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History : American: Primary Sources: 20th c.
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for American history. Also see the African American & Asian American history guides.
All Centuries
- North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
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- Women and Social Movements in the United States This link opens in a new window
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20th Century: Pre WWII
- American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 This link opens in a new window
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- Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection, Series 1-2 This link opens in a new window
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- Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 This link opens in a new window
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- Mass Incarceration and Prison Studies This link opens in a new window
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- Public Health Archives: Public Health in Modern America; 1890-1970 This link opens in a new window
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20th Century: Post WWII
- American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 This link opens in a new window
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- Archives of Sexuality & Gender: Parts I - IV This link opens in a new window
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- Mass Incarceration and Prison Studies This link opens in a new window
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- Power to the People: Counterculture; Social Movements; and the Alternative Press. This link opens in a new window
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- Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960 - 1974 This link opens in a new window
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20th Century: News & Magazines
- Access World News - 1980s onward
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- Atlanta Constitution 1868-1984
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- Baltimore Afro American 1893-1988
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- Business Periodicals Index Retrospective: 1913-1982 This link opens in a new window
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- Chicago Defender 1905-1975
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- Documenting White Supremacy and its Opponents in the 1920s
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- Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
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- Los Angeles Times 1881-1987
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- New York Times 1851-2013
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- Oregonian 1860-1987
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- Pittsburgh Courier 1911-2002
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- Rolling Stone Archive 1967-current
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- Seattle Times 1900-1984
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- Tacoma News Tribune 1889-
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- Wall Street Journal 1889-1999
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- Washington Post 1877-2000
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Event: World War I
For additional sources see the WWI section of the Military history guide.
- Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War This link opens in a new window
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Event: World War II
For additional sources see the WWII section of the Military history guide.
- Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life This link opens in a new window
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Topic: Civil Rights
- Baltimore Afro American 1893-1988
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- Black freedom struggle in the 20th century
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- Chicago Defender 1905-1975
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- Civil Rights and Social Justice
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- Pittsburgh Courier 1911-2002
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Event: Vietnam War
- U.S. Civilian Advisory Effort in Vietnam: U.S. Operations Mission, 1950-1954
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- U.S. Policy in the Vietnam War, 1954-1968
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- U.S. Policy in the Vietnam War, 1969-1975
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- Vietnam under French rule, 1919-1946
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