Primary Document Sources

This is a valuable collection of primary source documents and pictures dealing with history, culture, art, literature, law, and government. Many of the documents in these archives are in the public domain and are therefore royalty-free. Check each site carefully for required permissions to use.

Of course, you should always properly cite the source of documents, pictures, and information you use.

Repositories of Primary Sources

http://www.uidaho.edu/ special-collections/ Other.Repositories.html
 

Ready, Net, Go! Internet Resources for Archives

http://www.tulane.edu/~lmiller/ ArchivesResources.html
  

Archives and Archivists

http://www.muohio.edu/archiveslist/
 

United Kingdom Public Record Office

http://www.pro.gov.uk/
  

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)

http://www.ed.gov/free/
  

The Digital Classroom

http://www.nara.gov/education/ classrm.html
Primary Sources, activities, and training for educators and students.
  

The National Archives and Records Administration

http:/www.nara.gov
  

The Presidential Libraries

http://www.nara.gov/nara/ president/ address.html
  

National History Day

http://www.thehistorynet.com/ NationalHistoryDay/
  

National Endowment for the Humanities

http://edsitement.neh.fed.us
  

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov
  

The Gallery of the Open Frontier

http://www.unl.edu/UP/gof/unp-aw.htm
Digital graphics and photographs of the American West.
  

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet

http://thomas.loc.gov
  

American Studies Crossroads Project

http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/
  

The University of Oklahoma Law Center: A Chronology of US Historical Documents

http://www.law.ou.edu/ushist.html
  

The Smithsonian Institution

http://www.si.edu/newstart.htm
  

The National Gallery of Art

http://www.nga.gov
  

The National Endowment for the Arts

http://arts.endow.gov
  

The Kennedy Center's Arts Edge

http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ artsedge.html