Library Resources for Class 11 U.S. History
Finding Primary Sources
- Two subject terms that indicate primary source material: [event or historical period]—Sources; [event or historical period]—Personal narratives.
- General collections of documents on American history are listed under the subject: United States--History--Sources.
- Title words that often indicate a collection of primary sources: "documentary history"; "documents"; "reader"; "writings"
- Search under the series title, "Eyewitness history" for a number of primary source collections.
- History Resource Center - David Alger Memorial History Resource Page - US History
- Annals of America - arranged chronologically (good for browsing); also includes images (mostly portraits & prints).
- Historical New York Times - part of Proquest database; offers news
stories, editorials, letters to the editor from 1851-2003
- American Women's History
[HOME ACCESS]
Provides direct access to thousand of entries—biographies, historical and topical entries, speeches, maps, timelines, tables and charts, primary sources, and photographs—that are essential to understanding the experiences of American women throughout our nation’s history. - America's Historical Newspapers
(1690-1922) [NYPL ONLY]
Provides full-text digital images of American newspapers published from 1690 - 1922. Former name: Early American Newspapers
- American Memory
- The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
- Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History - documents and images
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Colonial North America
- National Museum of American History
- National
Portrait Gallery - good for images
- New York Public Library Digital
Collections - good for images
- For models and examples of MLA bibliography format for print and online sources, see Library Links > US Library > MLA Style for Bibliographies.
- OR, use NoodleBib to help you format your
bibliography and store your bibliography info in your own folder on the
Web. See the US Library web page, Introduction to NoodleTools, for
details.
Compiled by Ms. Lutz, updated 17 Sep 2007