A guide to understanding and finding primary sources at the USA Marx Library can be found here.
100 key documents in American democracy
Black soldiers in the colonial militia : documents from 1639-1780Diary of the American revolution from newspapers and original documents
Encyclopedia of American historical documentsEnglish defenders of American freedoms, 1774-1778: six pamphlets attacking British policyGreat debates in American history; from the debates in the British Parliament on the Colonial stamp act (1764-1765) to the debates in Congress at the close of the Taft administration (1912-1913).
Irish immigrants in the land of Canaan : letters and memoirs from colonial and revolutionary America, 1675-1815Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789Liberty’s daughters : the Revolutionary experience of American women, 1750-1800
Milestone documents in American history : exploring the primary sources that shaped AmericaPamphlets of the American Revolution, 1750-1776
The Greenwood library of American war reportingTracts of the American Revolution, 1763-1776Use the USA Marx Library Catalog: SOUTHcat to locate books, videos, and audio materials located in the USA Library.
Use some of the keywords listed in the examples under Primary Sources and add a personal name, country, or time period.
Examples of Keyword Searches:
elizabeth browning letters
thomas jefferson correspondence
"civil war" "united states" "personal narrative?" (phrase search combined with truncation search)
renaissance sources
george washington papers
lewis clark journals
michelangelo drawings
mormon "life writings"
You may also search Subject Heading Keyword using many of the same terms.
Examples of Subject Heading Keyword:
"united states" history sources
women diaries
presidents speeches
faulkner correspondence