Below are resources contains historical primary documents. Mouse over each link for more inforamtion about the database.
See WMU Libraries' Primary Documents in History online guide for more information on primary documents and how to find them.
Below are examples of print compilations in WMU Libraries.
American Sport
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Sports in North America
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An autobiography can be a primary source. Below is an example of a sports-related autobiography in WMU Libraries.
Parseghian and Notre Dame Football
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Footage of a historical event can also be a primary source. Search in this streaming video database for footage related to your topic.
A searchable and browsable database including approximately 1,000 hours of newsreels from the late 1890s to the 1980s. When complete it is expected to contain more than 2,000 hours of newsreel footage.
The HathiTrust is a partnership of major research institutions and libraries working to ensure that cultural records are preserved. Some items are full-text online and others are in print form; check our online catalog to see if we own them.
The Library of Congress's American Memory site has some great sports collections, especially of baseball. Here is one you might find useful.
