Primary Sources
United States Primary Source Internet Archives
4,000 interviews on almost every topic imaginable conducted by the University of California
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States:
Over 3,000 documents organized in 6 time periods from 1790-2000
Chronicaling America Historical Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963
Browse by collection, events, people, places and more to locate sources that document the struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s
Digital History: University of Houston
Browse by era of history, history topics, primary source type or theme
Digital Public Library of America
Discover 47,206,787 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States. Consider starting by searching or browsing the Primary Source Sets to narrow by a subject or time period
Emergence of Advertising in America
Link to historic newspapers digitized by Google, including access to Providence County Times, Providence Daily Post, The Providence Evening Press, The Providence Gazette, The Providence Gazette and Country Journal, Rhode-Island Republican, and more...
Historical African American Newspapers Available Online, Marist College
A list of historical African American Newspapers available online
John Carter Brown Digital Library, Brown University
The JCB's collection of 50,000 rare books, maps and manuscripts encompasses more than two hundred languages and spans over three centuries of early American history.
Latin American Ephemera Collection, Princeton University Library
The Library of Congress Digital Collections
Browse by collection, topic, or format
Search millions of photographs digitized by Google of the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today
National Archives and Records Administration
Browse by topic, collection, or format
National Security Archive, George Washington University
Library and archive of declassified U.S. documents
Rhode Island Primary Source Internet Archives
Providence Public Library Digital Collections
Digitized collections available at the Providence Public Library
Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association
Digitized archives include obituaries, RIJH Notes, and newspapers such as the Jewish Voice & Herald.
More than 10 million letters, photographs, and important state documents that form a record of Rhode Island’s history
Resources connected to the RI museum's mission to educate the public and promote thoughtful dialogue regarding Indigenous history, culture, arts, and Mother Earth and connect to Native issues of today.