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History: Primary Materials

NIU Primary Sources

Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Online Catalog

Multiple Type Primary Source Databases

Primary Sources focused on Black History

Primary Sources Focused on Gender and Sexuality History

Primary Sources focused on Indigenous History

Primary Sources focused on Slavery

Materials from Learned Socities

Government Publications

Newspapers

Historical Periodicals

Letters and Diaries

Books, Pamphlets, and Broadsides

State Papers and Diplomatic Materials

Law

Ephemera

Maps

Objects, Art, and Artifacts

Readex collections, including newspapers, books, pamphlets, government publications, and more.