Whitaker Library: Colonial America, 1587- 1776: Find primary documents

A selected list of resources that contain primary sources

American Antiquarian Historical Periodicals, 1684-1912
Find magazines and newspapers published between 1693 -1877

Early Americas Digital Archive
"A collection of electronic texts originally written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820"
Documenting the American South
Documenting the American South provides Internet access to books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs related to southern history, literature, and culture.
16th Century Documents: 1500 - 1599
This website contains a mixture of primary documents from America and Europe that have been put online by the Avalon Project at Yale University.
17th Century Documents: 1600 - 1699
This website contains a mixture of primary documents from America and Europe that have been put online by the Avalon Project at Yale University.
18th Century Documents: 1700 - 1799
This website contains a mixture of primary documents from America and Europe that have been put online by the Avalon Project at Yale University.

American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement
"Eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later."

Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive
Find primary documents such as court records, letters, and sermons that took place during Salem Witch Trials.

EVANS-TCP: Evans Early American Imprint Collection
The Free version of Evans Early American Imprint Collection
ECCO-TCP: Eighteenth Century Collectons Online
The Free version of Eighteenth Century Collectons Online
American Notes: Travel in America, 1750-1920
Personal narratives from people traveling in the United States. This is a digital collection from the Library of Congress.
A New Nation: The Thomas Addis Emmet Collection of Illustrations Relating to the American Revolution and Early United States History
This collection is part of the NYPL Digital Gallery.
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress
This website contains a collection of papers written by George Washington from 1741- 1799 that are held by the Library of Congress.
The Writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799
This book has been put online by the University of Virginia.
Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library
This website is a collection of primary documents that have been digitized by Colonial Williamsburg.
Adams Family Papers
from Massachusetts Historical Society