Primary Source and Government Sites
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources: A Quick Guide
Each academic discipline creates and uses primary and secondary sources differently. The definition of a primary source only makes sense in the context of a specific discipline or field of inquiry.
EDSITEment!
NEH’s (National Endowment for the Humanities) educational website offers a trove of humanities-related educational resources, lesson plans, activities, and online games for teachers, parents, and students of all ages.
Consider the Source New York
Consider the Source is a digital platform designed to provide students and teachers with access to diverse histories, primary source materials, and lessons for use in the classroom.
Buffalo Full Text
We offer over 1,900 free, full-text, open access, non-fiction Buffalo & Erie County-related books, pamphlets, catalogs, dissertations, theses, studies, plans, yearbooks, diaries & periodicals.
New York State Archives
The New York State Archives was established in 1971 and opened its doors
to the public in 1978. It is a program of the State Education
Department, with its main facility located in the Cultural Education
Center on Madison Avenue in Albany. There it cares for and provides
access to more than 200 million documents that tell the story of New
York from the seventeenth century to the present.
New York State Official Website
The official website of New York. Features New York State government services, programs, news and events.
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums
The Karpeles Library is the world's largest private holding of important original manuscripts and documents. The archives include
Literature, Science, Religion, History and Art.
LOC - Library of Congress
he Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal
cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is
also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
The United States National Library of Medicine, operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library. Located in Bethesda, Maryland, the NLM is an institute within the National Institutes of Health.
National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent
agency of the United States government charged with preserving and
documenting government and historical records.
The White House
Official White House
site presents issue positions, news, Cabinet, appointments, offices and
major speeches. Includes biography, video tour and photo essays.
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is a principal agency of the U.S.
Federal Statistical System responsible for producing data about the
American people and economy.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.