New Digital Resources: Primary sources in Early North America
Primary sources in Early North America
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Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment documents through primary sources the experiences of peoples, native and otherwise, in North America from 1534 to 1850. Over 40,000 pages and 1,200 color images are now available. Texts are complete, though indexes are omitted. Everything - text and images - is searchable. Specialized search screens are provided for: chronology, geography, geophysical features, encounters, fauna, flora, peoples, cultural and personal events, authors, maps, prints, and illustrations.
When complete, it will provide access to more than 1,000 narratives, diaries, journals, letters, and other primary sources, published and unpublished, and to the perspectives of all of the protagonists, including traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native peoples, and officials, both men and women. |
Access to this resource is possible from off campus. Click on Connect for Home for more information.
