Primary Sources: United States: Diaries and letters

Digital diaries and letters

North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial to 1950
Collection of women's diaries and correspondence.
Coverage: 1675 - 1950
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories
Personal narratives of immigrants to Canada and the United States.
Coverage: 18th century - present
Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives
Find diaries, letters, biographies, oral histories, government documents, videos, and periodicals, and more originating from the United States, Canada, and Europe. Scholarly commentary also included.
Coverage: 1960-1974

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