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Primary Sources

A multi-disciplinary guide to finding primary source material, in print and online

Where to find primary sources on the Web

Library of Congress Digital Collections (formerly American Memory)—Premier collection of digitized American primary source material, from texts to photographs. Created by the Library of Congress.
https://loc.gov/collections/

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
—Links to selected primary source documents (transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated) arranged by country.
http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page

Making of America—Large and diverse full-text collection of books and journals, mainly from 1850-1870, made available by the University of Michigan.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/

Famous Presidential Speeches
--Speeches by American presidents from George Washington through Donald Trump. The collection includes text, audio, and video files.
http://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches

Primary Sources on the Web, Finding, Evaluating, Using
--A gateway site providing links to various digital collections, along with information about evaluating and citing sources.  Created by American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association.
http://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/history/resources/primarysources