LibGuides: Anthropology: Find Primary Sources

Primary Historical Sources

American Indian Histories and Cultures This link opens in a new window
Contains manuscripts, artwork, diaries, correspondence, treaties, maps, and photographs covering themes including American Indians and the US Government; Observation, Representation and Cultural Encounters; Indigenous Peoples of Mexico, First Nations of Canada, Missionaries and Education, Trade and Indian Economies, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Documents include manuscripts, an extensive collection of artwork, including rare American Indian Ledger Art, diaries, correspondence, treaties, maps, and photographs.
American West This link opens in a new window
Contains digitized primary unique source materials relating to the American West, including manuscripts, journals, maps, railroad records, newspapers, and ephemera.
Everyday Life & Women in America, c.1800-1920 This link opens in a new window
Features thousands of fully searchable images (alongside transcriptions) of monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides addressing 19th and early 20th century topics.
Indigenous Peoples: North America This link opens in a new window
Provides information about the historical experiences, cultural traditions and innovations, and political status of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada.
This source highlights the impact of invasion and colonization on Indigenous Peoples in North America, and the intersection of Indigenous and European histories and systems of knowledge through the use of manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, photographs, motion pictures, images of artwork, and more.

Library of Congress Digital Collections
Provides open access to full-text historical documents and materials, including documents, photos, audio recordings, and films.

Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest: Pop Culture in Britain and America, 1950-75 This link opens in a new window
Features manuscript sources, visual material, ephemera, and video clips documenting key issues and events including youth culture, popular culture, changing lifestyles 1950-1975, civil rights, the space race, consumerism, the Vietnam Conflict, and nuclear disarmament.

Nexis Uni - formerly Lexis-Nexis Academic This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni™ (formerly Lexis Nexis Academic) includes full-text access to local, national, and international newspapers; television and radio broadcasts; and newswires and blogs.
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New York Times
Sign-up for student access to the New York Times online. You'll need to renew your subscription once each year.

America's Historical Newspapers - Pacific Northwest Historical Newspapers Archive This link opens in a new window
Access to historical newspapers from Washington, Oregon and Idaho from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Titles included in the archive: Blackfoot Register 1880-1886 Idaho Statesman 1864-1922 Idaho Falls Times 1891-1920 Idaho Register 1886-1916 Owyhee Avalance 1865-1900 Twin Falls News 1918-1922 Oregon State Journal 1864-1880 Democratic Standard (Portland) 1854-1859 Oregonian 1861-1922 Bellingham Herald 1903-1922 Morning Olympian 1891-1922 Olympia Record 1902-1922 Hokubei Jiji (Seattle) 1916-1918 Tacoma Daily News 1890-1898
America's News - Historical and Current This link opens in a new window
Includes current and archived coverage of U.S. newspapers and provides access to multiple Idaho and regional newspapers.

The University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives welcomes all University affiliates as well as independent researchers. Contact Special Collections & Archives to learn more about their various search tools and to plan your visit.

Please note, no items in Special Collections circulate and so you will only be able to use the materials in the Reading Room.

University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives
UI Special Collections and Archives specializes in the acquisition, preservation, and use of research materials that document the cultural and environmental history of Idaho, the University of Idaho, and to a lesser degree that of surrounding states. Personal papers and archives, photographs, books, serials, reports, maps, blueprints, oral history interviews, and related items are included in the collections.
UI Library Digital Collections
Provides access to over 70 digital collections on subjects including jazz, Idaho and the University of Idaho, and the Northwest.

ArchiveGrid This link opens in a new window
Includes over 5 million records describing archival materials, including historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more.
Please note that ArchiveGrid does not contain actual collection content. Subject strengths include history, humanities, art & architecture, social sciences, and genealogy.

Beazley Archive - The University of Oxford
Includes a Greek pottery database, Beazley’s drawings of pots, and styles and periods of Roman and Greek sculpture.
Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS)
An initiative to foster archaeological research on slavery throughout the Chesapeake, the Carolinas, and the Caribbean.
National Anthropological Archives (NAA)
Provides information about the NAA's history, guides to the collections, and online exhibits. Also includes links to anthropology-related resources.

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Anthropology: Find Primary Sources

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