"No Water for Fountains: Dearth of Water in Tenement Houses in New York--The Limited Watershed." New York Times, Feb 16 1896, p. 23. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times.
Primary sources are foundational documents that provide direct, firsthand evidence about a topic or event. These include original records, contemporary accounts, and other authoritative materials created by participants or eyewitnesses. Examples range from personal correspondence and journals to interviews, photographs, films, maps, and official government records.
In arts, history, and humanities fields, authentic primary sources are typically preserved in specialized institutions such as museums, archives, and library collections. Below is a collection of online databases that contain primary sources. This is just a selection, please see this complete list of primary source databases available through the college.
Presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Collections are chosen for Archives Unbound based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.
Covers a wide range of homeland security topics and are carefully selected and evaluated by a team of librarians and content specialists. Sources include, but are not limited to: Federal, state and local governments; International governments and institutions; Nonprofit organizations and private sector entities; Think tanks, research centers, colleges and universities, and more.
Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. The collection currently includes 116 document projects and archives with 4,700 documents and more than 160,000 pages of additional full-text documents, written by more than 2,450 primary authors. It also includes book, film, and website reviews, notes from the archives, and teaching tools.