LibGuides: HIST 121 (Busch): Finding Articles: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Primary Source: In the study of History, a primary source is an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study.

The following databases contain primary source material:

Access World News This link opens in a new window
News coverage at the local, state, regional, national, and international level from over 12,400 print and online newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts, and videos.
American Periodicals (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Digitized pages of over 1,240 American special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, and children’s and women’s magazines published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century.
Chicago Defender: 1909-1975 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Digitized pages of every issue of the Chicago Defender from 1909 through 1975 including articles, editorials, ads, and obituaries.
Chicago Tribune: 1849-1998 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Digitized pages of every issue of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 through 1998 including articles, editorials, ads, and obituaries.
Detroit Free Press: 1831-1999 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Digitized pages of every issue of the Detroit Free Press from 1831 through 1999 including articles, editorials, ads, and obituaries.
New York Times: 1851-2019 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Digitized pages of every issue of the New York Times from 1851 through 2019 including articles, editorials, ads, and obituaries.
Washington Post: 1877-2006 (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Digitized pages of every issue of the Washington Post from 1877 through 2006 including articles, editorials, ads, and obituaries.

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Subjects: English, Government Documents, History, Languages and Literature, Patents and Trademarks, Philosophy, Religion, Theatre

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