• United States Primary Source Internet Archives 

    4,000 interviews on almost every topic imaginable conducted by the University of California

    Over 3,000 documents organized in 6 time periods from 1790-2000

    Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963

    Browse by collection, events, people, places and more to locate sources that document the struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s

    Browse by era of history, history topics, primary source type or theme

    Discover 47,206,787 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States. Consider starting by searching or browsing the Primary Source Sets to narrow by a subject or time period

    Link to historic newspapers digitized by Google, including access to Providence County Times, Providence Daily Post, The Providence Evening Press, The Providence Gazette, The Providence Gazette and Country Journal, Rhode-Island Republican, and more...

    A list of historical African American Newspapers available online

    The JCB's collection of 50,000 rare books, maps and manuscripts encompasses more than two hundred languages and spans over three centuries of early American history.

    Browse by collection, topic, or format 

    Search millions of photographs digitized by Google of the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today

    Browse by topic, collection, or format

    , George Washington University

    Library and archive of declassified U.S. documents 

    Rhode Island Primary Source Internet Archives 

    Digitized collections available at the Providence Public Library

    Digitized archives include obituaries, RIJH Notes, and newspapers such as the Jewish Voice & Herald.

    More than 10 million letters, photographs, and important state documents that form a record of Rhode Island’s history

    Resources connected to the RI museum's mission to educate the public and promote thoughtful dialogue regarding Indigenous history, culture, arts, and Mother Earth and connect to Native issues of today.