Historical Sources
- North American Indian Thought and Culture100,000 pages of autobiographies, biographies, Indian publications, oral histories, personal writings, photographs, drawings, and audio files offering a direct window into Indian attitudes toward the earliest European settlers and the resultant transformations that took place, first as trade was established and later as displacement forced tribes into unfamiliar territories. The collection presents the entire spectrum of native peoples’ experiences from their own point of view.
- America's Historical NewspapersSearchable American newspapers enable users to explore America's past, and includes Early American Newspapers Series 1, 6 and 7, which cover dates from 1690-1922.
- American Historical Periodicals (AAS)comprehensive digital access to the American Antiquarian Society's (AAS) collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912, documenting the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.
- American Periodicals (1740-1940)American periodicals originating between 1740-1940, covering two centuries of American history and culture. Full images with searchable text.
- Archeological Archives of the University of North CarolinaDigital archives, maps and drawings, and historical narratives related to Indigenous Peoples of North America.
- Art Index Retrospective (H.W. Wilson) 1929-1984This archival database features high-quality indexing of historical literature on a variety of art topics from the years 1929 to 1984. Chronicling over half a century of art literature, it covers fine, decorative, and commercial art.
- Bureau of Indian AffairsFounded in 1824 the BIA provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in 573 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages in the United States. Contains program and policy information, as well as press releases dating back to 1953
- eHRAF ArchaeologyA unique resource designed to facilitate comparative archaeological and prehistory studies.
- eHRAF World CulturesCultural and social information is organized by ethnic groups and deep-indexed.
- European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750In cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, EBSCO Publishing created a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750 from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750.
- ProQuest History VaultTrial access until September 2022 to over 300 primary source products including archival collections, government documents, periodicals, newspapers, video and more! Includes records of Major Council Meetings of American Indian Nations; Bureau of Indian Affairs records; Reservation Surveys; records of US Army Continental Departments overseeing wars with Native American nations; Files of the Office of the Commissary General of Subsistence overseeing Indian Removal; also includes records related to the Black Freedom Struggle, Women's Liberation, labor, immigration, war, and US statecraft in the 19th & 20th centuries
- Indian Claims InsightSearch Indian claims content including decisions, transcripts, docket books, journals of the Indian Claims Commission (a judicial panel for relations between the U.S. Government and Native American tribes), and related statutes and congressional publications.
- Indians of the Midwest (Newberry)The “Indians of the Midwest, Past and Present” website is intended to build on the Newberry Library’s traditional mission to facilitate the production and distribution of high quality scholarship and its commitment to make the work of academic scholars accessible to the general public.
- National Indian Law LibraryThe National Indian Law Library (NILL) of the Native American Rights Fund is a law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law. NILL maintains a unique and valuable collection of Indian law resources and assists people with their Indian law-related research needs.
- ProQuest Congressional PublicationsProQuest Congressional Publications includes Congressional hearings, reports, and documents and the U.S. Serials Set and the American State Papers as well as the Congressional Record and its predecessors. Coverage begins in 1789 and is most complete through 1969. See also U.S. Congressional Serials Set.
- ProQuest Historical NewspapersProvides full-text PDF articles from several major U.S. newspapers including: Atlanta Daily World, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Sentinel, Louisville Courier, New York Amsterdam News, New York Times, Pittsburgh Courier, and Washington Post.
- US Senate Committee on Indian AffairsStudies the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties. These issues include, but are not limited to, Indian education, economic development, land management, trust responsibilities, health care, and claims against the United States. Additionally, all legislation proposed by Members of the Senate that specifically pertains to American Indians, Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives is under the jurisdiction of the Committee.
- Indigenous Digital Archive Treaty ExplorerWhile treaties between Indigenous peoples and the United States affect virtually every area in the USA, there is as yet no official list of all the treaties. The US National Archives holds 374 of the treaties, where they are known as the Ratified Indian Treaties. Here you can view them for the first time with key historic works that provide context to the agreements made and the histories of our shared lands. Search the U.S. map by Cession number to find the specific treaty originally ceding any part of the land to the U.S. government. Treaty documentation often contains subsequent decisions and rulings which altered original agreements further.
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Books & Media
- Search I-ShareFor books & multimedia items held by other Illinois academic libraries that you can request to be shipped here to check out
- WorldCat (FirstSearch platform)Union catalog with holdings information from libraries across the world.