Welcome to the internet history sourcebooks project, a collection of public domain and copypermitted historical texts presented cleanly without advertising or excessive layout for educational use. When searching the library catalog for world history primary sources, it is probably most comprehensive to simply type. The key to determining whether an item may be considered to be a primary source is to ask how soon after the event was the information recorded. Online primary sources world history libguides at duke university. World history primary sources libguides at west sound. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of education, psychology, american history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. America on the world stage 18991919 primary source documents. History internet womens history sourcebook internet global history sourcebook. The medieval sourcebook is both a classroom resource and the largest collection of online medieval texts. Explore our complete time lines of major events in american history as well as world history. Brief and inexpensive, this primary source reader gives you a broad perspective of the history of the world. From the outset the site took a very broad view of the sources that should be available to students and as well as documents long associated with a western civilization approach to history also provides much information on byzantine, islamic, jewish, indian, east asian, and african history. Differences between primary and secondary sources history. Research our special sections on diverse subjects ranging from presidential elections to naval history.
Documents in world history, volume 1 pearson education on. They can be firsthand testimony or evidence created during the time period that you are studying. Primary sources are available here primarily for use in highschool and. Primary sources may include diaries, letters, interviews, oral histories, photographs, newspaper articles, government documents, poems, novels, plays. The high school history materials in world history sources examine civilizations in relation to each other rather than in isolation. Truth, justice, and the birth of the superhero comic book. World history is crosssearchable with gale in context.
As the world s newspaper of record, the times of london has covered major international events from the french revolution to the war in iraq. Apr 23, 2020 digital library of primary sources in american social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. In the study of history, primary sources are documents, photographs. The internet modern history sourcebook is one of series of history primary sourcebooks. Critical thinking using primary sources in world history. The program which derived its name from the spanish word for a manual laborer, bracero continued until 1964, with braceros working mainly in agricultural areas in the southwest and on. Primary source reader for world history to 1500 by elsa a. An excellent multidisciplinary primary source for researching and teaching the 19th and 20th centuries. The distinction may depend on how you are using the source and the nature of your research. The distinction may depend on how you are using the source and the nature of.
Pdf sources for frameworks of world history stephen. A website designed to help world history teachers and students locate, analyze, and learn from online primary sources and to further their understanding of the complex nature of world history, especially the issues of cultural contact and globalization. Garry wills book about lincolns gettysburg address, for example, can looked at as both a secondary and a primary source. Primary sources world history research guides at university at. Primary sources atlantic world history gsu library. The global history sourcebook which is still under coinstuction is dedicated to exploration of interaction between world cultures. It is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern european history and american history, as well as in modern western civilization and world cultures. Cultivate students curiosity about historical events with dynamic primary sources that provide firsthand accounts. Eight guides by leading world history scholars to analyzing primary sources. History of prehistoric and ancient europe sources for european history in prehistoric. Primary sources and case studies student access code card set up a giveaway.
Elsa nystrom is professor of history at kennesaw state university. Build literacy and social studies content knowledge with these highinterest, contentrich readers. A research guide to primary and secondary sources for military history. Around the world in 72 days discover the amazing life of reporter and world adventurer nellie bly. Time lines on each spread help students follow events as they happened, and a wealth of archival images bring each period to life. The republic by plato, the federalist papers by alexander hamilton, the diary of a young girl by anne frank, common sens. From constitutional documents, political theory, and philosophy to imaginative literature and social description, youll find fascinating primary source material in sources of world history volume i.
World history primary sources libguides at west sound academy. Browse by time period or try the advanced search the framing essay, written by deborah vess, introduces issues in using online sources, such as reliability, quality, and translation. Learn primary sources world history with free interactive flashcards. Flash cards for chapter 1 of bob jones universitys 10th grade history book, world history. We use many sources of information to answer our questions and research our topics. A resource center designed to help high school and college world history teachers and students locate, analyze, and learn from online primary sources and further their understanding of the complex nature of world history issues.
This is a collection of public domain and copypermitted historical texts presented cleanly without advertising or excessive layout for educational use. World history matters a portal to world history sites from. American history and world history can be found at historycental history s home on the web. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Eight multimedia case studies model strategies for interpreting particular types of primary sources music, images, objects, maps, newspapers, travel narratives. This richly illustrated series uses primary sources and captivating images to make pivotal events in world history accessible to todays students. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Includes links to literature, history, etc from around the world in the 18th century. A good secondary source uses primary sources as evidence. You will explore wars by reading, examining or listening to a letter, journal, diary, picture, newspaper, poster, document or recording created during that time period. Modern history sourcebook internet history sourcebooks.
On this page you can find primary source material both websites and books in the wsa library on world history. Gale primary sources allows you to discover original, firsthand content meticulously crossreferenced to bring facts into focus and information to life in remarkable new ways. Save money with primary source reader for world history. This innovative e book brings paired documents on twelve subjects together to showcase different perspectives on the same historical topic. Primary sources are available here primarily for use in highschool and universitycollege courses. Search the following digitized newspapers for articles dealing with the war. Circa 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. The framing essay, written by deborah vess, introduces issues in using online sources, such as reliability, quality, and translation. In so doing, it helps students grapple with the complicated nature of history, how it is made, and how historians interpret the past. Proquest history study center primary and secondary sources for the study of. Readings are divided into parts covering eras and are organized according to themes such as religion, law and government, and. Apr 03, 2020 primary sources are the raw materials of historical research they are the documents or artifacts closest to the topic of investigation. Seamlessly integrate social studies into language arts instruction. A project of the center for history and new media at george mason university.
Nov 21, 2019 secondary sources can include history books, articles, websites like this one other websites might be a primary source to contemporary history. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. The internet ancient history sourcebook is a companion to the internet medieval sourcebook and the internet modern history sourcebook. Primary source reader for world history, volume ii.
Choose from 500 different sets of primary sources world history flashcards on quizlet. A digital library of primary sources in american social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The distinction between types of sources can get tricky, because a secondary source may also be a primary source. Finding world history organizes primary resources under region and time period. Ancient history primary sources ancient history sourcebook ancient history resources in the sourcebook cover. Nystrom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An account of his achievements, known as the res gestae, critical thinking using primary sources in world history. Authored by six usg faculty members with advance degrees in history, this textbook offers uptodate original scholarship.
The two files available here are the complete tocs and introduction for both volumes. Beginning in world war ii, the bracero program brought mexican laborers to the united states to remedy wartime production shortages. The internet history of science source book is part of the internet history sourcebooks project. If a historical text discusses old documents to derive a new historical conclusion, it is considered to be a primary source for the new conclusion. Book organization glencoe offers resources that accompany glencoe world history. No other resource gives you more insights from more perspectives. Apr 16, 2020 primary sources include documents or artifacts created by a witness to or participant in an event. Primary sources online world history to 1500 hy 103. Often they are created during the time period which is being studied correspondence, diaries, newspapers, government documents, art but they can also be produced later by eyewitnesses or participants memoirs, oral histories. Particularly strong in education, psychology, american history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. Oct 17, 2019 in contrast, a secondary source is the typical history book which may discuss a person, event or other historical topic. Primary source sets truth, justice, and the birth of the superhero comic book sometimes referred to as the golden age of comic books, the years from the late 1930s through the early 1950s marked a period of creativity and innovation in the medium. Cultures, states, and societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500.