A primary source is first-hand information created during the time that you are researching.


A collection of films in the Humanities and Social Sciences including Communication, Education, English, History, Psychology and Sociology.

A collection of hundreds of documentary series from the Public Broadcasting Service's catalog.

Covers the non-fiction published works of leading African American as well as interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamplets, letters and other material.
Autobiographies
Diaries
Documents
Eyewitness accounts
Film footage
Laws
Letters
Newspaper articles
Concert programs
Novels
Objects from the time
Oral histories
Photographs
Poems, art
Speeches
Musical scores
Recordings