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Primary Sources: European History

This guide will explain primary sources, give tips on using primary sources in your research, and link to online digital collections of primary sources.

 

EuroDocs
  • Online sources for European History from Ancient to Modern Day.  Includes selected transcripts, facsimiles, and translations. 
EHPS European History Primary Sources
  • A searchable index for European History primary sources.  Search by Country, language, source type, time period, or subject.
ECHO: European Cultural Heritage Online
  • Collection of sources representing cultural heritage across the globe. Includes documents, film, images, and transcriptions.
European Library 
  • Access to over 49 National Library resources and some research library resources. 
Hanover Historical Texts Online
  • Digital versions of historical texts.  Search by keyword or browse.  Presented by the Faculty & students of Hanover College History Department.
Archive of European Integration
  • Electronic repository and archive of European integration and unification. Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh.
CVCE.eu by Uni.in
  • Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe provides documents and publications related to the European integration process.  Hosted by the University of Luxembourg. 
Europeana 
  • The European Union online platform for cultural heritage. Includes art, artifacts, films, books, and music from across Europe.
Euscreen 
  • Free access to Europe's television heritage through images, articles, video, and audio formats. 
CRL: Center for Research Libraries 
  • An international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. 
Wellcome Library 
  • Based upon the original collection of Sir Henry Wellcome.  Browse for images, texts, transcripts, and more related to the history of medicine. 

 

British Library 
  • National Library of the United Kingdom. Search through the Library's catalog of over 200 million + items. 
Churchill Archive
  • One of the largest archival repositories for modern personal papers, 1690-1965.
ELMO: Early Modern Letters Online 
  • An interdisciplinary project focused on reassembling and digitally presenting correspondences from 1550-1750.
Social History Collections 
  • Search digital collections on social history and the history of the labor movement from the 18th to the 21st century. 
GHDI: German History in Documents & Images 
  • A comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting German history from the early modern period to the present. 
French Revolution Digital Archive
  •  A digital version of the key research sources of the French Revolution.
Children & Youth in History: Europe
  • Search through sources that highlight the important role of young people throughout history and the changing notion of childhood.
WWI Digital Poetry Archive
  • an online repository of over 7,000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research.
Seventeen Moments in Soviet History
  • A multi-media archive covering the political, social, culture, and economic history of soviet history. 
British National Portrait Gallery 
  • Explore digital images of portraits of historically important and famous British people.  
Early Modern Resources
  • Research portal for early modern scholars that lists free websites and finding aids.