{"id":25,"date":"2022-06-10T13:09:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T17:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/nphelps-\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2022-06-10T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T18:56:19","slug":"primary-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/nphelps-\/primary-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More on the way, but here are the links to the free online primary source collections I discuss in Appendix B of Americans and International Affairs to 1921<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HathiTrust Digital Library<\/a>. This will work better if you sign in via your affiliated institution, but the open-access version is great, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign Relations of the United States<\/em> at the Department of State<\/a> and a somewhat updated version of the pioneering original digitization project at the University of Wisconsin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avalon Project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Presidency Project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miller Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congressional Record<\/em> from 1873 to 2016<\/a> and from 1995 to the present<\/a>. Check your library’s holdings for access to its predecessors, The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States<\/em> (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress<\/em> (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe<\/em> (1837-1873). See also the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Library of Congress<\/a>, including the Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers<\/a> collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US National Archives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HarpWeek<\/a>. This is the limited set of Harper’s Weekly<\/em> cartoons and explanatory articles that are available to the public; in particular, look at the “Cartoon of the Day” section. Many college and university libraries have access to the full digital collection, and some have print copies as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perry-Casta\u00f1eda Library Map Collection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and a bonus map collection: the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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