GVRL Database: - Primary Source Materials
U.S. History
Texts including information from a range of eras:
Milestone Documents in American History. Contains primary source documents from the Revolutionary
era to the twenty-first century. Each entry offers the full text of the document as well as an analytical
essay that places the document in its historical context.
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Speeches in World History. 200 notable speeches from the ancient world to the present. Background
information on the speakers is provided. The formatting can be a bit confusing: switch to pdf view for
better delineation. Highlighting and notetaking tools are not available in the PDF version.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|3IQD&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Art that Changed the World. Overview of art and artists from medieval times to present, including
sections on historical context. Excellent images.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|6TPF&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Prejudice in the Modern World Reference Library. Explores the many different types of prejudice, their
history. Excerpted documents tell various stories in the words of the people who fought prejudice, acted
out prejudices, and those who were the victims of prejudice. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97814144105
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American Social Reform Movements Reference Library. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97814144097
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U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library. Chronicles and interpretations of immigration to
the United States from the earliest times up to the present day. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the
set.
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Witchcraft in America. The history of witchcraft in the United States from the colonial period to
modern day followers of Wicca. See Table of Contents for Primary Sources.
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Texts in Chronological Order by Era or Event
Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library. “Primary Sources” are in one volume of the set.
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Colonial America Reference Library. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|9780787692
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Voices of Revolutionary America: contemporary accounts of daily life. Includes annotated primary
sources w/ discussion questions
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5279&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
American Revolution Reference Library. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
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American Revolution and the Young Republic, 1763 to 1816. Annotated primary sources organized by
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Shaping of America, 1783-1815 Reference Library. “Primary Sources” are in one volume of the set.
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American Eras: Primary Sources- Development of a Nation 1783 – 1815. ). Annotated primary sources
by category. Companion to 8 volume series, American Eras
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American Eras: Primary Sources. Westward Expansion (1800 – 1860). Annotated primary sources by
category. Companion to 8 volume series, American Eras
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Westward Expansion Reference Library. Events, people and primary sources.
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American Eras: Primary Sources. Reform Era and Eastern U.S. Development (1815 – 1850). Annotated
primary sources by category. Companion to 8 volume series, American Eras
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From Democracy’s Roots to a Country Divided: America from 1816 to 1850. Historical background and
primary sources
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American Eras: Primary Sources. Civil War and Reconstruction ((1860 -1877). Annotated primary
sources by category. Companion to 8 volume series, American Eras
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Gale Library of Daily Life: American Civil War. Primary source documents in the form of first-person
accounts, letters, diaries, journals, newspapers, and literature.
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Reconstruction Era Reference Library. Information on post-Civil War America, from the end of the war
in 1865 to the Compromise of 1877. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
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America between the Civil War and the 20th Century, 1865 to 1900. Annotated primary sources
organized by topic
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U.S. Imperialism and Progressivism: 1896 to 1920. Historical background and primary sources
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Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97814144047
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Industrial Revolution Reference Library. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
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87693039
Gilded Age and Progressive Era Reference Library. Focuses on the social and culture changes that
occurred in the years 1878-1913. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97814144104
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The Progressive Era- Primary Documents on Events from 1890 – 1914. This book focuses on the issues
of the Progressive Era through contemporary accounts of the people involved.
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The Muckrakers and the Progressive Era. See table of contents for primary documents.
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Spanish-American War. See table of contents for listing of primary sources.
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American Decades Primary Sources (20th Century). Cross-disciplinary source spanning the 20th
century. Each volume in the set includes full or excerpted primary sources representing the seminal
issues, themes, movements and events from a decade. Includes oral histories, songs, speeches,
advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons,
recipes, and more. Companion to American Decades series which provides informational text on topics
for each decade. 1900 – 1999:
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Influenza Pandemics. This volume reviews influenza pandemics, from the past to the present, focusing
on 1918. Quotations from sources such as diaries, public records, and contemporary chronicles are
included.
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World War I. Provides primary documents from the World War I era that covers the causes, events and
consequences of the war years from 1914 to 1919.
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World War I Reference Library. Presents full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries,
speeches, letters, journals and memoirs.
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Roaring Twenties Reference Library. “Primary Sources” are in one volume of the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|9781414406
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Harlem Renaissance. This single volume contains almanac and biographies sections with primary source
documents in sidebars throughout.
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A New World Power: America from 1920 to 1945. Historical background and primary sources
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Great Depression and New Deal: documents decoded. Annotated primary sources.
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Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression. Includes entries covering a specific issue or incident
related to the Great Depression in a global perspective. Entries follow a standard format for comparison
purposes and typically include an introduction, an issue or incident summary, an exploration of different
perspectives, a summary of key political, social and economic influences, and primary source
documents.
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The Great Depression and New Deal. Annotated primary sources.
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Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library. Primary Sources features annotated excerpts
from speeches, newspaper and magazine articles, literature, and other documents from the period.
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World War II Reference Library. Includes primary sources such as full or excerpted speeches, diary
entries, newspaper accounts and other original documents.
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American Home Front in World War II. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
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Never Will We Forget (WWII). Deals with the personal side of World War II; includes stories of some
400 individuals.
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Voices of World War II. This book collects a wide variety of primary-source documents drawn from
across the United States, Europe, and Asia that illuminate the events and experiences of World War II.
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Japanese-American Internment during WWII. Historical background, viewpoint articles, primary
sources, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5GJO&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal
narratives
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Growth of a Superpower: America from 1945 to today. Historical background and primary sources
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|6MOP&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Korean War Reference Library. Primary sources are in one volume of the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97807876916
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Cold War: the essential reference guide. Primary source materials are interspersed within the volume.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|6CHO&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Cold War Reference Library. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97807876919
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McCarthyism and the Communist Threat. See table of contents for section with primary sources.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|9780780811
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The Cuban Revolution. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|9780737768
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Montgomery Bus Boycott: milestone of the civil rights movement. Historical background, viewpoints,
timeline http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5SKE&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Little Rock Nine. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|6NHJ&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Vietnam War Reference Library. Comprehensive 4-vol. set. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97807876917
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Vietnam War. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|4MOP&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
The Sixties in America Reference Library. “Primary Sources” are in one volume of the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97814144050
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Student Movements of the 1960s. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5YAQ&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Cuban Missile Crisis. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|4EFO&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
1967 Detroit Riots. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|6ANE&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Women’s Liberation Movement. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5UTY&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Persian Gulf War. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
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War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library. “Primary Sources” is one volume in the set.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97807876934
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1992 Los Angeles Riots. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|6NGY&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Oklahoma City Bombing. Historical background, viewpoint articles, and personal narratives
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5VNT&v=2.1&u=win20859&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
American Decades Primary Sources (2000- 2009). Cross-disciplinary source includes full or excerpted
primary sources representing the seminal issues, themes, movements and events from a decade.
Includes oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal
decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes, and more. Companion to American Decades series
which provides informational text on topics.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=win20859&v=2.1&it=etoc&id=GALE|97814144913
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October 2016