Policy Researcher Tutorial

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8. Primary Sources: Miscellaneous

If appropriate to your topic, explore one of the following databases to find a pertinent historic document (a treaty, a speech, a court decision, etc.) NOTE: These databases are only available on campus, not from home.

American Indian History Online

1588-
Provides access to more than 5,000 years of culture, history, and leaders. More than 320 Native American groups are presented through subject entries, biographies, maps and charts, and photographs. Includes primary source documents, with brief introductions, dating from 1588 to the present, including correspondence between the U.S. government and tribes, tribal leaders' speeches, treaties, and more.

American Women's History

1934-
Provides biographies, historical and topical subject entries, speeches and other documents, maps and charts, photographs, and timelines that cover the broad spectrum of American women's history over the past 500 years. Includes full text and pertinent excerpts of primary source documents, each with a brief introduction that helps to explain the document's historical importance, covering court decisions, speeches, political platforms, and more.

American History Online

1492-
Biographies, timelines, images, maps, charts with informative captions in American history.

= University of Michigan Licensed Database -- Accessible from campus workstations and from remote locations to valid U-M community members with signon or with valid IP address.