Primary sources are documents, images or artifacts that provide a firsthand account or direct evidence concerning a historical topic. Take a look at the Primary Resources Guide for extra information about finding and using primary sources.
Explores the history of the Dutch presence in America and the interactions between the United States and the Netherlands from Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage to the post-WWII period.
This website is a collection of documents that focus on the social and political history of the United States which include diaries, maps and photographs.
The Making of America Collection is a digital library of primary sources that covers the social history of America from the antebellum period through the reconstruction era.