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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

American Antiquarian Society

Ancestry This link opens in a new window
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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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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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Digital National Security Archive 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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Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960 - 1974 This link opens in a new window
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21st Century

20th Century: News & Magazines

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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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
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Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
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Meet the Press This link opens in a new window
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Readers' Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new window
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Television News Archive This link opens in a new window
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Vogue Archive This link opens in a new window
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Women's Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
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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

Greensboro Massacre, 1979 This link opens in a new window
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NAACP Papers This link opens in a new window
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Event: Vietnam War

Presidents

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Subjects: American & Canadian Studies, History

Tags: american history, civil war, history, primary sources