Gale Primary Sources Articles & Research
Digital historical documents including books, manuscripts, letters, newspapers, photographs, maps and more ranging across topics of national and global relevance. Explore primary sources across these collections:
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Archives Unbound: Kansas History, Territorial through Civil War Years, 1854-1865
Kansas history documented through personal narratives, political speeches, songs and more -
Associated Press Collections Online
Archive of AP coverage of events, people and trends from the mid-19th through 20th centuries -
Indigenous Peoples of North America
Cultural, political and social history of American and Canadian Indigenous Peoples from the 17th-20th centuries -
The Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers
Records from 1912-1990 on free speech, citizenship, race, discrimination and more, plus mid-20th century content from the Southern Regional Office -
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources
Historical legal codes, statutes, regulations and commentaries on codes from various European countries -
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International Law, 1600-1926
Foreign and international legal literature including treatises and monographs -
Political Extremism and Radicalism
Campaign materials, periodicals and propaganda from U.S. and global fringe political movements during the 19th through early 21st century -
Religions of America
Materials documenting religious movements that originated in the U.S. and Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries -
Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive
Content and research guides related to the history of slavery including legal issues, Atlantic slave trade, race and the American Civil War, modes of resistance and emancipation -
Women's Studies Archive
Documents presenting the roles, experiences and achievements of women in 19th and 20th century society -
Women: Transnational Networks (Nineteenth Century Collections Online)
North American, European and other regional suffrage movements, culture, immigration, health and other gender and class issues
Service provider: Gale, a division of Cengage Learning
This resource is made available with support from the State Library of Kansas.