Primary Sources : Primary Sources from the Databases

Searching for Primary sources here can be done several ways: Select "Archival Materials" in the "Limit type to" list below the search boxes and enter relevant keywords. You can also select "Internet Resources" to see what is accessable online. Be aware that not all results will be primary sources. Some might contain primary sources and some might not at all. Remember the keywords for primary sources:

correspondence / letters / diaries / accounts / journals / voices / writings / documents / recordings / papers / narratives

Jstor provides access to selected British Pamphlets that range from 1545- 1900. Included are the following:

Bristol Selected Pamphlets

Cowen Tracts

Earl Grey Pamphlets Collection

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Collection

Hume Tracts

Knowsley Pamphlet Collection

LSE Selected Pamphlets

Manchester Selected Pamphlets

Wilson Anti-Slavery Collection

From 1936 to 1938, ex-slaves in the United States were interviewed and related stories of what it was like to be a slave in America and what life was like after freedom finally came. Told by the former slaves themselves, the narratives were collected under the auspices of the Work Projects Administration (WPA). Nearly 4,000 narratives were recorded. They are gathered in ABC Clio e-Book collection under the title America Slave and separated by individual and groups of states.