HIST 2201: American History II
GENERAL US HISTORY COLLECTIONS
- American Journeys[Wisconsin Historical Society]
- American Memory[Library of Congress]
- The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy [Yale Law School]Alphabetical listings of documents are organized by century.
- The Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History."A unique archive of over 60,000 letters, diaries, pamphlets, printed books, newspapers, photographs, and ephemera that document the political, social, and economic history of the United States" (website homepage). The collection is searchable by keyword and can be limited by era, including "National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860".
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive online collection from Oxford University Press focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- American Presidency Project [University of California, Santa Barbara]Contains most of the public messages, statements, speeches, and news conference remarks of the President's from 1789 to the present, except for the years 1914-1928.
- CQ Historic Documents This link opens in a new window*Access available through the 2016 edition.
Published annually since 1972, each of the 38 volumes contains approximately one hundred primary source documents covering the most significant events of the year, including presidential speeches, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions, government reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1929-2000 [University of Michigan]Papers and speeches issued by the Office of the Press Secretary for Presidents Hoover through Clinton with subsequent volumes to be added as published.
ADVERTISEMENTS, FILMS, & PHOTOGRAPHS
- Picturing America, 1497-1899: Prints, Maps, and Drawings bearing on the New World Discoveries and on the Development of the Territory that is now the United States [New York Public Library Digital Gallery]Hint: Search for Washington City to see original plans for the city as well as paintings of the city during this time period.
- Prelinger ArchivesPrelinger Archives is a collection of over 60,000 "ephemeral" (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films. In 2002, the film collection was acquired by the Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.