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AAAS/HIST 379: Civil War: Primary Document Collections

Taught by Betsy Schlabach

LIbrary Collections - Civil War Primary Documents

Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new window
African American Studies Center (Oxford) This link opens in a new window
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 This link opens in a new window
More than 270 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries.
New York Times (Historical Newspaper Archive) This link opens in a new window

American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new window

Library Databases - Historical Popular Magazines

American Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 1100 magazines that began publishing in the USA between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines, literary journals, children's and women's magazines, and more. Coverage extends to 1940 at the latest.
Periodicals Archive Online This link opens in a new window
Full text of 425 journals and magazines covering all topics dating back to the 1800s. Coverage ends at 2000.

Civil war Digital Collections

Civil War in the American South (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries)
Provides a central portal to access digital collections from the Civil War Era (1850-1865) held by members of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). This site currently links to more than 10,000 items from 30 libraries. The shared collection continues to grow, providing ready access to a world-class collection of primary source materials from the American Civil War era.
Civil War @ The Smithsonian
American Civil War Museum (Richmond, VA)
The National Civil War Museum (Harrisburg, PA)

Civil War Maps, Music, & Photographs

Credit

Many descriptions on this page based on work by the librarians at Mississippi College, Leleand Speed Library. Thank you.

Civil War Newspapers

Civil War Dispatches & Battles

Slavery & Abolitionism

Civil War Papers, Diaries, & Letters

Presidential Papers:

General Collections of Letters, Diaries, & Personal Papers:

Geographically Specific Collections:

Last Updated: Apr 15, 2022 12:20 PM
URL: https://library.earlham.edu/Civil-War
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Subjects: African & African American Studies (AAAS), History

Tags: fall 2018

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