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- Primary Sources: 19th c.
History : American: Primary Sources: 19th c.
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for American history. Also see the African American & Asian American history guides.
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19th Century
- History of Disabilities: Disabilities in Society; Seventeenth to Twentieth Century This link opens in a new window
19th Century: Newspapers & Magazines
- Chronicling America This link opens in a new window
19th Century: People
For presidential papers see Government Documents & Presidential Papers page.
Topic: Slavery & Abolition
Major collections:
- Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new windowPrimary sources on the transatlantic slave trade, abolitionist movements, institution of slavery in the US and Latin America, and emancipation.
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & LawCollection of all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world.
- Slave Voyages: The Transatlantic Slave Trade DatabaseData on almost 35,000 slaving voyages supplemented with images, a names database and other material.