Primary Sources

Primary sources form the basis for our study of history. These materials were created during the period of time we are investigating. When we look at these materials, we're not so much interested in them as sources of scholarly information, but rather as accounts of events, or as indicators of the attitudes or customs of the era.

Digital Archives

British Museum
Catalogue search of the holdings of the British Museum.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Empire Online
This resource brings together manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials for the study of 'Empire' and it's theories, practices and consequences. The materials span across the last five centuries and are accompanied by a host of secondary learning resources including scholarly essays, maps and an interactive chronology.
EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History
A wiki containing links to key internet sources of european history.
The European Library
Gallica - Bibliothèque nationale de France
Catalogue of the digital archives of France's national library. Includes books, images, manuscripts, and periodicals.
Internet History Sourcebook Project
A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts at Fordham University.
National Archives (Washington DC)
"The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper...valuable [national] records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you."