Research Guides
History : Canada: Primary Sources
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for Canadian history.
1885 issue of the Illustrated War News courtesy of Peel's Prairie Provinces, 1849 colonial dispatch & 1916 Eaton's catalog courtesy of Before E-Commerce
Other Collections of Primary Sources
Images, Films & Maps
- National Film Board of Canada | L’Office National du Film du Canada This link opens in a new window
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Digital Book Collections
For books available within the libraries, see search UW Libraries Search using the strategies shown on the Books as Primary Sources page.
- Early American Imprints
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- Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
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- Empire Online
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Government Documents
Most government material is housed in the Government Publications section on the ground floor of Suzzallo Library. Librarians there can help you find material you need.
- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers This link opens in a new window
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Newspapers & Magazines
To find additional freely available digitized historic newspapers see Digitized Historical Newspapers and Magazines Produced in Northern North America as well as ICON: International Coalition on Newspapers. For contemporary newspaper coverage (roughly since 1990) see the e-Newspapers guide.
- Globe and Mail 1844-2017
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- Trench Journals and Unit Magazines of the First World War This link opens in a new window
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- Vancouver Sun 1912 - 2010
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Letters & Diaries
To find published letters and diaries available at the UW Libraries search UW Libraries Search using the terms: correspondence or diaries