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=**US History : Primary Sources**= //“Nothing can be believed but what one sees, or has from an eye witness.”// —Thomas Jefferson, July 19, 1789


 * Research Tip! When looking for primary sources online, search for museums and organizations associated with your research topic or person.**


 * General U.S. History**
 * Library of Congress, American Memory Project: A huge collection of "written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience."
 * Library of Congress, Primary Documents in American History: Browse documents from the following eras: The American Revolution and the New Nation 1763-1815, National Expansion and Reform 1815-1860, and Civil War and Reconstruction 1860-1877.
 * National Archives DOCS Teach: Primary Sources. Primary sources from the American Revolution to contemporary United States.
 * National Archives Featured Exhibits
 * National History Day Primary Sources: Contains links to collections of primary sources on the web. Topics include, women's history, African American history, Native American history, Colonial History, the Civil War, etc.
 * Oral History Online: Contains links to several oral history websites.
 * Our Documents: 100 milestone documents in American history. View the original documents, read the transcripts, and download the PDF.
 * Smithsonian Source: Search the Smithsonian collection for primary sources on westward expansion, civil rights, transportation, invention, colonial America, and Native American history.
 * Smithsonian : Look up background information on your topic in the Smithsonian Encyclopedia, browse the Smithsonian's online collections of artifacts and primary source documents, and explore the online exhibitions.
 * Civil War**
 * Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
 * American Slave Narratives:
 * Documenting the American South: "Primary sources for the study of southern history, literature, and culture." Contains primary source slave narratives.
 * [|The Papers of Jefferson Davis]