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Includes both primary and secondary sources.

Databases included in this collection: American History, 1493-1945; American Indian Histories and Cultures; American West; Everyday Life and Women in America, c1800-1920; Popular Culture 1950-1975; Slavery, Abolition, and Social Justice; Virginia Company Archives.

Full text of more than 100,000 pages of diaries, memoirs, and letters written by more than 2,000 participants in the American Civil War. A chronology of key events allows the user to see multiple perspectives surrounding a particular event.

Bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history from the 16th century to present.

Consists of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures covering 250 years of history.

"This digital collection provides access to rare primary source material on American social, cultural, and popular history" for the period 1800-1920.

Immigrant letters, diaries, and oral histories
Description Includes more than authors and approximately 100,000 pages contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, covering the period 1800-1950

"Includes the immediate experiences of 1,325 women, as revealed in approximately 150,000 pages of diaries and letters....The collection also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources in the database."

features more than 5 million cross-searchable pages of primary and secondary sources on the rise and fall of the Atlantic slave trade and anti-slavery movement.

Ohio University Libraries offers access to several modules from the ProQuest History Vault, including: