More than 50 thematic collections of primary sources spanning the 15th to the 21st centuries. The collections support research in history, literature, gender studies, race relations, popular culture, and many other areas of the humanities and social sciences.
New collections for 2023:
Colonial Caribbean, Module II
East India Company
Foreign Office Files for Southeast Asia, Section II
Declassified documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. Documents include presidential directives, memos, diplomatic dispatches, meeting notes, independent reports, briefing papers, White House communications, email, confidential letters, and other secret material. Coverage: 1942 to present.
The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian.
Over 100,000 documents related to homeland security policy, strategy and organization management from federal, state and local governments; international governments; nonprofit and private groups.
Includes primary source documents from various repositories including Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Women's Energy Bank, GLBT Historical Society, and the National Library of Medicine. Library owns Parts I & II.
Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for the 15th through the 96th Congresses. Includes a map collection. Coverage: 1817-1980. More Info:Maps