made available via GPO Access. These titles contain information which is vital to the democratic process and critical to an informed electorate.
- Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1764-1789Part of the Library of Congress's American Memory project, this site highlights some of the most significant historical documents of the Revolutionary and early National periods. Contains the full text of nearly 300 documents.
- Primary Source CollectionsHosted by the University of Oklahoma, this site contains the full text of significant documents in American history from the pre-colonial era to the present day.
- Salem History This link opens in a new windowSearchable database that includes the complete full text of the print reference sets including Milestone Documents in American History, Great Events and Lives from History, and the 20th century American decades books such as The Sixties in America.
Online Documents
This site, AMDOCS, presents a chronological selection of full-text documents relating to the history of the United States, beginning in the 11th century through the year 2005.
