Librarian
Digital Primary Source Collections
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new windowFeatures page images of almost every work printed in the British Isles and North America, as well as works in English printed elsewhere from 1470-1700. From the first book printed in English through to the ages of Spenser, Shakespeare and of the English Civil War, EEBO's content draws on authoritative and respected short-title catalogues of the period and features a substantial number of text transcriptions.
- Euro Docs: History of Medieval and Renaissance Europe: Primary DocumentsEuropean primary historical documents, video or sound files, maps, photographs or other imagery, databases with a broad range of topics (political, economic, social and cultural).
The order of documents is chronological wherever possible; some overlap with Euro Docs: Italian Renaissance - EuroDocs: Italian RenaissanceLinks to a wide variety of primary sources about Italian Renaissance.
- Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online This link opens in a new windowMedieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) is an essential resource for the study of Britain and its place in the world during the medieval and early modern period (c. 1100-1800).
EEBO Tutorial
Published Primary Sources
A lot of primary sources are published and you can use library catalogs like HoyaSearch to locate them.
Subject headings are like tags in YouTube, but they are consistent. There are subject headings that are used for primary sources:
- Sources
- Diaries
- Personal narratives
- Correspondence
- Early works
You can use these in HoyaSearch. Countries are also subject headings.
