Primary Sources

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelo

"Search and view newspaper pages from 1860-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program."

Hansard Digitisation Project, led by the Directorate of Information Services of the House of Commons and the Library of the House of Lords.

More recent Hansard's Parliamentary Debates may be found at the Parliament website [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmhansrd.htm]

covers a century of images of SUNY New Paltz and its environs

historical materials from digital collections from the following counties in New York State: Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Westchester.

A gateway to rich primary source materials held by the State Archives, State Library, and State Museum. Access photographs, artifacts, government documents, manuscripts, and other materials about the Hudson Valley and beyond.

NYPL Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 700,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.