PRIMARY SOURCES
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Primary sources are original materials that provide first-hand information or data. They serve as the raw materials used as the building blocks of research by historians, scientists, and other scholars.
They can include (but are not limited to):
The databases and resources on this page offer excellent gateways to finding primary source materials.
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LIBRARY DATABASES
Library databases are available 24/7.
Access resources off campus by logging in with your USERNAME (everything before @s207.org ) and PASSWORD.
If you have questions, need help, or can't access a resource, please contact Ms. Cochran or Mr. Mather.
Access resources off campus by logging in with your USERNAME (everything before @s207.org ) and PASSWORD.
If you have questions, need help, or can't access a resource, please contact Ms. Cochran or Mr. Mather.
Log in to access off campus.
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Delivers complete, fully-reproduced issues of The New York Times (1851-2019), Chicago Tribune (1849-1998), and Chicago Defender (1909-1980). Explore historical events, social and consumer history, economics, literature, technology, and more.
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Current news, investigations, opinions, photos, and videos by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Access the archive, including primary sources, via the TimesMachine. Sign up for a digital subscription using your school Google login. Watch this video tutorial to help you get started.
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Log in to access off campus.
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Primary sources from U.S. history, each with an overview and critical thinking questions.
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ONLINE RESOURCES
A curated selection of reputable, high-quality resources, with information and data created by universities, archives, government agencies, and other public service institutions.
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Collection of information on the U.S. Presidency, including documents, media, related historical artifacts, and statistics. A project of UC Santa Barbara.
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Archival collections and digital images from multiple historical and cultural institutions all over the Chicago area.
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Explore millions of digitized resources from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. This one site gives access to images, documents, videos and more, including primary source sets with teaching guides for educators.
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Explore the digitized collections of the largest library in the world, an invaluable resource for primary and secondary source research. Includes digitized maps, legal materials, audio interviews, music recordings, and much more.
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This site, provided by the U.S. National Archives, highlights primary source documents from pivotal moments in the course of American history and government. Each document includes contextual background on its creation and impact, photos of the original document, and an easily read transcript of the text.
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This resource is devoted to making the U.S. Supreme Court accessible to everyone. Find searchable audio of court proceedings, easy to understand case summaries and decision information, and full-text Supreme Court opinions. Oyez also provides detailed information on every Justice throughout the Court’s history and offers a panoramic tour of the Supreme Court building.
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The U.S. Census Bureau provides facts and figures about America’s population, places, and economy. Find detailed data on topics like education levels, income, technology access, religion, race and ethnicity, businesses, and more across the United States. You can find information for specific states, cities, zip codes, congressional districts, and other locations. The Census Bureau's data search tool enables you to enter your desired parameters and then create maps, charts and graphs.
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Provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, natural hazards, natural resources, impacts of climate and land-use change, and core science systems. Excellent resource for maps, photos, video, and other data on environmental and geographic topics. Provided by the science unit of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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