Primary Sources are original documents from history. The The Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association has put together this excellent resource for using primary source documents that is linked here:

Using Primary Sources on the Web

Primary Source Pathfinder

One of the best sources for American primary source documents is:

This is an online archive of 18th and 19th century issues based on primary sources:

Harper's Weekly Online Archive

This site has accounts of history written by those who lived them going back to ancient times:

Eye Witness to History

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