History (Primary Resources)


Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law

This database include essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world as well as materials on free African-Americans in the colonies and the U.S. before 1870.This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.

Territorial Kansas online

Contains hundreds of personal letters, diaries, photos, and maps from the collections of the Kansas State Historical Society and the Kansas Collection of the Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas. Includes a tutorial for Territorial Kansas history with lesson plans.

U.S. Congressional serial set (Readex)

Primary source material, including maps, from the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Searchable by subject, publication category, standing committee author, and other parameters. 

U.S. Executive Branch Policy Documents Collection (ProQuest)

U.S. Executive Branch Policy Documents Collection combines Historic Executive Branch Documents (1789-1952), Executive Branch Documents Great Series and Reports (1953-present), and the Trends and Policy Collection (1789-present). This content provides federal publications, statistics, and research tools that allow researchers to track policy development from the nation’s founding through today’s key issues and societal impacts over time.

ProQuest has combined their Legislative and Executive Branch documents under their Congressional Collection. See also ProQuest Congressional.

UK Government Collection

This archive of materials related to Parliament dates from the 18th century to the present. Among the materials included are Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, and House of Lords Parliamentary Papers.

Vogue archive

Contains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition) from 1892 to the present day. Vogue is a unique record of American and international popular culture that extends beyond fashion.