20th Century Primary Sources
- Avalon Project at Yale This link opens in a new window
- Library of Congress Digital Collections This link opens in a new window
- Korean American Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
- Women Working, 1800-1930 This link opens in a new window
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window HathiTrust is a massive full-text digital library comprising more than 10 million volumes contributed by more than 60 major research institutions and libraries.
- NAACP PapersTo use this digital collection, you need a New York Public Library card, which is free and available to any NY State resident for a three month period of time, and renewable after that. Apply here: https://www.nypl.org/library-card/new
Historical Speeches
19th, 18th, and pre-18th Century Primary Sources
- 19th Century American Literary, Historical, and Cultural Studies This link opens in a new window
- Avalon Project at Yale This link opens in a new window
- Canadian Illustrated News (1869 to 1883) This link opens in a new window
- European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 This link opens in a new windowEuropean Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 is a free archive of indexed publications related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750. It includes thousands of valuable primary source records covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples.
- Library of Congress Digital Collections This link opens in a new window
- Women Working, 1800-1930 This link opens in a new window
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window HathiTrust is a massive full-text digital library comprising more than 10 million volumes contributed by more than 60 major research institutions and libraries.
- Bayeux Tapestry This link opens in a new window
- The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England This link opens in a new window
Maps
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection This link opens in a new window
Finding Political Cartoons/Images
- Herblock's HistoryHerblock! includes eighty-two original cartoon drawings, primarily selected from the Library’s extensive Herbert L. Block Collection. These cartoons represent Block’s ability to wield his pen effectively and artfully, using it to condemn corruption and expose injustice, inequality, and immorality.
- History Research GuideThe library's research guide provides resources for articles, books, and primary sources.
- Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online CatalogThe Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and, in some cases, other units of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress offers broad public access to these materials as a contribution to education and scholarship.
The collections of the Prints & Photographs Division include photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and a - Punch CartoonsPunch, a magazine of humour and satire, ran from 1841-2002. This website contains 30,000 of the best Punch cartoons, digitized to the highest standards, keyworded for precise searches, and provided at high resolution for unsurpassed reproduction.
- Tom Toles' Cartoons via The Washington PostTom Toles is an editorial cartoonist covering government and social policy; particular interest in issues of equality and environment.
