American Bar Association

Although primarily the official site of the Association, it also offers information valuable to students and the general public from immigration to tax tips, and brief publications on broad areas of the law.


American Broadsides & Ephemera, 1749-1900

Collection of over 30,000 documents, many in full color, fairly evenly split between broadsides (spanning 1749-1900) and ephemera (1820-1900). Contains rare items such as sailing cards, playbills, menus, music programs, advertisements, etc. Built in partnership with the American Antiquarian Society.


American Chemical Society Publications

Full text of chemistry and chemical engineering journals published by the American Chemical Society from their first issue to the current issue.


American History 1493-1945

Major collection of primary sources on American history from the times of the earliest settlers until the end of World War II.


American Indians of the Pacific Northwest

Digital collection of over 2,200 photographs and 1,500 textual documents about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indigenous cultures. Several maps are also included.


American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement

Digitized collection of rare books, manuscripts, and travel narratives with accounts of North American exploration from the time of the Vikings (ca. 1000) through the early 1800s.


American National Biography Online

Scholarly biographical articles on people who have influenced American history and culture. (Does not include information on people still living.)


American Periodicals Series Online

Digitized images from American magazines and journals that originated between 1741 and 1940. Includes general interest magazines, children's publications, women's magazines, and literary and professional journals.


American Presidency Project

Coverage: 1789-present

Collection of primary documents and other materials relating to U.S. presidents. Includes public papers, addresses, executive orders, and proclamations.


American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside

Collection of newspapers published in prisons by incarcerated persons. Still a work-in-progress, but will eventually include hundreds of prison newspapers from across the country from penal institutions of all kinds, with special attention paid to women's-only institutions.