History (Primary Resources)


HeritageQuest online

A resource for census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.

Hispanic Life in America, 1704 – Present

This primary source collection focuses on the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media. It spans the early Spanish settlements of the 18th century to the modern era. Articles, blogs, videos, audio recordings and more are sourced from more than 17,000 publications, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals.

Independent Voices

This collection chronicles the transformative decades of the 60s, 70s and 80s through the lens of independent alternative presses. Among the broad interest groups covered are American youth. Feminists, dissident GIs, campus radicals and the New Left, Native Americans, anti-war activists, Black Power advocates, Latinos, and members of the LGBT communities.

Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers

This collection includes scanned images of either complete or substantial portions of 25 newspapers published at Japanese Internment Camps. Most of the titles are in English, however there are articles in Japanese and some written in both languages.

Kansas City Call

Kansas City’s Black newspaper, The Kansas City Call documents the lives of African Americans in aspects related to civil rights, urban development, sports, and many others. The searchable advertisements also provide insight into black business in the city.

Coverage for the years 1933–2008 currently available. Full access from 1919-2010 coming in Spring 2024.

Kansas City Star, 1880 to Present

Access the entire historical backfile of the Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri's largest paper. Content is updated as soon as the vendor receives the paper, so the most recent volume is constantly changing but is very current.