Primary Sources: American History

Use this to find 3,000 letters, maps, images, and government documents from 1754 to the present.

Use this to find written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience from the Library of Congress.

Use this to find photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports and other media from the UW and partners. Emphasis on rare and unique materials, primarily of the Pacific Northwest.

Use this to find 100 milestone documents of American history.

Full text of presidential State of the Union Addresses and Messages from 1790 to present.

"Provides access to typescripts of interviews (1967 -1972) conducted with hundreds of Indians in Oklahoma regarding the histories and cultures of their respective nations and tribes. Related are accounts of Indian ceremonies, customs, social conditions, philosophies, and standards of living."